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 mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Calories: 243kcal
cupcake liners
cupcake pan
Stand or hand mixer
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
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.
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