The BEST Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

I’m not even joking when I tell you these are the very best cupcakes I have ever eaten. They are so easy to make, and they seriously taste like a gourmet cupcake. You will love them; from the Oreo cookie bottom, all the way to the creamy cookie frosting. It’s impossible to stop at one…

The BEST Cookies and Cream Cupcakes Recipe

I’m not even joking when I tell you these are the very best cupcakes I have ever eaten. They are so easy to make, and they seriously taste like a gourmet cupcake. 

ServingServing: 24

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 15.25 ounce box devil's food cake mix
• ▢ 3 eggs
• ▢ ½ cup vegetable oil
• ▢ ⅓ cup water
• ▢ 30 oreo cookies
• ▢ 1 cup butter
• ▢ 5 cups powdered sugar
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• ▢ 2-3 Tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line the cupcake pan with cupcake liners, and place an Oreo at the bottom of the liner.
3. In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water until well combined.
4. Pour about 1/4-1/3 cup of cake mixture over the Oreo in the cupcake liner.
5. The liner should be about 3/4 of the way full.
6. Fill all the cupcake liners.
7. Place in oven and bake for about 20-25 minutes or until you can poke with a toothpick, and there is no batter on the toothpick.
8. Take out of oven and let cool completely.
9. In a medium sized bowl, add butter (at room temperature, not softened or melted at all), powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk.
10. Mix with a hand mixer until smooth and well combined.
11. If the texture is not to your desired thickness, you can add a little more powdered sugar.
12. Crush about 6 Oreo's in a bag or food processor.
13. Add the crushed Oreo's to the vanilla frosting, and mix in with a spoon.
14. Spread or pipe onto cooled cupcakes and enjoy! 🙂

Nutrition

Calories: 362 kcal · Carbohydrates: 49 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 19 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 41 mg · Sodium: 294 mg · Potassium: 105 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 38 g · Vitamin A: 269 IU · Calcium: 37 mg · Iron: 2 mg

Cuisine: American

Course: Dessert

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