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Acorn Cookie

5 mins

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Acorn Cookie

This Acorn Cookie is an easy fall cookie decorating idea using royal icing, two shades of brown, and a cute little face.


I’ll show you how to flood each section while keeping definition between the acorn cap and base. The trick is simple: decorate one section, then wait about 20–25 minutes before flooding the next.


You’ll also see how I make the lighter brown icing from the darker shade, add a simple face, and finish the cookie with petal dust and sparkle for a little extra detail.


The fun part is making it your own. Change the face, reverse the icing colors, skip the face completely, or add shading once your royal icing dries.


This Acorn Cookie is a cute addition to fall cookie sets, Thanksgiving platters, and autumn baking projects.

Recipe Ingredients:

  • Baked acorn-shaped sugar cookies

  • Dark brown flood-consistency royal icing

  • White flood-consistency royal icing

  • Black royal icing

  • White detail-consistency royal icing, optional

  • Petal dust, optional

  • Edible sparkle or luster dust, optional

Recipe Directions:

  1. Prepare your dark brown royal icing at flood consistency.

  2. Use the dark brown icing to outline and flood the top section of your acorn. Let the icing fall from the piping bag like a string as you work.

  3. Use a scribe tool to gently swirl the icing into place. Avoid pushing the icing around with the tool.

  4. Let the first section set for 20–25 minutes. This helps create definition between the two sections.

  5. To make the lighter brown, mix a small amount of your dark brown royal icing into white royal icing until you reach a light creamy brown.

  6. Outline and flood the bottom section of your acorn with the lighter brown icing. Use your scribe tool to smooth the icing as needed.

  7. Add small black dots for the eyes and a simple mouth. Add white details to the eyes if you want more expression. You can also add eyebrows or change the face on each cookie.

  8. Let the royal icing dry completely.

  9. For extra detail, lightly brush the dried cookie with petal dust to add shading. Finish with edible sparkle or luster dust if desired.

  10. You can also reverse the brown colors or skip the face for a simpler Acorn Cookie design.

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