Alligator Cupcakes with Nutter Butter Cookies: A Recipe Kids Will Love

Do your kids love alligators? Mine sure do! In this blog post, I’m sharing a fun and easy recipe for alligator cupcakes that your kids are sure to love. These alligator cupcakes made with Nutter Butter cookies are perfect for birthday parties, classroom snacks, or just a fun afternoon activity. Let’s get started!

Your kids will love these alligator cupcakes! These fun cupcakes are perfect for a birthday party or just a fun family get-together. They’re easy to make and everyone will love them.

Serve up some fun at your next party with these delicious alligator cupcakes!

Alligator Cupcakes with Nutter Butter Cookies

These alligator (or crocodile) cupcakes are perfect for:

• safari themed parties
• rainforest theme
• homeschool unit study
• classroom party
• boys birthday parties
• letter A snack ideas
• preschoolers
• Florida Gator football game parties

These alligator cupcakes are so much fun to make and your kids and family will absolutely love them. Plus, they are actually pretty easy to make.

Tools Needed

• mixing bowls
• fork or candy coating tools
• cupcake liners
• candy eyes
• piping bags with large cut tip
• piping bags with small cut tip

Ingredients Needed

• 1 box yellow cake mix + additional ingredients per instructions OR your favorite recipe 
• Nutter Butter cookies, 1 per cupcake 
• Blue buttercream frosting in a piping bag with a large cut tip 
• Green & white buttercream frosting in a piping bag with a small cut tip 
• 1 lb white chocolate 
• Green oil-based food coloring 
• Sugar decorating eyes, 2 per cupcake  
• Black sugar sprinkles 

How to Make Alligator Cupcakes

Step 1: Bake cupcakes per recipe and cool completely.

Step 2: Melt white chocolate, stirring until smooth.

Step 3: Add green oil based food coloring  until desired shade is reached and stir until fully combined.

Step 4: Dip cookies in chocolate covering completely, shake off excess chocolate, and place on a wax paper lined tray.

Step 5: Allow to set in refrigerator. 

Step 6: Use the blue frosting to pipe a smooth, flat swirl on each cupcake.

Step 7: Use the green frosting to attach 2 eyes on one end of the cookie as shown.

Step 8: Next add detail spots and a bump on the opposite end of the cookie. 

Step 9: Add white teeth around the edges of the cookie.

Step 10: If desired use black sugar sprinkles to add depth.

Step 10: Place finished cookie on top of a cupcake and enjoy!

Other Alligator Ideas You’ll Love

• How to Make Alligator Cupcakes Your Kids Will Love!
• 5 Fun and Easy Alligator Craft Ideas to Use With Your Preschooler
• A is for Alligator: Handwriting Practice Worksheet

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