I had a package of Oreo cookies that I have been waiting to use for a while now. I think since February. I know. I know. Unheard of. But, I was planning on using them for a Valentine’s treat, and for whatever reason… I can’t remember now… I didn’t. And on top of that, I’m not much of a snacker, so they’ve just been sitting on my counter as a constant reminder that I need to make something with them.
So this weekend I decided a good way to get rid of them all would be to make Cookies and Cream Cupcakes with cookies in and on top of the cupcakes.
So I got busy baking.
First the flour.
Then the sugar.
And cocoa.
Soda, salt and powder.
A quick whisk together. Fluffy and pretty.
Forgive me for all the close-up photos, but I just think the ingredients look so luxurious.
Next, add the milk, eggs, oil and vanilla and mix all together before adding the hot water.
You can fill the cupcakes with cookies two different ways.
With broken cookie pieces or with one whole cookie.
Then add the batter and bake.
Oooh. I like the look of these.
Yes, yes I do.
All they need is a little frosting.
Or a lot.
I usually make frosting with butter and powdered sugar, but for these, I tried it with shortening instead of the butter. I wanted to make sure the frosting came out white instead of off white. It looks prettier against the cookies and shows off the crumbs that are mixed with it. But I still like regular buttercream best.
Top each cupcake off with a whole cookie.
You can also apply the frosting in a mounded shape and dunk them in a bowl of cookie crumbs to coat. These cupcakes have the whole Oreos inside.
Just place a cookie in the bottom of each baking cup. The batter I used was very liquid. I thought they would stay on the bottom of the baking cup, but they actually rose to the surface before they went in the oven.
And I liked how they looked when they baked that way.
Now I just need some milk. Yum!
Note: If you choose to pile the frosting on high like I've shown here, you should double this recipe to make sure you have enough.
Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
Frosting
Instructions
Add vanilla and mix until combined. Add the powdered sugar in three additions, scraping down the sides after each addition. Add a Tablespoon of milk at a time and mix together until you achieve the consistency you like.Notes
Enjoy!
Why there’s no butter?
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Thanks a lot ,i’ll Make it
So delicious
is the recipe for mini cupcakes are regular sized?
Hi Bakerella,
Thanks for this amazing recipe!! I made these yesterday and they were soo good….the chocolate cake recipe is divine on it’s own too!! I used butter instead of shortening for the icing (I wasn’t sure where to get shortening) but it was perfect with the butter. Recipe made me about 14 cupcakes!!
I took some photos below if anyone wants to see the results:
http://www.poptherapy.com.au/food/cookies-and-cream-cupcakes/
Thanks again,
Jem
did it make mini or regular sized cupcakes
I love how the recipe for the cupcake portion doesn’t require eggs or butter!
I tried this recipe during a snow day and it was amazing!! I followed the recipe exactly, except I stuck to regular buttercream instead of using the shortening, and it didn’t make much of a difference besides the slightly darker color. The Oreos in my cupcakes didn’t go to the top despite the very liquidy batter, and it was great for aesthetic purposes. I gave these to my friends and family and they loved them!! Absolutely would recommend to anyone who wants a great Oreo cupcake recipe.
Do you have to use shortening, or can you replace it with butter? I’m trying this recipe out and I just wanted to know :)
Your photos are amazing!
Check out my cookies and cream cupcakes on my blog if you have a chance. :)
Sydney Sun
For the Love of Baking
http://www.forloveofbaking.com
Hello :) I have made these a few times and I have to say they are amazing!!! I was just wondering though, for my brother’s birthday I thought about making these but as a cake instead of cupcakes. Do you know if I’d need to make many adjustments to do this?
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Is it possible to change the shortening to butter instead?
How long should I bake this for if make it into a 9″ cake?
Oh goodness. Oh my. I sohave to add these to my to bake list!!! Thx for the inspiratin as always!!
I made these today for my cooking audition in school but I used a whipped cream frosting and they were amazing! Thanks! :D
These look so good! I’m doing this for a school project and They are so GOOD!
These look really good…oreo is one of my favourite biscuits and i love doing the oreo cheesecake so im gonna try these cupcakes to see how i get on :) i might even do a peanut butter icing….oreos and peanut butter is lush!
You are amazing! I don’t know where you have all the time to bake ;)
Now this I’ll try. This looks delicious!
So I know this is a very late comment, but I made these a few times and they were a hit. I had taste testers all around me. They said it was great. Thank you for this recipe. By the way have your tried to add mint flavoring to the batter?? I did and it was amazing. It was recommended from a friend and it was a hit. Thabk you again for all your creative ideas.
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Could you make this recipe as a cake too?
These are baking in my oven right now! They smell delicious! However, the recipe says it makes 12 so I doubled it and have enough for at least another 24! I guess the original recipe is meant to yeild at least 24?
These look great!! Such a great idea!!! I guess I have to try these out tonight!!!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 cup to gram please
those look good, but i would leave out the shortnening, because it makes you fat.
what is shortening?
I tried these for a school potluck and they were a hit! I’m definitely making these again.
So I made these cupcakes and I’m a little mad I followed your recipe exactly and the cupcakes didn’t cook at the bottom they were very gooey and didn’t have much of a taste is there something else you did and didn’t post? Other then that the frosting came out great I surprisingly like it we decided to make cupcakes from store boxed mix .
Made these for my co-workers. Instant hit! A note on the frosting: the shortening-powdered sugar mix is used because it is what the filling on an Oreo is. Brings the whole thing together. Butter, cream cheese, or any other substitute adds additional flavors; it is no longer a true Cookies and Cream!
Oreos + Chocolate Cupcakes = HEAVEN
This is the first recipe I tried to make and it was a SUCCESS! I’m sad I couldn’t make the frosting due to lack of electronic equipment, so I used Betty Crocker cream cheese frosting (it still tasted good lol).
