Pinecone-Shaped Spread Recipe

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Spreading Christmas cheer is deliciously simple with this holiday novelty. Originally my mother's recipe, it always gets raves.

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Pinecone-Shaped Spread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup mayonnaise
5 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1-1/4 cups whole unblanched almonds, toasted
Fresh rosemary sprigs, optional
Assorted crackers or raw vegetables

Directions

In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, bacon, onion, dill and pepper; chill. Form into two pinecone shapes on a serving platter. Beginning at the narrow end of each shape, arrange almonds in overlapping rows. Garnish with rosemary if desired. Serve with crackers or vegetables. Yield: 1-1/2 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 236 calories, 23 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 152 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Pinecone-Shaped Spread in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1998, p21