Gluten Free Cookies & Cream Cupcakes
These Cake Mix Cookies & Cream Cupcakes can be made using a Gluten Free mix and cookies or a traditional mix and cookies. They are very quick & easy to make, and so delicious to enjoy!
Gluten Free Cookies & Cream Cupcakes Ingredients
1 box Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix (plus required eggs, oil, and water as directed on box) – can sub any box of chocolate cake mix if not GF.
2 packages Gluten Free chocolate sandwich cookies (if you’re not GF, you can simply use 1 regular package of Oreos. I’ve found the Gluten Free brands includes about half the amount of cookies as a regular package of Oreos).
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
3 ¾ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with 24 cupcake liners and place a chocolate sandwich cookie at the bottom of each.
Prepare cake mix according to box directions.
If you’re making them Gluten Free, use a Gluten Free Cake Mix and Gluten Free Chocolate Sandwich Cookies. If you don’t need Gluten Free, just use a regular Chocolate Cake Mix (Any Brand or a Homemade Recipe will work), and use regular Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (We prefer Oreos Brand, but any brand will work).
Take half of the remaining chocolate sandwich cookies {Oreos} and place them in a ziplock bag and crush the cookies This time, I used a rolling pin, however, you can crush them with a chopper or food processor as well. Dump the broken up cookie crumbles (cream filling and all) into the chocolate cake mix and combine.
Fill each cupcake liner, two-thirds full with prepared cake mix. Bake as directed.
While cupcakes are baking, prepare the frosting. For the frosting, cream together softened butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla extract, and then slowly add in the powdered sugar until well blended.
Add the remaining chocolate sandwich cookies to a food processor (or you can use the rolling pin to crush more) and pulse until cookies become a fine crumb consistency. Add to the prepared frosting, and mix well to combine.
After cupcakes have cooled completely, add the desired amount of frosting. Using a piping Bag or putting it in a ziplock bag and snipping off a small corner will allow you to pipe out a pretty design. In my house, if I’m making them for just the guys and not sharing or donating them, I just use a butter knife and apply the icing flat because my boys don’t care if they’re all prettied up or not, and they don’t last long enough to appreciate the beauty, haha!
Cookies and Cream Cupcakes Recipe (GF)
Yields: 24 cupcakes
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
1 box Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix (plus required eggs, oil and water as directed on box) – can sub any box of chocolate cake mix if not GF.
2 packages Gluten Free chocolate sandwich cookies (if you’re not GF, you can simply use 1 regular package of Oreos. I’ve found the Gluten Free brands includes about half the amount of cookies as a regular package of Oreos).
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
3 ¾ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Line muffin tin with 24 cupcake liners and place a chocolate sandwich cookie at the bottom of each.
- Prepare cake mix according to box directions.
- Take half of the remaining chocolate sandwich cookies and place them in a ziplock bag and crush the cookies (a rolling pin worked nicely for this!). Dump the broken up cookie crumbles (cream filling and all) into the chocolate cake mix and combine.
- Fill each cupcake liner, two-thirds full with prepared cake mix. Bake as directed.
- While cupcakes are baking, prepare the frosting.
- For the frosting, cream together softened butter and cream cheese. Add vanilla extract, and then slowly add in the powdered sugar until well blended.
- Add the remaining chocolate sandwich cookies to a food processor and pulse until cookies become a fine crumb consistency. Add to the prepared frosting, and mix well to combine.
- After cupcakes have cooled completely, add the desired amount of frosting.
***TIP: If using a piping bag and tip to frost, you may get some cookie chunks in the frosting that will plug up the tip. Simply use a toothpick to push through the end of frosting tip and break up the chunk to allow the frosting to flow back through.
These are a few items I find helpful when preparing this Gluten Free Cookies & Cream Cupcakes Recipe:
Pillsbury Gluten Free Devils Food Premium Cake Mix, 17 oz
KinniToos Gluten Free Cookies, Chocolate Sandwich Creme, 8 Ounce (Pack of 6)Wilton Recipe Right Nonstick 12-Cup Regular Muffin PanWilton 415-2178 300 Count Party Pack Standard Baking CupsGood Cook Classic Wood Rolling PinHamilton Beach 10-Cup Food Processor, with Bowl Scraper (70730)Ninja Express Chop Food Chopper, Grey (NJ110GR)Cuisinart CTG-00-SCHP Stainless Steel ChopperWilton Disposable 16-Inch Decorating Bags, 12 PackKitchenAid KHM7210CU 7-Speed Digital Hand Mixer with Turbo Beater II Accessories and Pro Whisk – Contour Silver
Terry says
These look really delicious and love that they are gluten-free.
wen budro says
Those cupcakes look amazing. I am definitely making these. I love cookies and cream flavored desserts.
