CHOCOLATE COOKIES AND CREAM CUPCAKES

CHOCOLATE COOKIES AND CREAM CUPCAKES image

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 box Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, plus eggs, oil, and water needed to prepare
24 Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (like Oreos)
Filling:
13 oz jar Marshmallow Creme (or Fluff)
1/2 stick (4 TBS) butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Frosting:
2 sticks butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Tablespoon hot water
Chocolate Shell:
2 cups milk chocolate chips
2/3 cup vegetable shortening
Mini cookies or chocolate sprinkles, for garnish

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Line 24 muffin tins with paper liners. Add a cookie to the bottom of each liner. 2. Prepare batter according to box directions. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter and bake for about 12-15 minutes, until tops spring back when lightly touched. Place on a wire rack until cool. 3. While cupcakes cool, make filling: In the bowl of a mixer, combine marshmallow creme, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat on medium high until light and fluffy. Fill cooled cupcakes by either cutting a hole in the top with a small knife and spooning it in, OR piping it in with a disposable piping bag and Bismark Tip. 4. Once cupcakes are cooled and filled, prepare frosting: In the bowl of your mixer, combine butter and vanilla until smooth. Add powdered sugar and cocoa powder, beating on low until just combined. Add hot water and beat on high for about a minute. Fold in cookie crumbs. Pipe frosting on cupcakes, or frost with butter knife or spatula. Place cupcakes in the fridge for about 30 minutes to chill. 5. Chocolate Shell: Place chocolate chips and shortening in a medium-large microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Dip frosting part of cupcakes in the melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Immediately top with mini cookies and sprinkles. Wait until chocolate is set before serving.