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Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

These cookies and cream cupcakes are a delicious treat to enjoy any time of year. These are topped with a tasty Oreo buttercream frosting.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Calories: 243kcal
Author: Raquel Pineira

Equipment

  • cupcake liners
  • cupcake pan
  • Stand or hand mixer

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients

  • 1 box white or yellow cake mix
  • ¾ cup water
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large egg whites not pictured in ingredients photo
  • ⅓ cup whole milk
  • 1 4.2 ounce box of Oreo Cookies ‘n Cream Pudding
  • 10 chocolate sandwich cookies crushed

Oreo Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups salted butter softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons milk half and half or heavy cream
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 10 chocolate sandwich cookies crushed
  • 6 chocolate sandwich cookies cream removed and cut in half

Instructions

Cake - Cookies and Cream

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or line a standard muffin tin.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients:f cake mix, and pudding mix. Whisk in the 10 crushed chocolate cookies.
  • Add wet ingredients: water, milk, egg whites and oil. Using a hand or stand mixer, beat on medium until well incorporated.
  • Pour cake batter into the muffin tin until each is about ⅔ full. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting

  • In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream the butter and cream cheese, and beat until light and fluffy. Mix in the clear vanilla extract.
  • Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, while adding a tablespoon of the milk, half and half or cream in between each cup. Continue to mix for 1 minute or until creamy.
  • Mix in the crushed Oreo cookie pieces. Prepare piping bag and fill bag with frosting.

Frosting the Cupcakes

  • Frost the cupcakes. You can use a decorating tip or an offset spatula.
  • Top with a chocolate cookie half or crushed cookies,
  • Makes 24 cupcakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 368IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 2mg