OREO Team Cupcakes

Name: OREO Team Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 36 OREO Cookies, divided; 1 pkg. yellow cake mix; ½ cup orange juice; 2 tsp. orange extract, divided; 1 tsp. food coloring, divided; 2 oz. white baking chocolate; 24 pretzel squares; 24 Mini OREO Cookies; 3 Tbsp. decorating icing; 1½ cups ready-to-spread white frosting; 2 Tbsp. sprinkles

Clever decorating hacks make these basketball hoop themed OREO cupcakes a slam dunk dessert when it comes to ease of effort.

Prep time:

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Total time:

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Servings:

Makes 24 servings, 1 cupcake each.

Ingredient list

36 OREO Cookies, divided
1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
½ cup orange juice
2 tsp. orange extract, divided
1 tsp. yellow and 8 drops red food coloring, divided
2 oz. (1/2 of 4-oz. pkg.) white baking chocolate
24 pretzel squares
24 Mini OREO Cookies
3 Tbsp. orange decorating icing
1½ cups ready-to-spread white frosting
2 Tbsp. orange sprinkles

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Place 1 regular-size cookie in each of 24 paper-lined muffin pan cups. Chop remaining regular cookies.

Prepare cake batter in large bowl as directed on package, substituting orange juice for 1/2 cup of the water. Add chopped cookies, 1 tsp. orange extract, 1/2 tsp. yellow food coloring and 4 drops red food coloring; stir until blended.

Spoon into prepared muffin cups.

Bake as directed on package for cupcakes. Cool cupcakes 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.

Meanwhile, cover baking sheet with parchment. Melt chocolate as directed on package. Dip pretzels, one at a time, into melted chocolate; shake pretzel gently to remove excess chocolate, then place pretzel on prepared baking sheet. Top each pretzel with mini cookie. Decorate cookies with orange icing to resemble basketballs as shown in photo. Refrigerate 10 min. or until chocolate is firm.

Remove cooled cupcakes from paper liners; place, cookie sides up, on serving plate.

Mix white frosting with remaining orange extract and food colorings until blended; spread onto cupcakes. Top with sprinkles, then pretzel-cookie garnishes just before serving.

Recipe Tips

Size-Wise
In addition to being perfect for getting together to watch a game, these fun sports-themed treats are portion controlled for easy serving.
Make it Easy
Omit white baking chocolate, pretzels, mini cookies and decorating icing. Cut additional 12 regular OREO Cookies crosswise in half. Insert 1 cookie half into frosting on each cupcake just before serving.