Best Walnut Acorn Cookies Recipes

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Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 3

1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
48 milk chocolate kisses
48 Nutter Butter Bites

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.

Nutrition Facts :

Walnut Acorn Cookies image

Yield Makes about 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

For cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup finely chopped walnuts (4 oz)
For decoration
8 oz semisweet chocolate, melted
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts (2 oz)

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.