Caramel Acorns Recipe

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Ingredients:

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2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour unsifted
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup butter softened
3/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed
3 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 lb caramels
1/4 cup water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F
On a sheet of waxed paper, mix flower with baking powder; set aside. In large bowl of electric mixer, at medium speed, beat butter, sugar, and egg yolks until smooth and fluffy. Stir in 1/2c chopped nuts, the vanilla and flour mixture until blended.
Roll slightly heaping tsp of dough into a ball for each cookie. With fingers, pinch dough to form a rounded point, and shape dough to resemble an acorn. Place acorns point side up, 1in apart, on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12 min or until golden-brown. Cool completely on wire racks.
Place remaining chopped nuts on sheet of waxed paper; set aside. In top of double boiler placed over hot water. or in small saucepan over low heat, melt caramels in the water, stirring until smooth and blended. Remove from heat; dip large end of cookies into caramel and them into chopped nuts. Place on sheet of waxed paper until caramel hardens. Store cookies covered, in refrigerator

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	4575.31 Kcal (19156 kJ)
Calories from fat	1967.83 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	218.65g	336%
Cholesterol	994.96mg	332%
Sodium	824.84mg	34%
Potassium	1567.86mg	33%
Total Carbs	600.59g	200%
Sugars	310.25g	1241%
Dietary Fiber	10.36g	41%
Protein	65.14g	130%
Vitamin A	2.3mg	76%
Iron	7.9mg	44%
Calcium	744.5mg	74%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	394.27 Kcal (1651 kJ)
Calories from fat	169.57 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	18.84g	336%
Cholesterol	85.74mg	332%
Sodium	71.08mg	34%
Potassium	135.11mg	33%
Total Carbs	51.75g	200%
Sugars	26.74g	1241%
Dietary Fiber	0.89g	41%
Protein	5.61g	130%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	76%
Iron	0.7mg	44%
Calcium	64.2mg	74%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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