Purple Monster CHIPS AHOY! Cupcakes

Prep time20 min

Total time2hr 21min

ServingsMakes 24 servings, 1 cupcake (70 g) 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 pan cups. Add 1 drop EACH blue and red food colouring 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 centres comes out clean. Cool cupcakes 5 min. Remove from pans 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. Decorate with reserved cookie halves and candy eyes.
Refrigerate 1 hour.

Variation
Omit the food colourings used to tint the frosting. Pipe untinted frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle with purple coloured sugar or purple sprinkles before decorating 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 colouring, and 2 pkg. (25 g each) candy eyeballs to prepare and decorate the 24 cupcakes.

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Nutrition Information Nutrition Per Serving
Calories	260
	% Daily Value*
Fat 12g
Saturated 2.5g
Cholesterol 25mg
Sodium 210mg
Carbohydrate 37g
Dietary fiber 1g
Sugars 27g
Protein 2g
Calcium	3 %DV
Iron	6 %DV
Potassium	1 %DV