Nutty Caramel Acorns

During
Thanksgiving one of the biggest things is food. Lots and lots of
food, whether it be sweets or regular meals. Nuts and acorns are a
big part of Thanksgiving as well. So, how about a dessert called
“Nutty Caramel Acorns”? Sounds different, doesn’t it? Well,
thanks to Woman’s Day we can all experience the wonderful taste of
these nutty caramel acorns. As always, replace all of the regular
ingredients with organic ingredients, or as much as you can.

Ingredients:

1 stick (1/2 cup) light (Land O’Lakes)
or regular butter, softened

1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar

2 large egg yolks

1 cup chopped nuts (black walnuts,
cashews, peanuts or your favorite)

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup chocolate sprinkles (jimmies)

1 pkg (14 oz) classic caramels (we used
Kraft), unwrapped

1 1/2 Tbsp water

Preparation:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. You’ll
need a baking sheet(s).

2. Beat butter, sugar and yolks in a
large bowl with mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in 1/2 cup
of the nuts, the vanilla, baking powder and salt. With mixer on low
speed, gradually beat in flour until a soft dough forms.

3. Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into
balls. Shape as acorns with a pointed top. Place point up, 1 in.
apart, on ungreased baking sheet(s). Bake 14 minutes, until bottoms
are golden brown. Cool on rack.

4. Place remaining 1/2 cup nuts and the
sprinkles in food
processor; pulse until finely chopped. Mound mixture on a sheet of
wax paper. Melt caramels and water in a bowl in microwave as package
directs

5. Dunk acorn cookies into caramel 1 at
a time, turning with a fork to coat. Lift and scrape excess caramel
from bottom against top edge of bowl. Use a second fork to scrape
acorn from first fork onto nut mixture to coat bottoms. Transfer to a
wax paper–lined cookie sheet and refrigerate to set caramel. Reheat
caramel in microwave to keep it fluid while dipping remaining acorns.

Storage Tip: Store airtight at cool
room temperature with wax paper between layers up to 1 week.

jennl | My Bio & Articles

Jennifer is a freelance writer, and has written for various health and environmental blogs, which includes running her own green living blog. Currently she is studying to become a C++ Programmer.