Make this a new fall tradition for Halloween, Thanksgiving or just as a fun treat anytime. They're fun to make, there's no mess and they taste great.
Royal Icing:
1 c. + 2 T. powdered sugar
1 T. warm water or more if needed
1 1/2 t. pasteurized dried egg whites (meringue powder)
Acorns:
Hershey's Milk chocolate Kisses
mini vanilla wafer cookies
Reese's Peanut Butter Chips or Hershey's Butterscotch Chips
Remove wrappers from all candies.
Prepare Royal Icing: *
Stir together powdered sugar, warm water and pasteurized dried egg whites (meringue powder). Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until spreadable. If necessary, add additional water, 1 t. at a time, to get desired consistency. Transfer icing to pastry bag with a small tip.
Cover icing and tip of pastry bag with a damp paper towel to keep icing from drying out.
Makes about 1/2 c. icing.
Assembly:
Place mini vanilla wafer cookies on a tray or plate with the flat side of cookies facing the top. Squeeze a small amount of icing onto bottoms of candy pieces. Immediately press candy bottoms onto vanilla wafer cookies. Allow icing to set.
Place a small dab of icing on bottoms of peanut butter or butterscotch chips; immediately attach to tops of cookies to finish acorn.