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Acorns

Recipe

Title:

Acorns

Categories:

Cookies

Yield:

1 servings

Ingredients

• 1 c Butter, melted
• 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour, sifted
• 3/4 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 ts Baking powder
• 1 1/2 c Pecans, chopped fine,*
• 1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. * divided in 3/4 cup portions

Directions

1. This is an easy yet elegant butter-pecan cookie shaped to resemble an acorn and dipped in melted chocolate chips and chopped pecans.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375ø.

Directions

1. In a large bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, 3/4 cup chopped pecans and vanilla on medium speed until well blended.
2. Add flour and baking powder and mix well, using low speed.

Directions

1. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
2. Slightly flatten by pressing balls onto ungreased cookie sheets; pinch tops to point to resemble acorns.
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375ø.
4. Remove from oven and cool on wire racks.

Directions

1. In top of a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate chips, stirring until smooth.
2. Remove from heat; keep double boiler over water.
3. Dip large ends of cooled cookies into melted chocolate, then roll in chopped pecans.
4. Cool to set chocolate.

Directions

1. Yield: 3 dozen.
2. Peggy Mellody, co-author, In the Chips: The Complete Chocolate Chip Cookbook (published by Rawson Associates), Los Angeles, CA

Directions

1. Randy Shearer

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