Oreo Cookie Cupcakes

We have a packet of black cookies that was going to be expired, and thus we went to look for the different recipes on the Internet that requires Oreo cookies and we finally used up the black cookies! (:

Oreo Cookie Cupcakes

Cupcake Batter (For 24 Cupcakes)

Ingredients

• 24 Oreo halves, with cream filling attached
• 2¼ cups (270g) all-purpose flour 
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• 8 tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 2/3 cup (330g) sugar
• 3 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 20 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped  or quartered

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350˚ F.  Line the wells of two cupcake pans with 24 paper liners.  Place an Oreo halve in the bottom of each liner, cream side up.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir together with a fork to blend and set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar and beat together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.  Blend in the egg whites one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Blend in the vanilla extract.  With the mixer on low speed, beat in half of the dry ingredients just until incorporated.  Add the milk and beat just until combined, then mix in the remaining dry ingredients.
4. Gently fold in the chopped Oreos with a rubber spatula until evenly incorporated, being careful not to over-mix.Evenly divide the batter between the prepared cupcake liners.  Bake for 18-20 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Allow to cool in the pans 5-10 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
5. Scoop the mixture into a pastry bag and pipe frosting decoratively on top of the cupcakes.  Garnish with Oreo cookie halves.

Vanilla Buttercream Icing

Ingredients

• 2 sticks of salted butter
• 4 cups of confectioner's sugar, sifted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of crushed Oreo Cookies (~7 cookies)
• 3-5 tablespoons half and half

Method

1. Place the Oreo cookies in a zip-lock bag and crush them with a rolling pin (or water bottle, etc..).
2. Using a mixer, beat butter until it is fluffy.  Add 3 cups of sugar - one cup at a time - mixing until it's completely incorporated.  Add vanilla, half and half, and cookie bits along with the last cup of sugar and mix together, adding more half and half until the icing is the desired consistency.

Recipe adapted from: Cooking With Karen (for batter), Life is Sweets (for icing)

It was a success! The cupcake is not sweet while the icing is sweet, so they are able to complement each other! (: