Cookie Monster Cupcakes

ME WANT COOKIES…Cookie Monster Cupcakes, that is! These monstrously adorable cupcakes are decorated to look just like Cookie Monster, complete with bright blue fur, big candy eyes, and even a chocolate chip cookie! Packed with tons of chocolate chip cookie-inspired flavors and textures, these cute cupcakes can satisfy even the most monstrous cravings.

Cookie Monster Cupcakes are Easy and Fun

If you have always secretly wanted to make a Muppet-themed dessert–and honestly, who among us has not?–this Cookie Monster Cupcake tutorial is perfect for you! (Other reasons you are here may include: you have a fondness for bright blue frosting, you are irresistibly drawn to googly candy eyes, or you have a cookie and/or monster themed birthday party coming up soon!)

These Cookie Monster cupcakes are good for both beginners and young bakers. They only require a few decorating steps, and the fuzzy, chaotic nature of Cookie Monster’s appearance basically means they’re impossible to mess up. Plus, our step-by-step video and photo tutorial will show you exactly how it’s done.

Table of Contents

• Cookie Monster Cupcakes are Easy and Fun
• 🧾 What You’ll Need
• Cookie Monster Cupcakes Recipe
• 📸 Photo Tutorial: How to Make Cookie Monster Cupcakes
• 💭 Variations
• 💡Tips & FAQs

Ingredients

These Cookie Monster cupcakes are made from chocolate chip cupcakes stuffed with cookie dough filling, and are adorned with blue butter cream fur, candy eyes, and mini chocolate chip cookies stuffed in their mouths! You might need to pick up a few special ingredients and tools to make them, so here’s a few things to keep in mind as you put together your shopping list. (Links are affiliate links and I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases.)

• Cupcakes: To keep things simple, you can use any boxed or homemade recipe you like! I like to add a handful of chocolate chips to the cupcakes, to reinforce the chocolate chip cookie theme. Whatever cupcakes you use, be sure they’re baked, cooled, and ready to be filled and decorated.
• Blue Buttercream Frosting: A simple American buttercream mixture of unsalted butter, powdered sugar, milk, salt, vanilla, and blue food coloring–the full recipe can be found in the recipe card below.
• Americolor Royal Blue Gel Color: It can be tricky to dye your frosting a bright and vibrant shade of blue. I find that Americolor Royal Blue Gel Color will get you a deep color without any weird aftertaste.
• Cookie Dough Filling: A big spoonful of cookie dough filling is hidden in the center of every cupcake! This is optional, so feel free to skip it if you’d like, but we love how it adds both delicious flavor and a fun element of surprise
• Decorations: Candy eyes and mini chocolate chip cookies are must-haves to complete the total Cookie Monster look!

Equipment

The magic of these cupcakes is all in the decorations, so be sure to have these piping tools on hand before you begin. (Links are affiliate links and I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases.)

• Piping Bags: Wilton 12″ disposable piping bags are, in my opinion, the easiest to work with. Plus, they make clean-up a breeze!
• Wilton #233 Piping Tip:This “grass” piping tip is perfect for creating the lovable, fuzzy look of Cookie Monster’s fur.

Once you have all your ingredients prepped and ready to go, these absolutely adorable Cookie Monster cupcakes come together in just a few minutes! For full recipe instructions, check out the recipe card above.

To Make the Blue Frosting:

• Beat butter: Begin by beating 8 oz room temperature butter in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat it for 2-3 minutes, until lighter in color and fluffy.
• Add powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and milk: Add 12 oz (3 cups) powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp salt, and 2 tsp milk and mix until combined.

• Mix until creamy: Turn mixer to medium speed and mix additional minute until frosting is smooth and creamy.
• Slowly add food coloring: Start adding the food coloring 1-2 teaspoons at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Continue to add food coloring until the frosting reaches the perfect shade of Cookie Monster blue.
• Cover: Cover with plastic wrap and set aside while making the filling. Or, proceed to decorating the cupcakes.

• Cut hole in top of cupcake: Use a sharp knife to cut a cone shape out of the top of each cupcake. Trim the cone by cutting off the tip so that it looks like a small round disc.
• Stuff with filling: Fill the center of each cupcake with a generous amount of cookie dough filling.
• Cover the filling with cake disc: Place the trimmed cake cone back onto the top of each cupcake to cover the filling.

To Decorate the Cookie Monster Cupcakes:

• Prepare piping bag and tip: Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a grass piping tip. I used Wilton Tip #233.
• Pipe frosting fur: Use the grass piping tip to pipe long strands of frosting “fur” onto the top of each cupcake.

• Place candy eyes on top: Add two candy eyes to each cupcake.
• Press cookie over mouth: Finally, press a mini chocolate chip cookie into the frosting so that it looks like it’s sticking out of Cookie Monster’s mouth.
• Serve and enjoy!

💡Tips & FAQs

• The cookie dough filling is optional, but it’s so delicious and easy to make that I recommend including it if possible!
• Short on time? Try mixing a boxed cake mix with some chocolate chips to create your chocolate chip cupcakes.
• Get the kids involved! The decorations on these cupcakes are so simple, that even your littlest ones can have a fun time helping you out!
• The frosting color will deepen over time. If possible, make the blue buttercream a day ahead and store in the fridge. Don’t forget to give it a good fluff before using it!