Homemade Holidays: Snowy, Sparkly Pine Cone Ornaments.
These Christmas ornaments make for a perfect gift!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Gift
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20 PINE CONES
To Finish
- festive ribbon
- 15-20 pine cones
- glitter (I used red green, silver and white)
To make the frosting, combine sugar and meringue powder in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mixing on low-speed, add a scant 1/2 cup water. Mix until icing holds a ribbon-like trail on the surface of the mixture for 5 seconds when you raise the paddle. Add the frosting to a gallon size Ziploc bag (or a piping bag).
Tie the ribbon around the top of the pine cone to create a loop.
Snip about 1/8 an inch off one corner of the frosting bag. Place small amounts of frostings all round the pine cones scales. Then, holding the cone over a bowl, spoon fine glitter over the scales. Make sure to sprinkle the glitter over the frosting within a minute or two of frosting, or the frosting with begin to harden.
Allow the cones to dry one to two hours before hanging on the tree or around the house.