Acorns Cookies

This is an easy yet elegant butter-pecan cookie shaped to resemble an acorn and dipped in melted chocolate chips and chopped pecans.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen.

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, melted
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1⁄2 cups pecans, chopped fine,divide into 3/4 c. portions
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, 3/4 cup chopped pecans and vanilla on medium speed until well blended.
3. Add flour and baking powder and mix well, using low speed.
4. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
5. Slightly flatten by pressing balls onto ungreased cookie sheets; pinch tops to point to resemble acorns.
6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees.
7. Remove from oven and cool on wire racks.
8. In top of a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate chips, stirring until smooth.
9. Remove from heat; keep double boiler over water.
10. Dip large ends of cooled cookies into melted chocolate, then roll in chopped pecans.
11. Cool to set chocolate.