CHIPS AHOY! "Cinnamon Bun" Cupcakes
Turn a cake mix, chocolate chip cookies, sugar and spice into scrumptious cupcakes. Top with a cream cheese frosting for the taste of homemade cinnamon rolls.
Prep time30 min
Total time1hr 30min
ServingsMakes 24 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (13 oz.) CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, divided
- 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Place 1 cookie, top side down, in each of 24 paper-lined muffin pan cups; set aside. Chop remaining cookies.
- Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Blend in brown sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon. Stir in half of the chopped cookies; spoon into prepared muffin cups. Reserve remaining chopped cookies for later use.
- Bake 18 to 20 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove cupcakes from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
- Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and remaining cinnamon with mixer until creamy. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Remove and discard paper liners from cupcakes. Place cupcakes, cookie sides up, on serving plate. Top with frosting; sprinkle with reserved cookie pieces.
Recipe Tips
- Note
If purchasing the Family Size (18.2-oz. pkg.) of CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, you will need to use 33 of those cookies - 24 cookies are used whole and the remaining 9 are to be chopped.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 260 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 13g | |
| Saturated fat 5g | |
| Trans fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 40mg | |
| Sodium 240mg | |
| Carbohydrate 34g | |
| Dietary fiber <1g | |
| Total sugars 21g | |
| Added sugars 16g | |
| Protein 3g | |
| Vitamin A | 6 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 0 %DV |
| Calcium | 4 %DV |
| Iron | 6 %DV |
| Potassium | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 0 %DV |
