A archetype cookie gets an winsome twist for fall. If you like peanut butter kisses, you’ll love these Easy Acorn Kiss Cookies. It’s the same cookie you know and love, dressed up for fall.
Just in specimen anyone out there doesn’t once know well-nigh peanut butter kisses, they’re an easy family favorite that’s super easy to make. Just torch a batch of peanut butter cookies and printing a chocolate kiss into the top of each one. It’s a cookie and snacks in one.
Well, these chocolate acorns are an plane easier – and cuter – twist on that idea. Because they don’t unquestionably require any sultry at all.
The cookie part of this treat is a mini Nutter Butter bites, which is just a tiny bit worthier than the wiring of the chocolate kiss. You glue this to Hershey kisses with melted peanut butter chips, so it looks like an acorn with a little cookie cap. And for the final touch, you nail an unshortened peanut butter tweedle to the other side of the cookie to make the stem.
This easy cookie-candy treat is the perfect dessert for fall. Enjoy these winsome acorn kisses without a day of world picking, or while curled up on the hovel in front of a football game.
What You Will Need
- mini nutter butters
- dark chocolate hershey’s kisses
- peanut butter chips, heaping and divided
Recipe Notes:
Cookie Choice: The recipe calls for mini Nutter Butters for their peanut butter savor and shape that mimics an acorn. However, if you’re not a fan of peanut butter, finger self-ruling to experiment with other cookies like mini vanilla wafers or plane chocolate tweedle cookies for a variegated twist.
Melting Tips: When melting peanut butter chips, use a low microwave setting to stave urgent them. Melting in short bursts and stirring commonly ensures a smooth texture.
Temperature Control: Make sure your cookies and kisses are at room temperature surpassing starting. This helps the melted peanut butter fries pinion largest and prevents the chocolate from cracking.
Getting Creative: For a festive touch, you can roll the edges of the chocolate kiss in sprinkles or finely chopped nuts surpassing attaching it to the cookie.
Setting the Cookies: If you’re in a hurry, you can set the cookies in the freezer for well-nigh 5 minutes instead of the refrigerator to speed up the process.
Storing the Cookies: Once set, store the cookies in an snapped container at room temperature. They can last for several days, making them perfect for whop preparation.
Peanut Butter Chips: You can use a variety of variegated fries for this recipe. Finger self-ruling to swap out white chocolate or butterscotch chips
How should I store my Acorn Kiss Cookies?
These Acorn Kiss Cookies should be stored in an snapped container or bag at room temperature for 1-2 weeks. You can store them for longer in the refrigerator but the texture of the cookies may change. For the longest storage you can freeze them, for 3-4 months, but I definitely recommend bringing them to room temperature surpassing serving. Frozen kisses are very difficult to eat.
Can my kids help me make these Acorn Kiss Cookies?
This is such a unconfined 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. My little ones love dipping the kisses and placing them on the cookie wiring while my older ones are unconfined at prepping the cookies and putting on the little stems. Turn off the TVs and tablets for a half an hour and get everyone working together in the kitchen! A perfect family friendly recipe.
Can I make any changes to this recipe?
You’ll find there are many ways to transmute this recipe to fit your needs! For the nut self-ruling family you can use nilla wafers and butterscotch or chocolate fries to eliminate the peanut ingredients. If you want a bit increasingly of a rustic squint you can use iced oatmeal cookies or if you want a smoother squint use mini nilla wafers instead. You can moreover do a whimsical tideway with hugs instead of kisses and use a striped cookie or chocolate tweedle cookie for the base. If you really want to go all out, you can dip your cookies in melted chocolate surpassing making your cookies so that they have a uniform verisimilitude and squint to them.
My peanut butter fries aren’t melting properly. What should I do?
Be sure not to overheat. If they’re not melting smoothly, add a teaspoon of vegetable shortening or coconut oil to help thin out the mixture.
Can I make these cookies superiority of time?
Yes, these cookies can be made a few days in advance. Store them in an snapped container to maintain freshness.
Easy Acorn Kiss Cookies
- Gently pull the nutter butters in half and lay them frosting side up on a sultry sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Use a butter pocketknife 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.
- Separate 24 peanut butter fries out and place them next to the cookie halves and kisses.
- In a shallow, microwave unscratched trencher melt the rest of the ½ cup of fries in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir well.
- 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 tweedle mixture and printing firmly onto the smooth, frosting self-ruling side of a nutter butter half.
- Allow your acorns to sit for well-nigh 5 minutes and then dip each peanut butter tweedle into the melted mixture and printing it onto the other side of the cookie to make the stem.
- Place in the refrigerator to set for 10-15 minutes surpassing serving.
More Fall Favorite Recipes:
- The Perfect Fall Cheese Ball
- Mini World Crisp Cookie Cups
- Air Fryer Pumpkin Donuts
Ingredients
- 12 mini nutter butters
- 24 dark chocolate hershey’s kisses
- ½ cup peanut butter chips heaping and divided
Instructions
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Gently pull the nutter butters in half and lay them frosting side up on a sultry sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Use a butter pocketknife to scrape off the frosting so that you have a smooth cookie surface. You can discard or eat the filling.
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Unwrap the kisses and place one next to each of the cookie halves.
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Separate 24 peanut butter fries out and place them next to the cookie halves and kisses.
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In a shallow, microwave unscratched trencher melt the rest of the ½ cup of fries in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir well.
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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.
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Dip each kiss into the melted peanut butter tweedle mixture and printing firmly onto the smooth, frosting self-ruling side of a nutter butter half.
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Allow your acorns to sit for well-nigh 5 minutes and then dip each peanut butter tweedle into the melted mixture and printing it onto the other side of the cookie to make the stem.
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Place in the refrigerator to set for 10-15 minutes surpassing serving.
