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A bowl filled with chocolate acorns and peanut butter acorn-shaped treats made from Hershey's Kisses, peanut butter chips, and mini vanilla wafers on a white surface.
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5 from 2 votes

Chocolate Acorns

Chocolate chips, Nilla wafer cookies and Hershey's kisses are all you need to make these cute chocolate acorns. They couldn't be easier!
Prep Time30 minutes
Setting Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Cookies, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Thanksgiving
Servings: 40 acorns
Author: Bella Bucchiotti

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Set aside ¼ cup of the chocolate chips. In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt the rest of the chocolate chips in 30-second increments, stirring each time so it melts evenly.
  • Arrange the Nilla wafers upside down and put some melted chocolate in the middle of the flat side of each cookie.
  • Press a Hershey’s kiss bottom side down on to each Nilla wafer. The melted chocolate helps it stick.
  • Repeat with the rest of the Hershey’s kisses and Nilla wafers. Refrigerate for 10 minutes and them leave them to set completely.
  • Reheat the leftover melted chocolate chips and use a skewer to dab melted chocolate onto each Nilla wafer cookie.
  • Press a chocolate chip flat side down onto it to create the acorn stem. Repeat with the rest of the acorns and chocolate chips.
  • Refrigerate for another 5 minutes so the chocolate can harden and the stems set.

Notes

Time to set: Give the chocolate acorns time to set before moving on to each step.
Hot kitchen? If it's warm in the kitchen, keep these refrigerated so they don't melt.
Stir the chocolate chips: It's important to stir the chocolate chips every 30 seconds or so, otherwise they will scorch in places and not melt evenly.

Nutrition

Calories: 52kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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