CREAM CHEESE PENGUINS
CREAM CHEESE PENGUINS

From:cool_mom1@webtv.html(Norma)

  • 18 Jumbo black olives
  • 1 pkg. ( 8oz.) cream cheese , softened
  • 1 carrot ( at least 6 " long and 1 " in. in diameter), cut in 1/4 " slices.
  • 18 small ripe black olives
  • 18 frill toothpicks
    Cut a slit from top to bottom of each jumbo olive on one side only.
    Insert about 1 tsp. cream cheese into olive to fill cavity.
    Cut a small triangle notch out of each carrot slice to form the feet
    Press cut out notch into center of small olive to form beak (if necessary, pierce olive with small paring knife or toothpick to make a hole)
    Using a frill toothpick, stack head (small olive, body--
    (jumbo olive) and feet ( carrot slice) adjusting so that beak, and cream cheese breast and notch in carrot slice line up,
    Tip: the penguin will stand up beter if the olives are stacked with larger holes facing downward.
    Makes about 1 1/2 doz. penguins