Caramel Nut Acorn Cookies
These cookies are a beloved Christmas treat. Featuring sticky caramel and pecans both inside and out, they are so adorable that I almost didn't want to eat them. However, once you take a bite, be warned - they are incredibly addictive and impossible to resist.
Yield
16 servingsPrep
15 minCook
20 minReady
35 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| ⅓ | cup |
pecans
finely chopped, almost ground |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2 1/2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 14 | ounces |
caramels (candy squares)
unwrapped |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
water
|
|
| 1 | cup |
pecans
finely chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 177 | ml |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 79 | ml |
pecans
finely chopped, almost ground |
|
| 15 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 591 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 404.6 | ml/g |
caramels (candy squares)
unwrapped |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
water
|
|
| 237 | ml |
pecans
finely chopped |
|
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Melt the butter in a 2-quart (2 liter) saucepan and remove it from the heat.
Stir in brown sugar, vanilla, and finely chopped pecans.
Add flour and baking powder and mix well.
Shape rounded teaspoons of dough into rounds with slightly peaked tops and place them on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, then remove them to a rack to cool.
Melt the caramels with water in a double boiler and remove them from the heat.
Dip the bottom flat ends of the cookies into the caramel and then into the chopped pecans. Place them on waxed paper until the caramel is thoroughly set.
This recipe makes about three dozen cookies.
To make it easier, place the nuts for dipping into a disposable aluminum pie tin and discard it after use to make clean-up simpler.
