Mint Chocolate Cookie Cupcakes
If you have a mint chocolate cookie lover in your life, these cupcakes make a perfect birthday treat! A moist chocolate cake is baked with a cool mint Oreo inside, and topped with mint chocolate cookie buttercream!
Servings: 32 cupcakes
Calories: 293kcal
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs (large)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup water, boiling
- 32 cool mint Oreos
Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- a few drops of green gel color paste (optional)
- 10 dark chocolate cookies, such as Famous Wafers or Oreos
- 32 Junior Mints, for garnish
Instructions
To Make the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place a mint Oreo in each well of a lined cupcake tin.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Combine all the wet ingredients in a large glass measuring cup.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and stir until well combined.
- Stir in the hot water.
- Fill each cupcake well with batter, about ⅔ full.
- Bake for 22 minutes.
To Make the Frosting:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and heavy cream together until smooth and fluffy.
- Stir in the extracts.
- Add the powdered sugar and beat until completely incorporated.
- Mix in the gel color paste, if using.
- Add in the cookies, and stir until they are broken up.
- When the cupcakes are completely cooled, frost and garnish with a Junior Mint candy.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 207mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 232IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg