Acorns
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Vegetables
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 36
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  butter -- melted
  2 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour -- sifted
     3/4           cup  brown sugar -- firmly packed
     1/2      teaspoon  baking powder
  1 1/2           cups  pecans -- chopped fine
  1                cup  chocolate chips
 

Preparation:

* 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 375. 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 375. 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.

 

Nutritional Information:

148 Calories (kcal); 10g Total Fat; (58% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 14mg Cholesterol; 61mg Sodium