[header] How to make cookie monster cupcakes [title] Make the cupcakes. [step] Use your favorite cupcake recipe and bake as many as you'd like to decorate as cookie monster. You could make vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, or a combination of these. 
Ensure that you let your cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack before frosting or decorating them. [substeps] If you frost cupcakes while they're still warm, the cupcakes will absorb the frosting or it may just slide right off.