Cookie Monster Cupcakes

Name: Cookie Monster Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1/3 cups Butter; 1 cup White Sugar; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1 whole Egg; 3 Tablespoons Canola Oil; 2 cups Flour; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 2-1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 3/4 cups Whole Milk; 1 cup Mini Chocolate Chips; 1/2 cups Oreos (crushed); FOR THE FROSTING:; 1 cup Unsalted Butter; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 2-1/2 cups Powder Sugar; 3 Tablespoons Heavy Cream; 3 drops Royal Blue Gel Food Dye; 24 whole Edible Eyes; 6 Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

19 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1/3 cups Butter
1 cup White Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 whole Egg
3 Tablespoons Canola Oil
2 cups Flour
1/2 teaspoons Salt
2-1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
3/4 cups Whole Milk
1 cup Mini Chocolate Chips
1/2 cups Oreos (crushed)
FOR THE FROSTING:
1 cup Unsalted Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2-1/2 cups Powder Sugar
3 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
3 drops Royal Blue Gel Food Dye
24 whole Edible Eyes
6 Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
2

In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add egg and oil.
3

In a large bowl, whisk flour, salt and baking powder. Gradually add flour mixture and milk until just combined. Do not over-mix. Fold in chocolate chips and crushed Oreos.
4

Fill cupcake liners about 3/4 full. Bake for 21-23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
5

For the frosting:
6

In a large bowl, cream butter and vanilla. Add powdered sugar a little at a time. Add heavy cream as needed until you reach your desired consistency. Add a few drops of blue food coloring until it reaches desired shade of blue.
7

Pipe or spread onto cooled cupcakes. Add 2 edible eyes and a chocolate chip cookie for decoration.