Acorns
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 cup Butter -- melted
3/4 cup Brown sugar -- firmly packed
1 1/2 cups Pecans, chopped fine (separated into 3/4c.
2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour -- sifted
1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chipsRecipe
Preheat oven to 375ºF. In a large bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, 3/4 c. chopped pecans and vanilla on medium speed until well blended. Add flour and baking powder, and mix well on low speed. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Slightly flatten by pressing balls onto ungreased cookie sheets; pinch tops to a point to resemble acorns. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375ºF. 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.
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