I found this lovely idea for these wonderful festive Pinecone cookies over on Handmade Charlotte.... so I had a go at making them but changed the recipe slightly as I thought chocolate buttercream icing would be better and less gooey that the nutella and peanut butter mixture!
They are a real crowd pleaser and actually really easy to make....there are alot of chocolate cereals available and most stores will stock the pillow shaped chocolate cereals that make the most effective pinecones. Enjoy!