Death by Oreo Cuppycakes

Well, the title says it all! These cuppycakes were made with yummylicious Oreo cookies from top to bottom. Just layer after layer of Oreo cookie goodness! And I'm not kidding either! So, if you're an Oreo cookie addict like me, join the club as these cupcakes will definitely knock your socks off and all you'll need is a tall glass of milk to go with 'em!

Actually, I found this recipe from the "Just A Pinch Recipe Club" that I have recently joined online, which was posted by Debbie Wright of Louisiana. This recipe was featured one morning from the website and it so happened that my sister-in-law's birthday was the following day that I thought of making these sweet treats to take to my SIL's birthday get-together. Since I pretty much have all the ingredients in-house to make these chocolatey cupcakes, it was a piece of cake from then on. The only thing I didn't have was those mini Oreo cookies, but with Halloween just being around the corner, those mini Oreo snack packs were overflowing from the cookie aisle at a local grocery store that I didn't have any problems acquiring them.

This recipe was really easy to make with each layer were filled with Oreo cookies as you can only imagine! The cookies were used as a whole, chopped, and finely grounded, but they were all incorporated well in such a way that different textures were achieved throughout. How ingenious! And sinfully delicious! A batch of this recipe yield 30 cupcakes!!! I had more than enough to bring it to a party, and the rest I shared with family and friends. :)


Ingredients:

1 Bag of Regular-sized Oreo cookies
1 8oz Cream Cheese, softened at room temperature
1 stick Butter, softened at room temperature
3 3/4 cup Powdered Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Box of chocolate cake mix (follow the directions on the box for cupcakes)
Mini Oreo cookies for decoration
Cupcake liners

Directions:
Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Mix packaged cake by following the directions on the box. Set aside. 

Line cupcake pan or silicone cupcake cups with liner. Place a regular sized cookie on the bottom of each one. 

Take 1/2 of the cookies and chop it coarsely in a food processor and add to the cake mix. Pour batter about 3/4 full on each cupcake mold. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

In a separate bowl or mixer, cream butter and cream cheese together. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Chop the remaining cookies finely, then add to frosting. 

When cupcakes are cooled, frost and decorate with a couple of mini Oreos on top.


Enjoy!