Nutty, foraged, and in your backyard, roasted acorns turned into flour for the most delicious cookies.
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Keyword Roasted Acorn Flour Cookie Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
preparing acorns - chill dough 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour25 minutesminutes
Servings 24servings
Equipment
Large pot with lid
Food processor
Cookie sheet w/parchment paper
Ingredients
1cupAcorn flour *see full story how to prepare acorns and grind
1 1/2cupsAll purpose flour
2tspBaking powder
1/2tspBaking soda
1/2tspSalt
1/2cupSugar
8ozUnsalted Butter or Coconut oilsoftened
1Egg
Dusting Powder
1tbspCacao powder
1tbspPowdered sugar
Instructions
To prepare the acorns - boil for 5 minutes, drain and roast at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Peel and grind into flour. *This is very much the same process for preparing chestnut flour.
Prepare Cookie Dough - In a food processor, or large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, place the dry ingredients and whisk. Add the butter and egg and pulse until the ingredients comes together into a dough ball.Adjust dough as needed, more flour if sticky, a few drops of water if dry.
Place the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper, roll into a log and place into the freezer for 20 minutes, or the fridge for overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350.Lay parchment paper on baking tray.
Slice the dough into thin slices (1/4 inch), place on a prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until slightly golden brown around the edges.
Mix the dusting powder together and sprinkle on the warm cookies.
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Notes
These delicious acorn cookies will remind you of pecan sandies!