Oreo Stuffed Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting | Easy Dessert Recipe

These are so fun to make (especially with the kids) and if you use a boxed cake mix, can be such an easy dessert recipe.  Make these for a birthday party, a party at your kids school or even just a surprise treat for the kids when they get home from school!

Now, of course, I could make the chocolate cupcake batter from scratch, but why do that?  I know that there are some people who might yell about GMOs and additives, but until I find a homemade cupcake recipe that turns out as light and fluffy as the ones that I get from the boxed mixes, I am comfortable sticking with the boxed mixes.  Of course - if anyone has a recipe for cupcake batter that turns out as good as the mixes - feel free to let me know.

Where I won't compromise is with the icing/frosting.  The stuff that comes in a can literally makes me gag, but I grew up with homemade frosting for everything, so I may be a little spoiled.  If you don't mind the taste of canned frosting, you can make this even more of an easy dessert recipe by simply mixing crushed Oreos with a can of vanilla frosting.

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To make them, you will need:

For the Cupcakes:

• 1 Devils Food Cake + ingredients to make according to cupcake directions
• 24 Oreo Cookies (or similar chocolate sandwich cookies)

For the Icing:

• 1/2 cup butter (I use salted and unsalted with no change in taste)
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 - 6 Tbsp milk
• 8 Oreo Cookies (or similar chocolate sandwich cookies), finely crushed
• 24 mini Oreos (optional)

See the full directions below:

Oreo Stuffed Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting | Easy Dessert Recipe

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 22 minutes minutes

Total Time: 37 minutes minutes

Ingredients 

For the Cupcakes:

• 1 Devils Food Cake + ingredients to make according to cupcake directions
• 24 Oreo Cookies or similar chocolate sandwich cookies

For the Icing:

• 1/2 cup butter I use salted and unsalted with no change in taste
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 - 6 Tbsp milk
• 8 Oreo Cookies or similar chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed
• 24 mini Oreos optional

Instructions

For the cupcakes

• Preheat oven to 350. Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners
• Prepare cake mix according to the directions on the box
• Place just enough batter in each well of the cupcake pan to cover the bottom of the liner.
  
• Top/center an Oreo on top of the batter. Cover the Oreo with more batter until cupcake wells are 3/4 full.
• Bake according to directions on the package (typically about 22 minutes)
• Remove from oven and cool completely.

To make the icing:

• In a mixer with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and shortening until blended.
• Add vanilla and beat until blended
• Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time and scraping the sides of the bowl as needed until all ingredients are incorporated.
• Add milk, 1 Tbsp at a time until frosting is the right consistency.
• Beat frosting on high for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Add crushed Oreos and beat for another 30 seconds
• Add a little more milk if the frosting seems to stiff.
• Frost the cupcakes with the icing (or you can use a basic piping bag and tip). Stick a mini Oreo in the icing for decoration