Cooking Recipe Acorns

Recipe Ingredients

1 c Butter, melted

3/4 c Brown sugar, firmly packed

1 1/2 c Pecans, chopped fine,*

2 1/2 c All-purpose flour, sifted

1/2 ts Baking powder

1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

* divided in 3/4 cup portions

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 375ø.

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 10-12 minutes at 375ø. 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.

Chocolate Chip Cookbook (published by Rawson Associates), Los
Angeles, CA

Randy Shearer