I am all about baking with the kids and creating memories, blah, blah, blah, but it is no secret that I am not a fan of anything kitchen related. So I was super pumped when I came across this recipe for Acorn Cookies over at Tales of a Ranting Ginger. It is the perfect recipe for me because it requires absolutely zero baking, the kids can join in because it is easy and I was able to adapt it to be peanut and tree nut free! They take no time at all to make, can be done whenever you feel like it and they will make your guests smile when you serve them. Win, win, win!
Ingredients:
- one box of Nilla Wafers
- 2 packages of Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses
- 1/4 cup of Wowbutter
- 1/2 cup of Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Chipits
- 1/2 cup of Hershey’s White Chocolate Chipits
Directions:
This is the fun part. If you are making these with your kiddos make sure you put down a table cloth for easier clean up. Lots of the Wowbutter ended up on the tablecloth when we made them because it tends to warm up and be gooey.
- Scoop the Wowbutter into a ziploc sandwich bag, pushing it into a corner and cut the tip off.
- Grab one Nilla Wafer and pipe a small circle of Wowbutter onto the bottom side. Place one Hershey’s Kiss onto this part and press gently so it will adhere.
- Next, pipe a dot of Wowbutter onto the top of the wafer and place either a milk chocolate or white chocolate Hershey’s Chipit on it, pressing gently.
William is showing us how it’s done 🙂
That’s it! Told you it was easy. 🙂 The great thing about these adorable Acorn Cookies is that you can really add what you want. As ours were peanut and tree nut free we used the Wowbutter, but the original recipe from Tales of a Ranting Ginger used peanut butter and peanut butter chips. You could even use the new Reese Spreads for a totally different taste! Mix it up and have some fun!
We plan to make these again for Thanksgiving dinner, but you could make them up for a playdate or a special weekday dessert. How about set it up as a ‘craft’ during a birthday party? Use them as decoration on cupcakes or add them to your Fall table centerpiece for some added flare. Enjoy!
Would you make these adorable Acorn Cookies with Wowbutter or something else?
FT&PD
Suz
I really like this idea for an easy craft you can eat 😉 Plus you don’t have to bake…awesome!
The best of both worlds for mom and the kiddos 🙂
I am so glad you made these and they turned out so wonderfully! Such a fun Fall recipe for the kids
They were the perfect thing to adapt to William’s allergies. Thank you for the inspiration Kim!
These are adorable! I love that they are part cooking, part craft. Perfect for making with little ones.
And they don’t take too long to do so the little ones attention span is not lost during it.
OMG!! What a great recipe! This is too cute!!
My kiddo is going to flip out when we try this!!! I love trying out new recipes that I know will be a big hit at home :). I hope my pictures turn out as good as yours! Ha! Thanks for sharing! And thanks to Tales of a Ranting Ginger too!
We have and love Wowbutter and yes I will use it to make this recipe with my boys.
These are probably the most adorable cookies I’ve ever seen! I’ve never tried wowbutter, but it seems to be time too! Thanks for the recipe!
These are pretty cool. I have seen them done other ways but not like this.
Cute – I’ve never seen these done before. Thanks!
My kids love being able to create things with their food… gone are the days where parents tell the kids not play with their food, eh?
oh these are all kinds of cute! My girl would love it if I surprised her with some!
What a cute little treat to make with the kiddies 🙂
A great recipe for the kids to do and you don’t have to worry about them getting burnt or anything, and it can’t get any easier than this!!
These are so adorable! And they look so easy to make! We have a lot of oak trees in our yard and these cookies remind me of all the acorns that fall every year.
Wow, these are very cute as well as fun to do with the grandkids! Our family has to be gluten free so I will be trying these with gluten free wafers Thanks for the idea!
So glad I found your blog from the MPSearch FB page- I’m a food allergy Disney mamma too!
That is wonderful Reena, welcome, it is lovely to meet you. 🙂 We food allergy mamas need to stick together 🙂
Those cookies are so cute! I can picture the kids doing spinning tops with them.LOL Love them and thank you.
What a cute recipe to make! very easy as well
These are so sweet. I love that children can make them easily, they’d enjoy making these. 🙂 I had to look up what Wowbutter was 🙂 I’d probably just use royal icing since I’m not a fan of this flavour of spreads. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
ohhhh yummy …these looks delish , thanks for sharing , i will def be trying them out , so cute 🙂
waiting on our Wowbutter samples to arrive……never tried it before, but I’m already convinced I’m going to love it. Bookmarked this cute recipe!
These are too neat thanks! We will have to try these!
Fabulous recipe….I will try making these when I do my Christmas baking.
These are sooooooooooo cute, my grandson would LOVE them, thanks very much for the recipe!
Cute idea and fun for the whole family to make.
I love this post such a fun Fall recipe for the kids,i cant wait to try this.Thanks
These are cute and having a nut free alternative is great.
We made this recipe over the holidays and my boys loved it! 🙂
I lke the recipe but never heard of wow butter.
How adorable! Love Wowbutter!
wow these look delicious and the recipe isn’t too difficult
These are adorable!! I bet kids have so much fun making them, cute but messy!!
This looks like a lot of fun to make! Such a creative recipe! 🙂
They are sooooo adorable. What a sweet idea!
These are so unique. I love them! I think my kids would have as much fun making them as eating them.
These sound amazing!
Such a fun recipe for the kids! Thanks!
these would be great for a school bake sale
These little acorn cookies are so adorable.They would be great fun to make for the kids
and have them help.I know they would love this.
These are so cute!! I need to make these for the fall!
This is a wonderful craft and I know my grandchildren will have loads of fun making these. Thanks for sharing.
these are real cute and the grandkids could make them
What a fun activity to do with my kids!
My little guy has a severe peanut allergy so we use a lot of Wow Butter. These sound like yummy cookies.
They are super yummy and so easy to make!
They look great
These really do look like acorns, so creative. I would make them with almond butter.
There you go, another great way to adapt them!
Fall is almost here again,it’s time to enjoy these again !
These look so cute!
Thank you!