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Brown Sugar Walnut Shortbread Acorn Cookies

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Brown Sugar Walnut Shortbread is shaped and baked to form these adorably delicious acorn cookies. An easy shortbread cookie recipe to enjoy this fall.

Brown sugar walnut shortbread acorn cookies.

Brown sugar walnut shortbread acorn cookies.

I love fall! The air is crisp and my step is quicker. I fill my pockets with acorns on my morning walk, keeping them in jars on my mantle. On one walk a few weeks ago, I thought about how cute an acorn shaped shortbread cookie would be, with a caramel and chopped walnut “hat”.

Caramel dipped Walnut shortbreadAs much as I love almonds, I think walnuts are the perfect match with the simple brown sugar shortbread. This simple, nut-filled shortbread can also be rolled into a log and refrigerated or frozen for a quick slice and bake cookie.

Caramel walnut shortbread cookie dough

Keep some brown sugar walnut shortbread dough in the fridge for a quick sugar fix.

Slice and bake just a few cookies at a time when you have a sweet-tooth. My daughter helped me shape the acorn shaped cookies and then next day we made a second batch using the slice and bake roll just to see if they would look “acorn-ish”.

Brown Sugar Walnut Shortbread Cookies, shaped to look like acorns.

The slice and bake version looks just as cute, with half the work.

You can decide for yourself which one you prefer. If you don’t like walnuts, substitute your favorite nut.

If you choose, the brown sugar walnut shortbread can also be dipped in chocolate instead of caramel.

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Caramel dipped walnut shortbread acorn cookies.

Caramel Dipped Walnut Shortbread Acorn Cookies

Cynthia
Walnut shortbread acorn cookies dipped in caramel and rolled in nuts. Makes 4 dozen small or 3 dozen larger cookies
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large mixing bowl fitted with a paddle, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Combine flour and salt and slowly add to butter mixture just until incorporated.
  • Mix in 1/3 cup chopped nuts.
  • Using a scant tablespoon of dough, form into acorn shapes. Or form into a log, wrap in foil or plastic wrap and chill. For rolled cookies, slice 1/4" thick.
  • Chill acorn cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or silicon baking sheet, about 20 minutes.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Let sit for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
  • When cool, dip tops into caramel, then into remaining chopped nuts. Chill until firm.
  • Store in an airtight container.
  • Makes 3-4 dozen depending on size.
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Dip ends of cooled cookies in slightly warm caramel. Then roll in chopped nuts.

Brown sugar walnut shortbread. Dip the top of the cookie in caramel then roll in nuts to resemble an acorn.

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Brown sugar walnut shortbread

Brown sugar shortbread are dipped in caramel and rolled in chopped walnuts to look like acorns.

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  12. Sandia says

    I’m not a fan of caramel, is there a recipe for just the cookie with walnuts?
    Or can I just omit the caramel?
    Thank you.

    Reply

    • Cynthia says

      Hi sandia,
      I just dip the finished cookies in the caramel and roll them in the nuts at the end, so if you don’t like caramel, just skip that step!

      Reply

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