These incredible cupcakes have Oreos baked right in! Add a fluffy oreo frosting on top and these Cookies and Cream Cupcakes will have everyone asking for more.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time18 minutesmins
Total Time38 minutesmins
Course: Cupcake
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie and cream cupcake recipe, oreo cupcakes, oreo frosting
For the cupcakes, in a large mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in vanilla paste.
In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, in about 3 additions.
Fold in cookies. Fill cupcake liners about 1/2 to 3/4 full and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 15-18 minutes. Remove and cool 10 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
For frosting, beat butter, cream cheese and vanilla paste about 3 minutes until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and milk and beat 3 more minutes. Beat in finely crushed cookies.
Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcake. ENJOY!
Notes
Be sure to let the butter and cream cheese soften at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before you begin the recipe.
Don't overfill the cupcake liners! Fill each one about 1/2 and up to 3/4 full of batter.
Break the cookies into fourths for mixing into the cupcake batter and finely crush the cookies being used in the frosting.
Use a piping bag to pipe the frosting evenly onto the cupcakes. But wait until the cupcakes are completely cool to frost them or the frosting will turn into a runny mess.
Vanilla bean paste - This is a baking ingredient made by combining the finely ground seeds from a vanilla bean with vanilla extract. It gives BIG vanilla flavor to these cupcakes! You can order on Amazon or use 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and the seeds from one vanilla bean instead of the paste.
Buttermilk. It makes the cupcakes more moist than just using regular milk. Don't have any? Here’s how to make buttermilk substitute that works just as well.