Chocolate Cookies And Cream Cupcakes Food

COOKIES AND CREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners. In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add eggs, melted butter, buttermilk, vanilla and 1/2 cup hot water; whisk until smooth.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each muffin tin and press a cookie firmly into each cup until batter comes up sides of cookies. Divide remaining batter evenly among cups. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until cupcakes are puffed and set, 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• Put the buttercream in a large piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain round tip (such as Ateco #808). Pipe onto cupcakes and sprinkle with crushed crumbs.

COOKIES 'N' CREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with cupcake liners.
• At low speed, beat cake mix, water, eggs, and sour cream until combined.
• At medium speed, beat 2 minutes. Stir in 2 cups chopped cookies. Divide batter among liners.
• Bake 17 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on racks.
• Meanwhile, gently stir remaining chopped cookies into frosting. Spread over cupcakes. If desired, garnish with halved cookies.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES 'N CREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, oil and water in large bowl with mixer until blended. Chop 4 oz. chocolate. Stir into batter along with 1/2 cup chopped cookies. Spoon into 30 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake 20 to 23 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
• Combine COOL WHIP and remaining chopped cookies; frost cupcakes. Melt remaining chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cupcakes.

ULTIMATE COOKIES AND CREAM LOVERS CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 12 muffin cups with paper or aluminum foil liners.
• In a medium bowl or on a large square of waxed paper, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the milk and vinegar; set aside for a few minutes to curdle.
• Add the sugar, oil and vanilla extract and other extract, if using, and beat until foamy. Add the dry ingredients in 2 increments, and beat until no large lumps remain.
• Add the chopped cookies to the batter, stirring just to combine. Spoon the batter into the liner cups, filling them three-quarters full.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Frosting:.
• While cupcakes cook, in the bowl , beat the shortening and butter on medium-high speed for about 5 minutes, until well combined and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low to add the sugar until incorporated, and then increase to medium-high speed to beat for about 3 minutes.
• Add the vanilla extract and milk; beat on the same speed for 5 to 7 minutes, until fluffy. Add the cookie crumbs, mixing well.
• Frost the cupcakes and serve!