Italian Soft Dead Mans Bones Recipes

Steps:

• Sift together the sugar, flour, baking powder, and cloves. Make a well in the sugar mixture, and pour the eggs into the well. Work the eggs into the mixture, first with a fork, then with your hands, until you have a smooth dough.
• Line a baking sheet with foil. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Flatten each cookie with the bottom of a glass. Cover with a clean dish towel and let rest overnight. Cookies will spread.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Remove cookies from pan immediately as they come out of the oven or they will stick. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Make hole in flour in a large bowl.
• Add baking powder and cinnamon to flour.
• Add powdered sugar.
• Beat eggs; put in flour.
• Add a little water at a time, not too much water or the dough will be sticky.
• Roll in large balls, then roll into long 'bones'.
• Cut bones into 1 inch pieces in length.
• Put onto cookie sheets (covered with parchment paper) overnight.
• In morning, separate about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Place ham in bowl of food processor or blender; process until ground.
• Combine ham, cheese, mayonnaise, relish, mustard and pepper in small bowl until well blended.
• Cut out 12 bone shapes from bread using 3-1/2-inch bone-shaped cookie cutter or sharp knife.
• Spread half of "bones" with 2 tablespoons ham mixture; top with remaining "bones.".

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together flour, confectioners' sugar, baking powder, and ground cloves.
• Beat eggs on high speed for 5 minutes. Add the flour mixture and beat on medium speed for 5 more minutes.
• Roll dough into 1/2 inch balls and place firmly on a well greased cookie sheet.
• Cover cookies with a tea towel and let stand over night. Cookies will rise and spread.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake cookies for 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown.