Mocha Acorns

Ingredients:
- 1 cup sweet butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2-1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 oz. semisweet chocolate pieces, melted
- 1 tsp. cocoa
- 1 tsp. instant coffee
- 1 cup pecans, finely chopped

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Grease cookie sheets.
- Cream butter and brown sugar.
- Add the sifted flour, cocoa, instant coffee, vanilla and salt.
- Mix well.
- Roll into 4 long rolls about 1-inch in diameter.
- Cut into 3/4-inch sections and roll each into a ball.
- With fingertips, press each ball slightly onto the cookie sheet to make a flat base and pinch the top to make a point (balls shouldn't be more than 3/4-inch in diameter.)
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- While warm, dip the wide end of the balls into chocolate and roll in the pecans.
- Place in paper candy cups.