Fun sandwich cutouts shaped like horse heads, layered with cheese and turkey or cucumber, ideal for lunches.
# Components:
→ Sandwich Base
01 - 8 slices soft whole wheat or white sandwich bread
→ Filling
02 - 4 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
03 - 4 slices mild cheddar cheese
04 - 4 slices deli turkey or ham, optional (substitute with cucumber slices for vegetarian)
→ Decoration
05 - 8 small black olives (for eyes and nostrils)
06 - 1 small carrot, julienned (for mane)
07 - 2 tablespoons mayonnaise or butter, optional for spreading
# Directions:
01 - Lay out bread slices and lightly spread mayonnaise or butter if desired.
02 - Use a horse head-shaped cookie cutter to cut 8 horse head shapes from the bread slices.
03 - On one bread cutout, layer a slice of cheddar cheese and a slice of turkey, ham, or cucumber; spread cream cheese on the inside of the top cutout.
04 - Place the top bread cutout over the filling to assemble the sandwiches.
05 - Adhere small pieces of black olive for eyes and nostrils onto each sandwich using cream cheese as glue if needed.
06 - Arrange julienned carrot strips along the neck or head to represent a mane.
07 - Carefully pack the sandwiches into lunchboxes to maintain shape.
