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Acorn Cookies Recipe! (4 Ingredients)

September 9, 2011 By Heidi 3 Comments

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This Acorn Cookies Recipe creates such an irresistibly delicious treat, and they’re SO easy to make!  These adorable cookies will be the hit of your Fall parties!

Be sure to give these Easy Pretzel Turtles a try, too!

Acorn Candy Cookies Recipe

Acorn Cookies Recipe

It’s starting to feel a bit more like Fall around here… and one of my favorite Fall treats to kick off the season is these sweet little Acorn Cookies!

These adorable little Hershey Kiss Acorn Cookies with a sweet Nilla Wafer topping and salty pretzel stem, are perfect for Fall Parties or family game nights.

Trust me… they’ll be snatched up fast by both kids and adults and gone in a flash!

Frugal friend Amber shared this fun idea with us, and I loved making them!  They truly make the cutest little sweet treat!  Amber writes: “The kids had a blast making these little treats.“

All you’ll need are 15 minutes and 4 ingredients to create these fun little Autumn treats…

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Related: 81 Holiday Cookie Recipes

Acorn Cookie Ingredients

You’ll just need the following ingredients to make your cute little candy acorn cookies…

  • Mini Nilla Wafers
  • Chocolate Kisses
  • Chocolate Frosting
  • Pretzel Sticks

That’s it. You’ll need just 4 Ingredients to create this delightful acorn cookie!

Make your acorn cookies next level delicious when you use this homemade Chocolate Frosting!

How to Make Acorn Cookies

So how do you make candy acorns?

It’s actually SO simple!

Here’s what you’ll do…

1. Unwrap the individual Hershey Kisses.

2. Carefully cut pretzel sticks into pieces and set aside.

3. Attach a Hershey Kiss to a Nilla Wafer.

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4. Then attach a pretzel piece to the top of the cookie.  This will be the stem.

See… I told you this was going to be EASY

Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Acorn Candy Cookie

Acorn Cookie Reviews

What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About These Acorn Candy Cookies…

Norine writes: “They would be cute edible cake decor, too!”

Karen writes: “I make these for Thanksgiving every year – so easy and so cute”

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Acorn Cookies

These cute Acorn Cookies with a sweet Nilla Wafer topping and salty pretzel stem are so quick and easy to make, and always the hit of the party!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Servings: 30
Author: The Frugal Girls

Ingredients

  • 1 Box of MINI Nilla Wafers
  • 30 Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses
  • 2 tbsp Chocolate Frosting
  • 10 Pretzel Sticks

Instructions

  • Carefully cut pretzel sticks into 3 pieces, and set aside.
  • Using the frosting as glue, attach a kiss to a Nilla Wafer (pointed tip of kiss facing down)
  • Then use a little more frosting to attach a pretzel piece to the top of the cookie as a stem. (You can add a small amount of frosting for this part more precisely using a toothpick.)
  • Let the frosting set for about 20 minutes before serving. (If you want them to set faster, just transfer to the refrigerator.)
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

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So have you tried making this fun Acorn Candy Cookies Recipe yet?

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    • Christie says

      October 25, 2021 at 2:05 pm

      OMG these are way too cute!!! I love this simple and fun idea for the fall season!

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      • Heidi says

        October 25, 2021 at 2:08 pm

        Thanks so much, Christie! They really are so quick and easy to make! 🙂

        Reply
    • stephanie Bittner says

      November 11, 2011 at 5:52 am

      I love fun ideas quick and easy for holidays

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