Acorn Shortbread Cookies Recipe

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These buttery treats are just as fun to make as they are to eat! The caramel topping stays soft, and pecans add great nut flavor.

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Acorn Shortbread Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
  • Yield: 42 Servings
25 10 35

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans, divided
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon shortening

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in 1/3 cup pecans.
  • Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into acorn shapes, pinching bottoms to form a point. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip the top of each cookie in chocolate mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Immediately sprinkle remaining pecans over chocolate. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 117 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 38 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Acorn Shortbread Cookies in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2009, p66

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