Cookie Monster Cupcakes

• 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

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. 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.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/cookie-monster-cupcakes/ (may not work)