Acorn Shortbread Cookies

Name: Acorn Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 42
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 177 milliliters packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters finely chopped pecans, divided; 170 grams cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1 Tbsp shortening; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Acorn Shortbread Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 42. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 114 calories. If you have baking powder, flour, semisweet chocolate chips, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla.

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Brown Sugar

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

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Bowl

Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in 1/3 cup pecans.

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Baking Powder

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into acorn shapes, pinching bottoms to form a point.

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Dough

Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set.

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Oven

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.

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Chocolate Chips