Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

My family loved these cupcakes. The cookie inside the cupcake gives it an interesting texture.

Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

1 box chocolate cake mix

1 c. sour cream

3 eggs

1 t. vanilla

18-24 whole chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos are the best of course!)

12 chocolate sandwich cookies, crumbled

1 recipe vanilla buttercream frosting

Mix together cake mix, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla. Place a spoonful of batter on the bottom of each paper liner. Place a whole cookie on the bottom lying flat. Cover with remaining batter until 3/4 full.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool on a rack completely.

Add crumbled cookies to buttercream frosting. Frost cupcakes.

Vanilla Buttercream

1 stick butter, room temperature

3 3/4 c. powdered sugar, sifted

3-4 T. milk

2 t. vanilla

Place butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Add sugar, 3 T. milk, and vanilla. Beat on slow, increasing speed until frosting is nice and creamy. Add up to 1 more Tablespoon milk if frosting is too thick.