Stir the cocoa powder into the vanilla frosting to make a light brown frosting.
Use the table knife to frost the top of each muffin.
• Press 2 malt balls into the frosting on each muffin to make ears for a ground hog.
Press a chocolate Kiss into the center of the muffin to make a nose.
Add a candy eye below each malt ball and above the nose.
Spread a little frosting on one edge of each of 6 mini Oreos, then press the frosted edge of one cookie into the frosting below each nose to make teeth.
Carol Eide is the mother of three young adult children. She loves making creative messes of all kinds—cooking, sewing, crafting, gardening. She has been writing, teaching, and publishing craft and activity ideas for children and adults for over 35 years.
