Edible Cookie Bowl*
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup blanched, slivered almonds, finely ground
1/2 tsp salt
4 Tbsp (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
assorted cookies, candies, etc. to put inside bowl
Directions:
Cover the outside of loaf pan with foil. Spray with vegetable cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, almonds and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture; beat until a dough forms, about 2 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Roll dough out to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a 1 1/2-inch cookie cutter with scalloped edges, cut out shapes.
Cover pan with cutouts, overlapping and pressing them slightly.
Bake cookie bowl until edges are firm, about 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and cool completely.
To remove the cookie bowl, carefully lift it off the foil-lined loaf pan. Remove foil.
Arrange candies or other assorted cookies in the cookie bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap until ready to serve.
Variations:
Candy dish - fill small cookie bowl with M&Ms
All wrapped up - as a gift, wrap in colorful cellophane paper and tie with ribbon
Ice cream bowl - Bake a few smaller cookie bowls and serve with ice cream for a fun dessert treat
Make a round cookie bowl by overlapping and molding the cookie disks over a round bowl.