One of my daughter's friends has gotten to be quite the cupcake-boss. My daughter and her friends had a small post-finals party, and this was dessert. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and of course, Rudolph.

Homemade chocolate cupcakes. Chocolate buttercream frosting. Mini York peppermint patties for the eyes, mini-Nilla wafers for the mouth, M-and-Ms for the nose, Tootsie rolls for the ears and pretzel halves for antlers. Fast, oh-so-cute, and perfect for Christmas!