These adorable Acorn Kiss Cookies only require three ingredients, and they’re so fun to make. Each bite is filled with chocolate and peanut butter flavor!
Kisses Acorn Treats
Acorn Cookies are the best fall treats because they only contain three simple ingredients and are super easy to make. The best part is they turn out super cute too!
These Acorn Kisses are the perfect fall treat for parties, potlucks, and everyday snacks. You may want to consider making an extra batch or two because they are bound to run out fast!
If you like chocolate, peanut butter, and crunchy cookies, you’ll love eating these right up.
Why You’ll Love this Acorn Cookies Recipe:
- Easy: These easy cookies only consist of three ingredients, and no baking required. You can’t get more simple than that, right?!
- Perfect Fall Treats: These are the best sweet treats because they are compact, flavorful, and fun for fall!
- Craft Time: These are so easy to put together with the kids, so it’ll make for a fun activity too.
Trademark Note: In the spirit of transparency, I want to note that some of these ingredients are trademarked products. Nutter Butters and Hershey’s Kisses are proprietary brands that I want to acknowledge and give credit to.
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How to Make Acorn Cookies
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- Gently pull your nutter butters apart and remove the filling.
- Melt the peanut butter chips in the microwave.
- Dip your chocolate kiss into the melted peanut butter and then press the kiss onto one half of the nutter butter.
- Let them sit for five minutes before dipping each and then dip each peanut butter chip into the melted mixture and press it onto the other side of the cookie to make the stem.
- Allow your adorable acorns to chill in the fridge before serving. Enjoy!
Ingredient Notes
- Nutter Butter Bites: You can also use mini oatmeal cookies, nilla wafers, or any other small cookie with a smooth side.
- Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Kisses: You can substitute milk chocolate kisses or use almond kisses for an added nut surprise.
- Peanut Butter Baking Chips: You can substitute out milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or butterscotch chips if you wish.
Acorn cookies are a 3-ingredient treat made from Nutter Butter Bites, Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Kisses, and peanut butter baking chips sandwiched together to resemble a real acorn!
You can use nilla wafers, mini oatmeal cookies, or any other small cookie with a smooth side in place of the Nutter Butters. In place of the peanut butter baking chips, try caramel or butterscotch!
If you’re not a fan of dark chocolate, you can use Milk Chocolate Kisses. You can also swap the peanut butter baking chips for butterscotch; caramel; or milk, dark, or semisweet chocolate chips!
This is such a great treat to get the whole family making together! Since it only takes 3 ingredients and minimal heating, there will be plenty for everyone to do together. Young kids can dip the kisses and place them on the cookie base, while older kids can prep the cookies and put on the stems. Turn off the TVs and tablets for half an hour and get everyone working together in the kitchen!
These are the perfect fall snack! They’re great as decorations for Thanksgiving and Halloween parties, and fun to sneak into kids’ lunches before school.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
Do you have fall birthdays in the family? Place these cute acorn kiss cookies as cake toppers if you’re making a fall-themed cake. Everyone will love the thoughtful and fun attention to detail!
Make Ahead Instructions
These acorn cookies can be made up to 1 day in advance of when you plan to serve them. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to serve.
Storage Instructions
Store leftover acorn cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Freezing Instructions
Freeze acorn cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Let thaw at room temperature before serving.
Servin Suggestions
These acorn cookies are a beautiful and delicious fall treat. Serve them:
- On your Thanksgiving table
- At a holiday potluck
- At a fall birthday party
- As an after-school snack
Tips for the Best Acorn Cookies
- Melt the peanut butter chips in 10-second increments, stirring between, to prevent them from burning or seizing up.
- Be careful when dipping the kisses and baking chips in the melted chocolate; it may be hot! You may wish to use tweezers to prevent burns.
- If the chips start to harden, reheat them for 10 more seconds.
- Wait until the kisses have completely cooled before turning the cookies on their sides to prevent the cookies from sliding off.
I hope you love these Acorn Kiss Cookies! How did your batch turn out? Are you baking them for a special occasion? I’d love to hear how it went in the comments below!
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Acorn Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 Nutter Butter Bites cookies
- 24 Hershey's Dark Chocolate Kisses
- ½ cup peanut butter baking chips heaping and divided
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
Instructions
- Gently pull the Nutter Butters in half and lay them frosting-side-up on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.12 Nutter Butter Bites cookies
- Use a butter knife to scrape off the frosting so that you have a smooth cookie surface. You can discard or eat the filling.
- Unwrap the kisses and place one next to each of the cookie halves.24 Hershey's Dark Chocolate Kisses
- Separate 24 peanut butter chips out and place them next to the cookie halves and kisses.
- In a shallow, microwave-safe bowl, melt the rest of the ½ cup of chips in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir well.½ cup peanut butter baking chips
- If necessary, heat in 10-second increments until completely melted. Be sure to stir between heatings and don’t overheat, as they are quick to seize up.
- Dip each kiss into the melted peanut butter chip mixture and press firmly onto the smooth, frosting-free side of a nutter butter half.
- Allow your acorns to sit for about 5 minutes and then dip each peanut butter chip into the melted mixture and press it onto the other side of the cookie to make the stem.
- Place in the refrigerator to set for 10-15 minutes before serving.
Notes
- You can use mini oatmeal cookies, nilla wafers, or any other small cookie with a smooth side in place of the Nutter Butter Bites.
- You can substitute milk chocolate kisses or use almond kisses instead of dark chocolate for an added nut surprise.
- You can substitute milk chocolate, dark chocolate, semisweet, caramel or butterscotch chips in place of the peanut butter baking chips if you wish.
- Melt the peanut butter chips in 10-second increments, stirring between, to prevent them from burning or seizing up.
- Be careful when dipping the kisses and baking chips in the melted chocolate; it may be hot! You may wish to use tweezers to prevent burns.
- If the chips start to harden, reheat them for 10 more seconds.
- Wait until the kisses have completely cooled before turning the cookies on their sides to prevent the cookies from sliding off.
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