Acorn Magic Delights

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Butter (melted)
• ¾ cup packed Brown Sugar
• 1½ cups Pecans (finely chopped)
• 2½ cups All-Purpose Flour
• ½ tsp Baking Powder
• 1 cup semisweet Chocolate Chips
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

How to make Acorn Magic Delights:

• Preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C).
• Combine butter, brown sugar, ¾ cup pecans and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl. Beat well to blend the ingredients.
• Mix together flour and baking powder separately.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix well.
• Shape the mixture into 1 inch balls.
• Place the balls on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Flatten the cookies slightly to prevent them from rolling off.
• Slightly pinch the tops of the balls to give them an acorn-like appearance.
• Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes till they turn firm.
• Remove the cookies from the sheets and place them wire racks to cool.
• Melt chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler. Stir frequently to smoothen.
• Remove from heat.
• Dip the pointy ends of the cookies into the melted chocolate and then into ¾ cup pecans.
• Place the cookies on waxed paper to set.