Best Chocolate Crowned Acorns Recipes
CHOCOLATE NUT ACORNS
"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!"
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield About 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 8
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.
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CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER ACORNS
This classic confection, traditionally made to resemble the nut of the buckeye tree, is reimagined as an acorn.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 2h20m
Yield Makes about 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 5
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.
WALNUT ACORN COOKIES
Steps:
- Make cookies:
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat together butter, brown sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Mix in flour mixture at low speed, then stir in walnuts.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Form 2 teaspoons dough into an egglike shape resembling an acorn. Make more "acorns," arranging them 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in batches in middle of oven until undersides are light brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer to racks to cool.
- Decorate cookies:
- Dip half of each cookie in melted chocolate and then in chopped nuts. Place as coated on a baking sheet lined with wax paper to set, about 15 minutes.
ACORN CANDY COOKIES
Cute little treats all on their own or a fun decoration for your cupcakes! Enjoy as is or use to decorate cupcakes. If you are good at piping try adding some colored leaves made of frosting to the top of the Nilla® Wafer.
Provided by What's for dinner, mom?
Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes Milk Chocolate
Time 45m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 4
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 132 calories, Carbohydrate 15.6 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.5 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 31.5 mg, Sugar 10.6 g
ACORN TREATS
You only need three ingredients to make these super simple acorn cookies! -Jane Stasik, Greendale, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield 4 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 3
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.
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CHOCOLATE CROWNED ACORNS RECIPE
Provided by kmaugh
Number Of Ingredients 7
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
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