SNOWY PINE CONES

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Pull out each goldfish graham and dip it into the soft center to snack on these pine cones. There's nothing more fun or creative on the cookie table this year! -Betty MacArthur, Portland, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h15m

Yield 16 pine cone cookies.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

8 cups Goldfish fudge brownie grahams (about 24 ounces), divided
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup Nutella
1/2 cup Biscoff creamy cookie spread
3 cups plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, divided
8 pretzel rods, halved

Steps:

Pulse 1 cup grahams in a food processor until fine crumbs form. In a large bowl, beat butter, Nutella, cookie spread and 3 cups confectioners' sugar until smooth; stir in crumbs., Mold 1/4 cup dough around a pretzel rod in a cone shape to within 1 in. of top; place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Starting at the bottom, insert tail ends of Goldfish grahams, flat side up, into dough to resemble a pine cone, trimming tails of fish as needed near the top. Using kitchen scissors, cut off tip of pretzel; place a small amount of dough on top of pretzel. Repeat with remaining dough and pretzels., Dust pine cones with remaining confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 524 calories, Fat 26g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 332mg sodium, Carbohydrate 70g carbohydrate (49g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein.