Buried Treasure Cupcakes - K

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 19 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 48 miniature oreo cookies (chocolate sandwich style cookies)
• 1 1/2 cups thawed whipped topping

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 prepare cake batter in large mixing bowl as directed on package; set aside.
• 3 whisk cream cheese, egg and sugar in small mixing bowl until well blended.
• 4 scoop cake batter, using 1/4-cup dry measuring cup, into each of 24 paper or foil-lined medium muffin cups, filling each cup about half full.
• 5 spoon 1/2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture over batter in each muffin cup. top with 1 cookie.
• 6 cover evenly with remaining cake batter.
• 7 bake 19 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. cool completely.
• 9 top cupcakes with whipped topping and remaining cookies just before serving. .