Almond Pine Cones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. whole almonds
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. mayonnaise
5 crisply cooked bacon slices, crumbled
1 Tbsp. chopped green onion
1/2 tsp. dill weed
1/8 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Spread almonds in a single layer in shallow pan.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 15 minutes, stirring often until almonds just turn brown. Combine softened cream cheese and mayonnaise; mix well.
Add remaining ingredients.
Blend, cover and chill overnight.
Form cheese mix and shape into 2 pine cones on serving platter. Beginning at narrow end, press almonds at a slight angle into cheese mixture in rows.
Continue overlapping rows until all cheese is covered.
Garnish with pine sprigs.
Serve with crackers.