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Chocolate Nut Acorns

Name: Chocolate Nut Acorns
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: About 5 dozen.
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; 1 cup finely chopped nuts, divided; 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips; 2 tablespoons shortening

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Makes

About 5 dozen

"I love to bake, especially for friends," says Penny Clawson of Lititz, Pennsylvania. "These cookies are a particular favorite I make for gatherings in the fall. They look great and taste even better...plus, they're the first treats to disappear when I serve them!"

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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
1 cup finely chopped nuts, divided
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in 1/4 cup of nuts.
Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-1/2-in. x 1-in. ovals. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on wire racks.
In a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and shortening. Dip half of each cookie in chocolate. Dip chocolate ends into remaining nuts.

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