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Cooking with Kids: Elephant Biscuits Recipe

Jamerrill Stewart
Try this fun biscuit recipe with your children for an enjoyable and delicious breakfast!
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 16.3 ounce cans southern buttermilk homestyle biscuits
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 TBSP cinnamon
  • 32 chocolate chip morsels or raisins

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • For each elephant, you will need 2 biscuits. Leave one biscuit intact. For the other biscuit, cut into 3 equal pieces. 
  • Press the outer pieces of the cut biscuit against the biscuit that was left intact, with one on each side to be the ears.
  •  Use a toothpick to attach the remaining strip of the cut biscuit to the intact biscuit as the elephant trunk. Give the trunk a slight twist.
  • Mix together the cinnamon and the sugar. Sprinkle evenly over the biscuits.
  •  Place 2 chocolate chips on the intact biscuit as the eyes.
  • Bake for 12 to 16 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Remove toothpicks prior to serving.

Notes

My family friendly freezer biscuits can be used for this as well.  Thaw before starting