Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 12 cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
  • 34 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 12 cup reduced-fat sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, broken up plus some for frosting (such as oreo's)
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 14 cup unsalted butter, softened (1/2 stick)
  • 14 cup reduced-fat sour cream
  • 14 cup vanilla extract

Method

  • Cupcakes:.
  • Heat oven to 350F Line 36 indents of mini muffin pans (using 3 pans total) with paper or foil liners.
  • If you have only one or two pans, bake batter in batches.
  • In small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt.
  • In large bowl, beat butter until smooth.
  • Beat in sugar until fluffy.
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  • On low speed, alternately beat flour mixture and sour cream into butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
  • Add milk and vanilla; fold in cookie pieces.
  • Divide batter among prepared cups; for ease, place batter in a resealable plastic bag, snip off a corner and pipe into cups.
  • Bake at 350F for 15 minutes, until tops springs back when lightly pressed.
  • Remove cupcakes to a rack; let cool.
  • Frosting:.
  • In bowl, beat sugar, butter, sour cream and vanilla until good spreading consistency.
  • Once cupcakes have cooled, spread with frosting, about 2 teaspoons for each.
  • Top with cookie crumbs, if desired.