Shelly's Recipe

BURIED TREASURE CUPCAKES

Category: Cupcakes

1 pkg chocolate cake mix
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 egg
2 tbsp sugar
48 Mini OREO Bite Size Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
1 1/2 cups thawed whipped topping
1 large and one small mixing bowl

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare cake batter in large mixing bowl as directed on pkg; set aside.

Whisk cream cheese, egg and sugar in small mixing bowl until well blended. Scoop cake batter into each paper or foil-lined medium muffin cups, filling each cup about half full. Spoon 1/2 tbsp cream cheese mixture over batter in each muffin cup. Top with 1 cookie. Cover evenly with remaining cake batter.

Bake 19 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Top cupcakes with whipped topping and remaining cookies just before serving. Makes 24 servings.