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                                  ACORNS

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   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

  * 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.
  
  Yield: 3 dozen. Peggy Mellody, co-author, In the Chips: The Complete
  Chocolate Chip Cookbook (published by Rawson Associates), Los Angeles, CA
  
     Randy Shearer
 


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