Description
Chocolate Pinecone Cookies are delightful no-bake treats shaped like real pinecones, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200 g digestive biscuits or graham crackers, finely crushed
- 120 g softened butter
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 4–5 tbsp powdered sugar
- 4–5 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Mini pretzel sticks (optional, acts as a ‘stem’)
- Chocolate cereal pieces (like Cocoa Puffs or Chex) OR sliced almonds
- Cocoa powder (for dusting)
- Powdered sugar (for final snowy effect)
Instructions
- Prepare the Chocolate Dough: Mix crushed biscuits, cocoa, and powdered sugar in a bowl. Add softened butter and vanilla. Add milk gradually until a soft, moldable dough forms — not sticky, not dry. Chill for 10 minutes to firm slightly.
- Shape the Pinecones: Take a small portion of dough (size of a walnut). Roll into an oval/egg shape. If using pretzel sticks, insert one at the top as the “stem.” Press chocolate cereal or almond slices into the dough in overlapping rows, starting from the bottom and working upward — this forms the pinecone “scales.” Shape gently with fingers to refine the pinecone silhouette.
- Finish: Place pinecones on a tray and chill 20–30 minutes to set. Sift powdered sugar lightly over the top for a snow-dusted effect — exactly like the image.
Notes
- Ensure the dough is not too sticky or too dry for easy shaping.
- Chilling the dough helps in shaping and setting the cookies.
- Feel free to customize the toppings based on preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg