Yummy Penguins

If I had it my way, the weeks leading up to Christmas all I would do is bake and make fun things with my kids (that would be in the perfect world). Last night the kids and I made these super cute "stuffed" penguins. I love these, because although I LOVE treats, this seems like these have some kind of nutrition.  My kids just love these cute little guys, I stuff the olives and cut the carrots, and get all the pieces ready, then let the kids put them together. 

Cream Cheese Penguins

 INGREDIENTS

• 18 jumbo black olives, pitted
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 18 small black olives
• 1 carrot

DIRECTIONS

1. Cut a slit from top to bottom, lengthwise, into the side of each jumbo olive. Carefully insert about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese into each olive. Slice the carrot into eighteen 1/4 inch thick rounds; cut a small notch out of each carrot slice to form feet. Save the cut out piece and press into center of small olive to form the beak. If necessary cut a small slit into each olive before inserting the beak.
2. Set a big olive, large hole side down, onto a carrot slice. Then, set a small olive onto the large olive, adjusting so that the beak, cream cheese chest and notch in the carrot slice line up. Secure with a toothpick.