Oreo Cupcakes

Name: Oreo Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, softened; 1-3/4 cups sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1-1/4 cups 2% milk; 20 Oreo cookies, coarsely crushed (2 cups); FROSTING:; 1 cup butter, softened; 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons 2% milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups finely crushed Oreo cookie crumbs; Optional: Additional crushed Oreo cookies and mini Oreo cookies

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield 2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

A tasty tribute to Oreo cookies, these Oreo cupcakes are made from scratch. But if you want to start with a boxed vanilla cake mix, you'll get to the gooey cupcake goodness that much more quickly!

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1-3/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups 2% milk
20 Oreo cookies, coarsely crushed (2 cups)
FROSTING:
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups finely crushed Oreo cookie crumbs
Optional: Additional crushed Oreo cookies and mini Oreo cookies

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in crushed cookies.
Fill prepared cups three-fourths full. Bake 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
In a large bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Fold in cookie crumbs. Pipe or spread frosting over cupcakes. If desired, sprinkle with additional cookie crumbs and garnish with mini Oreo cookies.

Nutrition Facts

1 cupcake: 411 calories, 19g fat (10g saturated fat), 51mg cholesterol, 346mg sodium, 58g carbohydrate (40g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

Kids and adults alike will find these Oreo cupcakes irresistible. If you want to pipe the frosting, be sure to thoroughly crush the cookies. —Taste Recipes Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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