Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

Finally, a home-made vanilla cupcake that is moist and tasty. The cookie chunks in both the cake and frosting are so yummy and I think the frosting actually tastes like cookies and cream ice cream.

Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

Ingredients:

24 Oreo halves, with cream filling attached
2¼ C all-purpose flour
1 t baking powder
½ t salt
8 T unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 2/3 cup sugar
3 large egg whites, at room temperature
2 t vanilla extract
½ C milk

½ C vegetable oil
20 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped (I quarter them)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350˚ F.  Line the wells of two cupcake pans with 24 paper liners.  Place an Oreo halve in the bottom of each liner, cream side up.  In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir together with a fork to blend and set aside.  In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar and beat together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.  Blend in the egg whites one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Blend in the vanilla extract.  With the mixer on low speed, beat in half of the dry ingredients just until incorporated.  Add the milk and oil and beat just until combined, then beat in the remaining dry ingredients.  Gently fold in the chopped Oreos with a rubber spatula until evenly incorporated, being careful not to over-mix.

Evenly divide the batter between the prepared cupcake liners.  Bake for 18-20 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Allow to cool in the pans 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes 2 dozen cupcakes.

Cookies and Cream Frosting

Ingredients:

2 sticks butter, softened

1 1/2 – 2 lbs powdered sugar

1 t vanilla

1-2 T milk

10 Oreo cookies

Ingredients:

Mix butter and powdered sugar together, adding sugar gradually to the mix. Add vanilla. Mix in milk, adding more if needed. Continue to add milk and sugar until it reaches the desired consistency. Crush Oreos and fold them into the frosting.

Source: Cupcakes were adapted from Annie’s Eats & Frosting was from How Sweet it Is