Acorns

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

20 minutes Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 10 minutes

973 calories per serving view nutrition facts

3 dozen suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	cup	butter	melted
3/4	cup	brown sugar	firmly packed
1 1/2	cups	pecans	fine, chopped, divided
2 1/2	cups	flour, all-purpose	sifted
1/2	teaspoon	baking powder
1	cup	chocolate chips (semi-sweet)

Directions

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

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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

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

In top of a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate chips, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat; keep double boiler over water.

Dip large ends of cooled cookies into melted chocolate, then roll in chopped pecans. Cool to set chocolate.

Yield: 3 dozen.

Reviews

My mother used to make these cookies every year for the holidays, and it's nice to see they're on recipeland. Instead of hand molding the cookies into the acorn shape, she used to use a teaspoon to form the cookies. You still put the chocolate and nuts on the fat end of the cookie, but it's a little quicker to make them using the spoon.
about 1 year ago by stainpainter

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 176g

Amount per Serving

Calories 973 70% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 76.0g	117%
Saturated Fat 32.0g	159%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 122mg	41%
Sodium 329mg	14%
Total Carbohydrate 65.0g	22%
Dietary Fiber 6.0g	24%
Sugars 2.0g
Protein 12.0g	25%

Vitamin A	29%		Vitamin C	1%
Calcium	6%		Iron	26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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