Halloween treats: Cookie bat cupcake

Give your cupcakes a spooky decor twist with this cookie bat cupcake idea from Today's Parent!

Give your cupcakes a spooky decor twist with this cookie bat cupcake idea from Today’s Parent! You can make your own cupcakes or even use store-bought ones for this fun craft with the kids.

Ingredients and tools for decorating your cupcake:

One Oreo cookie

Two Mini Oreo cookies

Knife

One white chocolate chip

Two brown M&M Minis candies

Icing

Step 1:

Separate all the cookies into biscuit and cream halves. Cut the large biscuit in half for the wings. Cut the small biscuit in half for the ears. Cut chocolate chip in half for the fangs.

Step 2:

Press the candies onto the small cream halves as eyes. Press the ears onto the cream side of the large biscuit.

Step 3:

Flip the large biscuit over and attach the eyes and fangs with icing. Place bat on a frosted cupcake; prop up the bat’s body from behind with remaining mini cookies. Add wings beside the body.

Want to see the step-by-step process? Check out this slideshow from Today’s Parent!

Courtesy Today’s Parent, www.todayparent.com