Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

From the Cake Doctor, I used this recipe to bake up the Cookie Monster cupcakes for the babies' 1st birthday. This was a favorite among Vil and Shanielle. If the skinny people ate more than one, you know it's good! Combined with the Swiss Meringue buttercream, it was delicious.

Jackie did an variation of this using mint oreos and devil's food cake mix that was also killer.

Ingredients

• 30 Oreo cookies
• 1 package (18.25) plain white cake mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Buttercream frosting

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Count out 12 Oreos and separate top and bottom. Make sure some of them still have icings on it. Put the half cookie with icing side up on the bottom of the cupcake liners.
   
3. Put the other 12 half and remaining Oreos in a large ziplock bag and crush. Set this aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla and crushed Oreos.
   
5. Fill liners with batter 3/4 full.
   
6. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool then frost!