Reindeer Cupcakes

Cupcakes

1. For the cupcakes follow the instructrions on the packaged mix. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with cupcake liners so that there will be 24 total cupcakes.
2. Add all the ingredients recomended on the box mix to mixing bowl and mix until combined. Fold in the semisweet chocoalte chips.
3. Add the cake mix to the muffin tins by adding about two tablespoons or filling them about 2/3 full.
4. Place the cupcakes into the preheated oven and bake for 14 to 19 minutes. The cupcakes are done when a toothpick placed inside the cupcakes comes out clean.

Reindeer Decorations

1. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside to use later.
2. In a medium microwave safe bowl melt the black candy melts.
3. Pour the melted chocolate into a piping bag and use a Wilton number four tip.
4. Pipe different shapes onto one of the parchment lined baking sheet prepared earlier. These are the antlers so they can be whatever shape you want them to be. Try to keep the antler shapes to one and a half inches
5. In a double boiler melt the dark chocoalte wafers. 
6. After the chocolate is melted Dip one of the nutter butter cookies into the chocoalte making sure it is evenly coated. Place the cookie onto the baking sheet after it is covered in chocolate.
7. To decorate these cute reindeer cookies, use two sugar pearls on the top of the cookie for eyes. Then add an M&M either red or brown for the nose of the reindeer. Add the antlers you piped earlier by gently removing them from the baking sheet and place them on the cookie just a little higher than the eyes. 
8. Place the cookies into the fridge for about ten minutes or until the chocolate has set.

Frosting

1. To make the frosting add butter to a large bowl if using a hand mixer, or you can use a stand mixer. Then slowly add the powdered sugar to the butter as you continue to mix the butter and sugar together on low speed. Then add in the cocoa powder and mix again. Mix in the peanut butter unti lmixed in completely. Finally mix in the vanilla and one tablespoon of heavy cream. Mix all ingredients together on high until the frosting reaches a consistency you like. 
2. Frost the cupcakes (once they are cooled) using a spatula or you can use a piping bag to pipe on the frosting. Top the cookies withyour favorite holiday sprinkles and then top each one with a nutter butter reindeer.