Purple Monster Cupcakes

Prep time25 min

Total time1hr 26min

ServingsMakes 24 servings, 1 cupcake each.

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.

Variation
Omit the food colorings used to tint the frosting. Pipe untinted frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle with purple colored sugar or purple sprinkles, then decorate with the cookie halves and candy eyes.
Substitute
Line the muffin pans with foil liners instead of the paper liners.
Food Facts
You will need about 1/2 tsp. EACH red and blue food coloring, and 2 pkg. (1 oz. each) candy button eyes to prepare and decorate the 24 cupcakes.

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Nutrition Information Nutrition Per Serving
Calories	240
	% Daily Value*
Total fat 9g
Saturated fat 2g
Trans fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 200mg
Carbohydrate 37g
Dietary fiber 0g
Total sugars 26g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A	0 %DV
Vitamin C	0 %DV
Calcium	4 %DV
Iron	4 %DV

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