These have to be some of the cutest cupcakes ever made! Who could resist a Cookie Monster cupcake?! They are so easy too!

Our first cupcake recipe (Alton Brown's Chocolate Chiffon cupcake) didn't work out, since I'm apparently no good at converting from ounces- oops. The texture was neat though, I plan to try again!



Since those didn't work, we went with these Peanut Butter Cupcakes (omitting the glaze, of course). We also dyed them blue! We baked them for 20 min. instead of the recommended time, and they came out PERFECT!


Then we made the frosting, using the classic Wilton Buttercream recipe! The bright food coloring worked better than the classic colors, but we still had to use A LOT to get that color. Next time I want to try one of the color pastes.


Then, it's as simple as cutting slits in the edge of the cupcakes (leave about a 1/4" layer for the top, and cut the slit about halfway into and halfway across the cupcake), cutting Chips Ahoy cookies in half, and inserting them into the cupcakes.


Then you ice them using a star tip (I used an 18) and pastry bag. The eyes are made with white chocolate candy melts and chocolate chips glued onto the flat side of the melt with a little icing. Stick them on your cookie monster, and you're finished!