Purple Monster Cupcakes

Name: Purple Monster Cupcakes
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 86 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 24 CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, divided; 1 pkg. white cake mix; food colorings, divided; 1 container ready-to-spread white frosting; 48 candy button eyes

Looking for the cutest cupcakes for a birthday party? These adorable cookie eating monsters start with a boxed mix and are the most kid friendly monster ever!

Prep time:

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Total time:

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Servings:

Makes 24 servings, 1 cupcake each.

Ingredient list

24 CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, divided
1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
Blue and red food colorings, divided
1 container (16 oz.) ready-to-spread white frosting
48 candy button eyes

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Cut 12 cookies in half; reserve for later use. Coarsely chop remaining cookies.

Prepare cake batter as directed on package; spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups. Add 1 drop EACH blue and red food coloring to batter in each cup; swirl gently with knife. Top with chopped cookies; press gently into batter to secure.

Bake 18 to 21 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 5 min. Remove cupcakes from pan to wire racks; cool completely.

Spoon frosting into medium bowl. Add 24 drops red food coloring and 16 drops blue food coloring; mix well. Spoon into pastry bag fitted with star tip. Use to pipe frosting onto tops of cupcakes.

Garnish with reserved cookie halves and candy eyes. Refrigerate 1 hour.