Chocolate Crowned Acorns Recipes

CHOCOLATE NUT ACORNS

Steps:

• 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.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER ACORNS

Steps:

• Stir together peanut butter and butter in a bowl with a wooden spoon. Add sugar; work into a smooth dough with your hands. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Using the palms of your hands, roll dough into 1 1/2-inch oblong "acorns" (you should have 36), flatten 1 end of each a bit with your fingertip, and place on a waxed paper-lined rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Working with 1 acorn at a time, insert a toothpick into rounded tip, dip flat end into chocolate, then return to baking sheet. Remove toothpick, and insert a pretzel piece into the chocolate-dipped end of each acorn. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, about 2 hours.

ACORN TREATS

Steps:

• Reserve 48 chocolate chips. In a microwave, melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Spread the flat side of each kiss with a small amount of melted chocolate; immediately attach each to a cookie., Secure one reserved chocolate chip as a stem onto each acorn. Place on waxed or parchment-lined baking sheets; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE CROWNED ACORNS RECIPE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Stir in egg yolks and then add almond extract. Add flour, stirring until all ingredients are blended. Add green food coloring to make dough a pretty light green. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pinch off small balls of dough, roll between palms of your hands into an acorn shape, pointed at the bottom. place on a greased and floured cookies sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake in a 375 degree oven, about 10 minutes until shininess has disappeared and cookie is solid. Remove cookie from pan and cool. Dip wide end of cookie in melted chocolate. Place on wax paper until chocolate has hardened. M

ACORN CANDY COOKIES

Steps:

• Smear a small amount of frosting onto the flat bottom of a candy kiss. Press onto the flat bottom of the vanilla wafer. Smear a little more frosting onto the flat bottom of a butterscotch chip, and press onto the rounded top of the cookie. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Set aside to dry, about 30 minutes.