Oreo Cookie Cupcakes

There are so many aspects of blogging that I love. Photography has definitely become one of them. I started to blog to showcase my recipes and share them with others. As I continued to blog, however, I began to realize how important pictures are! Now that school is over for the summer, I finally have some free time to learn more about my camera and take an online photography class. I'm so excited!!

Now to the recipe... I made these cupcakes for my coworkers and they loved them! I wanted to do something fun yet simple enough that everyone would love them! Who doesn't love an oreo cookie?! I love how the cookie crumbs are mixed throughout the cake and frosting.

Ingredients
Cake
Serving Size: Makes 24 cupcakes

• 2-1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1-2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 egg whites
• 10 oreo cookies

Frosting 
Serving Size: 2 cups
Recipe Source: Martha Stewart

• 1 stick butter
• 4 cups confectioners sugar
• 4 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 10 oreo cookies

Recipe

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Mix well.
• Add milk, butter and vanilla to the dry mixture. Beat at low speed for 30 seconds.
• Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Add egg whites, beat 2 minutes.
• Crush 10 oreo cookies (I took the cream from the center out before crushing the cookies)
• Stir in crushed cookies into the batter.
• Spoon into muffin cups.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Let cool on wire racks.
• While cupcakes are cooling, beat together butter, sugar, milk, vanilla, and salt.
• Place 10 oreo cookies (without the cream in the center) into a food processor. Grind until oreo cookie crumbs are fine.
• Mix oreo cookies crumbs into the crosting.
• Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle with any additional crushed cookies or with colored sprinkles!