I can’t wait to try out the rest of your awesome creations! Thanks for the inspiration xD
Hello
Hi thanx for the recipe i just found ur blog and tried these it was delicious. I also tried different variations like i used coffee instead of water and i also grind up some cookies to dust and spinkled some onto the frosting. WOW Talk about an added bonus!! Thanx Again xoxo
I have a cupcake blog called My Year of Cupcakes. I featured your Cookies and Cream Cupcakes recipe on day 83. Here’s the link if you wanna take a look: http://myyearofcupcakes.com/2013/10/22/day-83-cookies-cream-cupcakes/
Thanks for the fun recipe!
I made these and they did not turn out… the flavors conflicted! 3 things I recommend for next time: MAKE SURE you use Crisco vegetable oil and nothing else; do not follow the tooth pick rule in deciding how done the cupcakes are; and lastly don’t use shortening! it tastes like plastic! Use butter! Ill try them next time and hopefully get better results! @Bakerella can you tell me what you think of my suggestions? I trust your opinion :)
(btw im only 14… so im kind of new at this…)
they look awesome I must try these love Oreos and cant wait to try
looks delicious
I made these at work, and WOW they are a hit!!! The first plateful gone before 9am – and that’s for a dessert! What a delicious recipe, thank you!
I made these – and they were really good!
They did take a while to make, though, and my icing piper got all clogged up with the Oreo cookie crumbs, but otherwise they were a success! Great!
Erm can I still use butter for the frosting?( ? _ ? )
I’m going to try these with mint oreos
@Anonymous It is crisco!
entering a cupcake contest tomorrow with these. They better be winners, Bakerella! :D
Hi what is shortening
WOW !!! I just tried them out and the combination of Oreos and cream is amazing. Drool worthy.
I will be making these this weekend with my daughter.
Baking is recently my favorite thing to do. Thanks for the info, I’ll this one in my kitchen. Keep it up.
Can i omit cocoa powder? If so , what changes do i need to make?? Do i still need to add hot water?
I just tried this recipe and let me tell you it is amazing! Thank you so so so much for sharing this with us :) Absolutely delicious!!
These cupcakes are awesome. used this recipe but i did a cream cheese frosting, they were quite decidant. :)
I made your Oreo cookies and cream for a family friend’s 90th birthday party, (I was the youngest one there by more than 30 years). Everyone at the party loved them! I can’t wait to try out some of your other recipes! I loved the texture of the cupcake and the buttercream was so yummy! Thanks, Kate
wowowowowoowow! i’m going to make these for my dad’s birthday next week. I LOVE THEM. it’s a request, but can you make madeleines? like a recipe.
Would it be ok to substitute the shortening for something else?
Oh my- if I don’t make these right now I will go crazy!
I just tried baking it. Took me about 2.5 hours in total from the start to cleaning up everything and the product. Glad it turned out great for me, since I realised only when I put it into the oven that I’d forgotten to add the milk. No wonder it was a tad thick when I loaded the batter into the cupcake liners. Still, the taste and everything was great! Wasn’t too sweet. Will remember the milk and see if it turns out even better than the milk-less version next time.
Thanks for the great recipe! :D
I made these on saturday and they were fab. But when we went to eat the leftover ones on sunday, the oreos had gone soft :-( I was really disappointed as I wanted to make this a flavour to sell to my customers but I usually have to bake a day in advance for my orders. People won’t want a soggy cookie in their cake :-( I don’t know how to keep them crunchy… any ideas??
can i using microwave? to bake them?
can we make those without the oreo in the batter??
can we make those without the oreo??
I just made these, but my oreos rose to the top… what did I do wrong? :(
Do you need the milk in these or can you just add more water? We have a dairy intolerance in our family, but would still love to make these… They look so delicious!
This looks so good I cant wait to try them YUMMY
They look so yummy must try this out http://cakegaloreblog.blogspot.co.uk/
Im trying to make this cupcakes but I dont know what shortening is, can you help me Im from venezuela I want to do this recipe
May I know what type of milk did you use?
Do you use vanilla extract?
i like the flavor of oroe because that so yummmmmmmmmmy………………………
i like the the oroes looks like yummmy……………………….
i like the oreos that so yummmmmmmmmmmy i will try to do the cupcake and i will try to eat that………………………….
Extra batter leftover? Why would you have extra batter? Just make more cupcakes with it! I got six extra cupcakes from the batter that was ‘leftover’. These were awesome BTW.. I will make these again for sure. The cake was super moist and the buttercream was perfect with these.
These are soo delicious, my friend made them for a party and I fell in love!! <3
Hi I am from Australia and we don’t have shortening, we have copha, so can we use that to substitute for it?
Hi! I’m from Argentina and we don’t have shortening here, can you tell me a substitute? Thanks!!
Wow what tip did you use for your piping?
What tip did you use for the frosting? Looks amazing!
WOW!!! Love, love, love the assembly variety! I’m gonna attempt a vegan version. I wonder how it will work out? Will keep you posted!
wooww….
its so sweet…..
ant they look grest…..
can u tell me tat how to make sweet chocolate frosting for cakes…..??
I LOVE this recipe!! The only thing I changed was.. instead of regular Oreos, I used mint oreos with a peppermint frosting. YUM. :D
I made this recipe with white whole wheat flour (www) because that was what I had at home and baked 1 whole Oreo inside. I substituted the www 1:1 for the a.p. flour. One batch made 21 cupcakes, not 12. They were definitely dense yet enjoyed by everyone. I cheated and used store bought cream cheese icing, but no one cared because the baked Oreo inside and the Oreo on top were the focus. if anyone has used less www successfully I would love to know.