Best Perky Penguins Recipes

PERKY OLIVE PENGUINS

Steps:

• Cut a slit from the top to bottom of 12 jumbo olives; set aside. In a bowl, combine the next six ingredients; mix well. Fill a small heavy-duty plastic bag with cream cheese mixture. Cut a small hole in the corner of the bag; carefully pipe mixture into jumbo olives. Set aside. Cut a small triangle out of each carrot slice; press triangles into small olives for a beak. On a each notched carrot slice, position a jumbo olive so the white chest is lined up with the notch. Place the small olive, hole side down, over the jumbo olive so the beak, chest and feet are aligned. Carefully insert a toothpick through the top of head into body and carrot base. Wrap a pimiento around neck for a scarf.

PERKY OLIVE PENGUINS

Steps:

• Cut a slit from the top to the bottom of 12 jumbo olives; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the next six ingredients; mix well.
• Fill a small heavy-duty plastic bag with cream cheese mixture.
• Cut a small hole in the corner of the plastic bag; carefully pipe mixture into jumbo olives.
• Set aside.
• Cut a small triangle out of each carrot slice; press triangles into small olives for a beak.
• On each notched carrot slice, position a jumbo olive so the white chest is lined up with the notch for the feet.
• Place the small olive, hole side down, over the jumbo olive so the beak, chest and feet are aligned.
• Carefully insert a toothpick through the top of the head into the body and carrot base.
• Wrap a pimento around the neck for a scarf.

PERKY PENGUINS

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt milk chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Place a small amount of chocolate mixture on top of six marshmallows. Let stand for 1 hour or until set., Warm chocolate mixture. For the penguin bodies, carefully dip sides of the marshmallows in chocolate mixture so three-fourths of the marshmallows are covered, leaving about 3/4-in. vertical strip of white. Let stand on waxed paper until set, about 1 hour., For penguin heads, cut Tootsie Rolls into two-piece sections. Place on a microwave-safe plate; microwave at 10% power for 10-15 seconds or until slightly warmed. Carefully roll each into a ball., With a toothpick, position chocolate chips for eyes. For beaks, cut off yellow end of six candy corn pieces; flatten remaining candy slightly. Press gently into chocolate balls. Reheat chocolate mixture. Dab a small amount onto bottom of each ball; position on penguin bodies. Let stand until set, about 45 minutes., Separate cream-filled cookies; remove and discard cream filling. For wings, cut six cookies in half. Rewarm the chocolate mixture. Spread a small amount on each cookie half; attach to penguins with cut edge facing forward., For bases, attach penguins to remaining cookies using melted chocolate. For feet, remove white ends of remaining candy corn pieces and discard; flatten candy. Attach two candies to each cookie base. Let stand for 45 minutes or until set.

PERKY PENGUINS

Steps:

• Cut the jumbo chocolate buttons in half and place together in pairs, rounded sides touching, to make feet. Snap the walnut off the top of the walnut whip and discard. Put a little royal icing on each pair of feet and stick a walnut whip on top.
• Divide the fondant icing in three. Take one piece and roll out into a sausage that is fat in the middle and thin at both ends. Flatten the ends to make flippers. Place the sausage on top of the walnut whip and shape the fat middle section into a head. Leave the flippers to hang free at the sides.
• To decorate, put the remaining royal icing into a piping or plastic bag and snip a tiny bit off the end. Pipe a circle on the front of each penguin. Pipe two dots for eyes. Pipe a circle on top of each head and stick on a fruit pastille. Pipe a blob on top for a bobble.
• Carefully cut three triangular pieces from the orange fruit pastille and stick on the face. Using the black writing icing pipe black dots in the centre of each eye. Leave to set.

PERKY OLIVE PENGUINS

Steps:

• Cut a slit from the top to the bottom of 12 jumbo olives; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the next six ingredients; mix well.
• Fill a small heavy-duty plastic bag with cream cheese mixture.
• Cut a small hole in the corner of the plastic bag; carefully pipe mixture into jumbo olives.
• Set aside.
• Cut a small triangle out of each carrot slice; press triangles into small olives for a beak.
• On each notched carrot slice, position a jumbo olive so the white chest is lined up with the notch for the feet.
• Place the small olive, hole side down, over the jumbo olive so the beak, chest and feet are aligned.
• Carefully insert a toothpick through the top of the head into the body and carrot base.
• Wrap a pimento around the neck for a scarf.