Name: Easy Chocolate Acorn Candy Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: no bake cookies, food art cookies, acorn recipes, cookies recipes
Ingredients: 1 or 2 tablespoons canned chocolate frosting (or homemade below); 24 milk chocolate candy kisses (we used milk chocolate), unwrapped; 24 mini vanilla wafer cookies (any brand); 24 mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Acorn cookies are a cute little fall no-bake cookie treat using vanilla wafers, candy, and frosting.

These are the perfect addition to any holiday cookie tray especially for Thanksgiving or Halloween when hosting a party or dinner party.

These are an easy fun project for the whole family to enjoy and take very little time.

We also have some suggestions give them a holiday look with glitter or powdered sugar for a snowy effect.

The cookies and ingredients are all store-bought and made in minutes, the kids enjoy making these and are certain to vanish off the cookie tray.

Our easy instructions and ingredients are all in the printable recipe card at the end of this post.

no bake chocolate acorns made with nilla wafers, kisses and icing

Acorn Cookies Shopping List

vanilla wafer mini
chocolate canned frosting or homemade
mini chocolate chips
milk chocolate kisses candy unwrapped
Optional: sanding sugar colors for Halloween like clear sparkling white, purple, or orange,(this will make a glittery effect)
powdered sugar sprinkled as an option for a snowy look on top of the acorns

a collage on how to make candy cookie acorns

Tools to Have on Hand for Making Acorn Cookies

cookie sheet or cutting board used as a workstation
wax paper or parchment for drying the cookies to line the cookie sheet
butter knife or offset spatula for spreading on the candy
bowl for frosting
storage container for cookies
Note:: if you prefer to use a pastry bag with icing to adhere to the candy and wafers that is an alternative

Granddaughter Talia holding a plate of chocolate candy acorn cookies

Acorn Cookies Creative Ideas

add a thicker amount of frosting to the bottom of the kiss and after assembling roll in clear or colorful sanding sugars
sprinkle the acorn cookies with powdered sugar before serving
use a butterscotch or peanut butter full-sized chips instead of a mini semi-sweet chip for the top of the cookies
substitute different flavored kisses for an assortment tray IE: peanut butter
add a green stem using piping icing and a piping bag for the top of the acorn or sliced spearmint leaves
substitute mini cookie bites for vanilla wafers for a different flavored cookie (chocolate, peanut butter, or another kind of mini cookie)

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Yield: 24

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Easy Chocolate Acorn Candy Cookies

Adorable kisses candy and wafer cookies come together to make little no-bake candy acorn cookies.

Prep time: 15 MinTotal time: 15 Min

Ingredients

1 or 2 tablespoons canned chocolate frosting (or homemade below)
24 milk chocolate candy kisses (we used milk chocolate), unwrapped
24 mini vanilla wafer cookies (any brand)
24 mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Place a cutting board on the table and lay out the vanilla wafers on the board.
First using an offset spatula or butter knife, add a little dollop of chocolate frosting on the bottom of the kiss and press this to the flat side of the wafer.
Note: you can also use a pastry bag filled with frosting with the smallest writing tip to adhere the frosting to the cookies.
Add a little frosting to the flat side (of the mini chocolate chip) and place in the center of the top of the wafer cookie.
Proceed with the same directions for all the remaining cookies.
Let dry for around 30 minutes on a wax-papered surface.
Homemade chocolate frosting:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
water a teaspoon at a time to make a thick spread consistency.
Store leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator.
You can also use this leftover frosting and make our Witches hats using this up with our other favorite no-bake cookie recipe.

Notes

Tools to Have on Hand for Making Acorn Cookies

cookie sheet or cutting board used as a workstation
wax paper or parchment for drying the cookies to line the cookie sheet
butter knife or offset spatula for spreading on the candy
bowl for frosting
storage container for cookies
Note:: if you prefer to use a pastry bag with icing to adhere to the candy and wafers that is an alternative

Acorn Cookies Creative Ideas

add a thicker amount of frosting to the bottom of the kiss and after assembling roll in clear or colorful sanding sugars
sprinkle the acorn cookies with powdered sugar before serving
use a butterscotch or peanut butter full-sized chips instead of a mini semi-sweet chip for the top of the cookies
substitute different flavored kisses for an assortment tray IE: peanut butter
add a green stem using piping icing and a piping bag for the top of the acorn or sliced spearmint leaves
substitute mini cookie bites for vanilla wafers for a different flavored cookie (chocolate, peanut butter, or another kind of mini cookie)

Nutrition Facts

Calories

332

Fat (grams)

21 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

12 g

Carbs (grams)

36 g

Fiber (grams)

4 g

Net carbs

32 g

Sugar (grams)

27 g

Protein (grams)

3 g

Sodium (milligrams)

31 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

2 mg

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