Christmas Santa Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 12 unfrosteds cupcakes , cooled
• 1.5 cups vanilla frosting
• 0.5 cups red sprinkles
• 1 package white chocolate chips , 6 ounce
• 24 minis chocolate chips
• 12 reds candy-coated chocolate pieces , such as M&M's®
• 0.5 cups coconut flakes

Instructions

1. 1

   Frost each cupcake with a thin layer of vanilla frosting. Pour red sprinkles into a small bowl and dip the lower third of each frosted cupcake into the sugar to make Santa's hat. Create a white rim for the hat by placing about 6 white chocolate chips, flat-side up, at the edge of the red sugar section. Stick 1 white chocolate chip on the top as a pom-pom.

2. 2

   Place 2 mini chocolate chips in Santa's face for the eyes and a red candy-coated chocolate piece for the nose. Sprinkle coconut flakes over the bottom third for the beard.