Holiday skeleton bones (cookies)

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 larges Egg whites
1 teaspoon Grated orange peel
1½ cup Salted almonds
1¾ cup Sugar
½ teaspoon Baking powder
1¾ cup Flour

Directions

With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat egg whites and sugar with orange peel and baking powder until blended. Gradually add nuts and flour, beating until mixture is thoroughly mixed. Cover and chill until firm enough to handle, at least 1 hour or up to 1 day. Lightly flour your hands and pinch off a 3-Tbsp-size piece of dough. On a lightly floured board, use the palms of both hands to evenly roll an 8-inch-long rope. Cut rope in half; roll each half out again to 8 inches. Fold 1 inch of each end back onto rope; pinch ends to make bone-end shapes. Repeat to shape all the dough. Place bones 1 inch apart on buttered and flour-dusted 12x15 inch baking sheets. Bake in a 325 oven until cookies are lightly browned on bottoms, about 20 minutes. (If using 2 pans in 1 oven, switch positions halfway through baking). With a wide spatula, transfer bones to racks to cool. Serve or store airtight up to 3 days. Makes about 2 dozen.

Notes: Be sure to use *only* the 3-Tbsp-size dough to size bones. Any bigger and you'll end up with clubs, not bones. The finished shape looks like a femur (thigh-bone). Also, try rolling the dough out and use bone-shaped cookie cutters. Don't place cookies closer than 1-inch apart - they spread during baking! Submitted By PAT STOCKETT On 10-22-94

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