Cream Cheese Pine Cone - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Spread almonds in single layer on cookie sheet.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 15 minutes, stirring often.
Let cool.
Combine ingredients except almonds.
Cover and chill overnight.
Form into 2 pine cone shapes.
Beginning at narrow end, press almonds into mixture at a slight angle in rows, overlapping until covered.
Garnish with a sprig of pine.
Serve with crackers.