Michelle Catallo says
These will be perfect to bake for my co-worker’s birthday who lives gluten-free! I made gluten-free brownies last year 🙂 Thanks!
kathy pease says
These look so delicious and I will have to try out the recipe 🙂
Jennifer H. says
I like the idea of putting in cookies into the frosting!
Vickie says
Such a great photo.
Very appetizing.
Will make with kiddo for DH as a treat for us all.
Betty Curran says
Oh my, I think I would be on sugar overload because one just wouldn’t be enough. They look delicious.
LB says
Very smart idea to use an oreo on the bottom! My son would love these.
Trish F says
Yumo, what a great recipe with a surprise at the bottom. Thanks for sharing!
elizabeth miller says
these sound really good. I would have to change it to vanilla cake mix and yellow oreos though as my daughter has a severe chocolate allergy.
Katie Bellamy says
Gluten free? These look delish!
Judy Cox says
These do look delicious and my youngest granddaughter who is in college now would love these.
Shakeia Rieux says
These look sooo good! If I make these they will go fast.
Tammy Catterton says
got to say awesome gluten free cupcake recipe thanks for sharing
Tiffany dayton says
Even though they are gluten free they sound really delicious.
Edye says
These look so yummy! 😀
Starla says
I really, really love that these are gluten free, Karen- that is so awesome. I love the cookie at the bottom and these look delicious. Totally pinning!
Tammy Catterton says
just have to say awesome recipe to make for sure. My son loves Cookies & cream items
Charlene E says
These look so yummy . I have saved it for later .
Casey Garvey says
These look delisious, and their good for you as well!
Tammy Catterton says
wow my hubby would love these cupcakes thanks for sharing the recipe
Jerry Marquardt says
I like the fact that these Cookies and Cream Cupcakes are gluten-free, as someone in my family is sensitive, and we all can get along fine. This also looks so delicious!
Cynthia C says
Everyone in my family would enjoy these. We are all chocolate lovers.
Betty Curran says
Thanks for the recipe. I think I’ll be making these for our next weekend workday. We always need a treat when we have to work overtime.
Sandy Cain says
These would be perfect for my old mom! She loves desserts (cakes, etc), but she has Celiac Disease and most gluten-free recipes aren’t to her taste. These look delicious enough for the whole family, though!!!!!!!!!!
Sarah L says
These would be a big hit at the next potluck dinner.
YVONNE WOODSTOCK says
Cookies and Cream is one of our whole family’s favorite flavors and also I don’t think there a flavor of any cheesecake we don’t all love, so the combination of Cookies and Cream with cream cheese in it too, would surely be a winning combo here!
Leela says
They look mouth watering.
Sarah Hayes says
these look wonderful! Id love to make these for the bday party we’re having next week! theyd be a huge hit with the whole family
Amy D says
These are very special cupcakes. I love the Oreo on the bottom, because I know my daughters would really enjoy this. I may have to make these for our family for my daughter’s upcoming 3rd birthday.
Sarah Oswald says
These look and sound YUMMY you had me drooling at the sound of cookies and cream and the picture just made me want them more than me for sharing the recipe.
Tammy Catterton says
wow great recipe simple to made look so delicious to try for sure I pinned the recipe
Kelly Nicholson says
love making cupcakes when i have time..lots like fun
Em Mahr says
These sound delicious – and so easy to make!
Dandi D says
My children love cupcakes and I’m sure they would really enjoy these!
Dee Lafrenz says
They look heavenly, love the frosting!
Betty R. says
These look decadent! Love the frosting can’t wait to try it!
Melissa Storms says
These look delicious and i really love the layered effect.
Clem says
This GF dessert looks so delicious, everyone in my family can enjoy this one.
Deborah W. says
These cupcakes look delicious and so easy to make. I want to make some this weekend!
Carol G says
These cupcakes look so good. I will have to make them sometime.
Vickie says
These look so good. My DH loves chocolate more than I do. I will make these for his birthday…and, kiddos can help.
Kristen says
I think my goddaughter would like these for her birthday.