Cookies and Cream Cupcakes Recipe
This cookies and cream recipe uses a basic box cake mix and mini Oreos for a delicious easy dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3.4 ounce package of vanilla pudding
- 8 ounce bag of mini oreos
Frosting
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 1/3 cup crushed oreo cookies
Instructions
- Pick out 24 nice cookies and set aside for garnish
- Crush the remaining cookies in a plastic baggie.
- Combine box cake mix, water, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla pudding mix in a large mixing bowl.
- Blend in 2/3 cup of the crushed cookie pieces.
- Scoop the cake batter into lined cupcake trays about 1/2 full.
- Bake for 20 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
- Check to see if they are done by inserting a toothpick in the center of a cupcake and seeing if it comes out clean.
- Remove and allow to cool for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile beat powdered sugar, butter, milk, and 1/3 cup of cookie pieces together in a mixing bowl.
- Add more milk if needed.
- Spread frosting on top of cooled cupcakes with an offset spatula or a piping bag and piping tip.
- Garnish with one cookie on top of each cupcake.
Notes
Leftovers can be kept at room temperature in an airtight container for a couple of days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 229mgPotassium: 24mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 270IUCalcium: 54mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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