This is a fun and easy recipe to use with your students and family. After completing a research project on Penguins and reading the classic, Mr. Poppers Penguins by Florence and Richard Atwater, we created chocolate covered penguins using Oreos and Nutter Butter cookies.
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Ingredients
- 1 package Nutter Butter Double Nutty Cookies
- 1 package Oreo cookies
- 12 oz. package dark chocolate candy wafers
- 6 oz. milk chocolate candy wafers
- 12 oz. package white chocolate candy wafers
- 1 container small candy eyes
- 1 bag mini M & M's
- 1 bag regular M & M's
- 10 orange flavored Tootsie Rolls
Instructions
- Line tray or table with waxed paper.
- Melt dark chocolate wafers adding a desired amount of milk chocolate wafers. Heat in microwave stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
- Place one cookie at a time into the melted chocolate, use two forks or spoons to remove cookie, letting excess chocolate drip back into bowl.
- Place on waxed paper.
- Add two eyes, orange M & M's for beak and feet, and white chocolate candy wafer for the penguin's belly.
- Sliced orange Tootsie Rolls can also be used for penguin's feet or beak.
- Let chocolate covered penguin harden, chocolate will no longer be shiny when hardened.
Oh my gosh! These ae so cute! The kids must have loved this.
It was so much fun!