Acorns Cookies

Name: Acorns Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, melted; 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped fine,divide into 3/4 c. portions; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Submitted by PollyB

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

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 6
Yields:: 3 dozen.

ingredients

1 cup butter, melted
³⁄₄ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 ¹⁄₂ cups pecans, chopped fine,divide into 3/4 c. portions
2 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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 ungreased cookie sheets; pinch tops to point to resemble acorns.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees.
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.