Recipe: Chocolate Sugar Balls (like rum balls but no rum) - 1960's

CHOCOLATE SUGAR BALLS

1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 cup orange juice
2 1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1 cup nuts, finely chopped
Confectioner's or granulated sugar (for finishing)

Melt chocolate chips over hot (not boiling) water. Remove from heat, add corn syrup and orange juice; set aside.

Combine crushed vanilla wafers, 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar and chopped nuts. Add the chocolate mixture and mix well. Let stand for about 30 minutes.

Form into 1-inch balls. Roll in confectioner's or granulated sugar. Let ripen in a covered container for at least several days.

Makes approximately 4 1/2 dozen tasty cookies
From: Faith's Collection at Recipelink.com
Source: Vintage recipe clipping: Betty Baker Calendar, December 1961