Chocolate Kiss Acorn Cookies Easy Thanksgiving Treats for Parties
These adorable Chocolate Kiss Acorn Cookies are a quick, no-bake treat perfect for Thanksgiving parties. With creamy chocolate, crunchy cookies, and salty pretzel stems, they’re fun to assemble and guaranteed to delight kids and adults alike.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 36 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 36 mini vanilla wafer cookies (e.g., Nilla Wafers, about 1 inch wide)
- 36 chocolate kisses (Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped)
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 45 g)
- 18 mini pretzel sticks (broken in half)
- Optional: 1/4 cup peanut butter chips or butterscotch chips (45 g)
- Optional: Sprinkles or chopped nuts for decoration
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unwrap all chocolate kisses and set aside. Break pretzel sticks in half for stems. Place cookies, chips, and optional toppings in separate bowls.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips in 15-second bursts, stirring after each interval, until smooth. Alternatively, melt gently over simmering water in a double boiler.
- Using a small spatula or butter knife, spread about 1/4 tsp melted chocolate onto the flat side of a mini vanilla wafer. Immediately press a chocolate kiss onto the chocolate and hold for a few seconds until it sticks. Place on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Dip one end of a mini pretzel stick into the melted chocolate. Press gently into the opposite side of the vanilla wafer (the top of the acorn) and hold for a few seconds to secure.
- If desired, dip the tip of the acorn (where the pretzel meets the cookie) into peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, or sprinkles for decoration.
- Allow cookies to cool and chocolate to harden at room temperature, or refrigerate for 10 minutes to set.
- Once set, carefully remove cookies from the tray and arrange on a platter for serving.
Notes
For gluten-free, use certified gluten-free cookies and pretzels. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, or refrigerate for up to a week. For best results, serve at room temperature. Kids love assembling these cookies—just supervise the chocolate melting step. If chocolate thickens, add 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil. Customize with flavored kisses or different cookie bases for seasonal twists.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 75
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 35
- Fat: 4
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Carbohydrates: 9
- Fiber: 0.5
- Protein: 1
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