If you’re looking for the cutest fall dessert that’s also no-bake and easy to make, these Acorn Cookie Dough Truffles are the treat for you!
Made with edible cookie dough, dipped in chocolate, and topped with pretzels and Nilla wafers, these little acorns are as fun to make as they are to eat.
Whether you’re hosting a harvest party or just want a bite-sized fall dessert, this recipe is guaranteed to be a hit with kids and adults alike!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour (bake to make it safe to eat!)
- ½ cup butter, room temperature
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2½ tablespoons milk
- 4 oz chocolate melts – melts smoothly and hardens perfectly
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- Nilla Cookies – for the acorn “caps”
- Pretzel sticks – break into short stems for the perfect acorn top
These truffles are rich, creamy, and loaded with cozy fall vibes in every bite!
How to Make Acorn Cookie Dough Truffles
These are so easy, fun, and delicious!
Step 1: Bake the flour
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the flour in a thin layer and bake for 6 minutes to make it safe to eat. Set aside to cool.
Step 2: Make the cookie dough
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar for 4–5 minutes until fluffy. Mix in the vanilla, salt, cooled flour, and milk. Stir until it looks like cookie dough—if too thick, add a little more milk.
Step 3: Form the truffles
Scoop about 1½ tablespoons of dough. Flatten slightly, add mini chocolate chips to the center, fold dough around them, and roll into a ball. Press a Nilla cookie onto one side and shape the truffle like an acorn. Repeat.
Step 4: Chill
Place the acorn-shaped dough balls on a tray and chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Step 5: Melt the chocolate & dip
Microwave the chocolate melts in 30-second bursts until fully melted. Dip Nilla cookies in the chocolate and place on parchment paper to harden.
Step 6: Add the “stem”
Break pretzel sticks into small pieces. Pipe a dot of melted chocolate on each Nilla and stick a pretzel piece on top. Let dry for 2 minutes.
Step 7: Assemble
Pipe melted chocolate on the flat side of each chilled truffle. Attach the chocolate-covered Nilla on top. Chill for 5 more minutes to set.
Serve chilled or at room temp—and enjoy every adorable bite!
Tips & Variations
- Use vanilla bean paste for a richer flavor.
- Swap mini chocolate chips for toffee bits or peanut butter chips.
- Let the kids help assemble—this is a fun edible craft!
Perfect For:
- Thanksgiving dessert tables
- Classroom parties
- DIY fall treat bags
- Hosting a cozy fall movie night
📸 Don’t Forget the Photo Op!
These little guys are almost too cute to eat—so snap a pic before they disappear! Tag your creations with #BiteSizedFun or tag us @BiteSizedFun so we can feature your truffles!
More Recipes You’ll Love:
- Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
- Mini Pumpkin Pancakes
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Pecan Praline Crispix Snack Mix
Whip up a batch of these sweet little acorns, and watch them disappear faster than fall leaves in the wind!
One More Thing!
This recipe is part of our collection of fun fall dessert ideas. Be sure to check it out for more inspiration!
Acorn Cookie Dough Truffle Recipe
Equipment
- Piping Bags https://a.co/d/jl01cHG
- Baking Sheet or Tray https://a.co/d/eqYcrAP
- Parchment Paper
- Measuring Spoons
- Microwave Safe Bowl
- Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer
- Ice cream scoop
- Fork
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Butter Room Temperature
- 1/2 Cup Light or Dark Dark Packed Sugar
- 1/4 Cup White Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla extract or Paste
- 1 Teaspoon if Salt
- 2- 1/2 Tablespoons of Milk
- 4 Ounce Chocolate Melts https://a.co/d/aweyWHq
- 1/4 Cup of Mini Chocolate chips
- Pretzel Sticks https://a.co/d/64Us5ji
- Nilla Cookies https://a.co/d/5sZcrWu
Instructions
- Start by treating the Flour.
- Preheat the oven at 350º and Line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread the flour out thinly across the parchment paper.
- Put the flour in the oven for 6 minutes, so the flour will be safe to consume.
- Take the flour out of the oven and place it to the side so it can cool down.
- Next place the room temperature butter and both sugars in a large bowl. Mix it for 4-5 minutes, the mixture should be fluffy and light in color.
- Add the vanilla, flour, salt, and milk. Mix the ingredients until they are the consistency of cookie dough. If the dough is too thick, add more milk 1/2 tablespoon at a time to thin it out a bit.
- Now the cookie dough is ready.
- Use an ice cream scoop or a spoon to take 1 /1/2 tablespoons of edible cookie dough out of the bowl to create the dough balls.
- Flatten each dough ball and place mini chocolate chips on top of it.
- Next fold the dough cover the mini chocolate chips and then roll it into a ball. -Use a upside down Nilla to flatten one side of the cookie dough ball and use clean hands shape the sides of the ball to resemble the shape of the an acorn. Repeat this step until all the cookie dough is used.
- Put the cookie dough shaped acorns on the baking sheet and place them in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- While the dough is in the fridge, put the chocolate melts in a microwave safe bowl and melt them in 30 second intervals until they be come liquid.
- Dip one Nilla cookie at a time into the chocolate. Use a fork to take the the Nilla out of the chocolate and scrape any extra off on the top of the bowl.
- Place the chocolate covered Nilla on top of a sheet of parchment paper to dry. Repeat these steps till you have enough Chocolate Nillas to cover each acorn dough.
- Put the remaining chocolate in a a piping bag. Reheat the chocolate for 30 second if it has hardened. Cut a tiny hole in the tip of the piping bag.
- Break the pretzel sticks into 4 pieces.
- Pipe a small dot of chocolate on top of the Nilla cookie and put one piece of the pretzel stick on the chocolate dot. Do this for each Nilla and let them sit about 2 minutes to dry.
- Remove the cookie dough acorns from the fridge, pipe the chocolate on the flat end of the cookie dough and place the chocolate covered Nillas on top of it. Put them back on the baking sheet.
- Place all the acorns in fridge for 5 minutes to solidify if needed.
- Take the acorns out the fridge serve cold or let them come to room temperature and Enjoy!
