Oreo Cookie Cupcakes

My mom gave me a recipe from one of her friends for these cupcakes.  I was excited to try them because I am a fan of both Oreo cookies and cupcakes.  They were pretty easy to make with the hardest part being the time I had to restrain myself from all eating the cookies before they could make it into the cupcakes.

Here's how they turned out fully decorated and delicious.

I started by putting an Oreo cookie on the bottom of each cupcake and poured chocolate cake batter on top to cover and fill the rest of the wrapper and put them in the oven.

Next I made the frosting which is a cream cheese frosting with crushed Oreo cookies in it.  The directions said to chop them finely in a food processor.  I naively thought that I could get away with just crushing them up in a plastic bag with a hammer.  I soon found out that a food processor was really the way to go.

I put the frosting in a pastry bag to pipe the frosting on in swirls to make it look fancier.  It was shortly after starting the application process that a chunk of Oreo got stuck even though I was using the largest icing tip that I had.

As a result, the first few that I did look kind of awkward when I had to stop and restart constantly to remove the large pieces of Oreo.  However, once the large pieces were removed, the icing came out smoothly and I got some professional looking cupcakes out.

As a final decoration, I placed a mini Oreo cookie on the top.

As you can see, the cookie on the bottom isn't visible until you really pull back the wrapper.  It also makes it easier to remove the cupcake from the wrapper and keeps it together better when eating.

With the cookie on the bottom, there is a crunchy texture which is a nice change.  In fact, I think I'll go eat another one right now, because they taste delicious.