Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
I realize that I’m a fairly young person who doesn’t have a lot of life experience yet, but I can say with a fair amount of certainty that I have been through more than my share of stressful situations.
Waiting tables on Mother’s Day right after church lets out.
Quitting my job and moving from the sort-of-but-not-really-boonies to the this-is-definitely-no doubt-about-it-really-the-boonies.
Being given the stink eye by the hospital nurses when my son wouldn’t breastfeed and he was hungry and crying and I didn’t know what to do.
But I can assure you that none of those situations come close to the stress of the morning drop-off line at the elementary school.
Seriously, that thing just about gives me a heart attack every day.
Mainly because I don’t do well under pressure. Neither, apparently, does my son.
Because somehow, this sweet boy who manages to be “finished with dinner” before I’ve barely sat down at the table, promises that he washed his “ENTIRE body” after a two minute shower, and has his room “clean” in ten seconds needs NINETY EIGHT YEARS to open the door and get out of the car.
NINETY.
EIGHT.
YEARS.
And everyone knows that a second of real time equals like….almost an hour in line drop off time. So, I’d say that ninety eight years is actually being quite generous.
I’ve even come up with a system that I never EVER stray from:
1. I remind my son to unbuckle and put his backpack on right as we coast slowly towards the end of the car line. I say it all nice and friendly, but deep down, I’m already fighting the nervous tremors.
2. I press the unlock button to make sure the door will be ready when it’s his turn to get out. Actually, I press it about nineteen times, just in case it didn’t work the first eighteen. Also, I just need something to do with my nervous, anxious hands.
3. While we are waiting in line, I have my son give me an ADVANCE kiss and hug goodbye. This is important because kiss and hugs take precious time that I won’t have to waste once the drop off is actually in progress.
4. As I pull to a designated kid-letting-out spot, I tell my son goodbye and that it’s time to get out.
And this is where things get tricky. My son now begins looking around the car. Does he already have his backpack on? Is there another mini muffin left in the bag on the dashboard? Is my iPod charged so he can play Angry Birds when he gets out of school?
You know…all the important things he didn’t do on the whole 20 minute drive to school.
And that’s when people start judging me.
I know they are. I can totally feel their judgment glares boring holes in the back of my seat while my son slooooowly makes his way out of the car.
I’m holding up the line. I smile at my kid and ask him to please hurry I love you but people are judging us have a good day i love you hurry up hurry up hurry up.
I’m seriously researching other drop-off methods.
Could I buy a small plane and drop him with a parachute right in front of the school door?
Or what about one of those super duper long zip cord things? Seriously, I’ve seen some of those that are really long, plus they strap you in so it’s totally safe.
A circus cannon? I mean, as long as there was like…a pile of feathers or something for him to land in once I shot him out it would probably be okay. Right?
Maybe dig a tunnel that leads from my yard to the inside of the school? I’d have to hire someone to dig the hole since I’m allergic to being outside and sweat, but surely it can’t be that expensive.
This is too stressful for me to even think about anymore.
Let’s talk about cupcakes, want to?
Yummy Cookies and Cream Cupcakes with sugary sweet filling to be more specific.
**Cupcake batter portion of the recipe from Tidy Mom
(click here for printable recipe)
INGREDIENTSCupcakes:
1 box Duncan Hines White Cake Mix
1 stick of butter, melted
1 cup water
3 eggs
24 whole OreosPreheat oven to 350 and line muffin tins with liners. Place an Oreo in the bottom of each liner.
In the bowl of a mixer, combine cake mix, eggs, melted butter, and water. Mix on low speed for one minute. Increase speed to high and beat for a minute more. Fill liners 2/3 full and bake for about 20 minutes or until tops of cupcakes spring back when lightly touched.
While cupcakes are baking, make your filling.
Filling:
13 oz jar Marshmallow Creme
1 stick salted butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
4 Tablespoons heavy cream
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
In a large bowl, beat Marshmallow Creme, butter, heavy cream and vanilla on medium low until smooth. Slowly add the powdered sugar and increase speed to medium high and beat for about a minute. Refrigerate filling until cupcakes are done baking and cooled.
Once cupcakes are cooled completely, remove filling from the refrigerator and fill the cupcakes. You can do this by cutting a small hole in the top of the cupcake and spooning the filling in, or putting the filling in a pastry bag with a bismarck tip and piping it in through the top of the cupcake.
Frosting:
4 sticks salted butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
8 cups powdered sugar
15 Oreos, crushed VERY FINELY
In the bowl of a mixer, beat butter, cream, and vanilla on medium-low until smooth and well-combined. Slowly add powdered sugar. Once powdered sugar is barely mixed in, increase speed to medium-high and beat for 2 minutes. Fold in crushed Oreos.
Generously frost or pipe frosting on cupcakes and top with a mini Oreo if desired.
Store uneaten cupcakes in the refrigerator.
You want a few of these, right?
And I’m sorry to say that I don’t have any left. So….I guess you better make some, huh?
Have a happy Tuesday and thanks for visiting me today!!
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Those cupcakes? To die for. Kiddy drop off? Not so. My son is only a toddler so I have yet to experience the stress of the drop off. Maybe there's some kind of game/ incentive you can play with him to get him out quickly? OK, that sounds like bribery! :-)
I feel your pain about the whole drop off situation. Wouldn't you like to hve a bumper sticker that says "Don't Judge"? I wish you luck finding that alternative! The cupcakes look nummy, oreos are a fave in our house.
I consider myself a connoisseur of humor… and you crack me up..:)
Haha! My mom and I BOTH felt this way when she used to drop me off at school. I HATED it :P
… But yummy cupcakes make it better. NOM
You are soooo funny! Love reading your blogs!!
Whew, these look decadent and amazing!
Those "pupcakes" as my boy would call them look so YUMMY! Drop off- ughh yes, my boy does the same thing. We have to pull over before the actual drop off point, and unhook from the car seat get the backpack do the hug and kiss and then pull up to the actual drop off point so he can sllllllooooowwwwllly get out of the car. This is the best I've got right now. We are on spring break right now, and we have 3 weeks left when we go back..I am counting down the days..Good luck…screw those who judge :)~
These look like perfection!!! Yep, I remember those drop off lines. Not pretty. {Not having to mess with them is one of the perks of homeschooling!}
These look so delish! I love cookies and cream and I cant wait to make these.
YOu have no idea how much these cupcakes rock my world. I am DYING to have one!!!
And dying of laughter over the drop off line.. I had no idea!
Maybe you could drop him off at the corner and just walk him up?
PS: love the cupcakes!
I'm pretty lucky to not have a drop off line, our school only has about 150 kids from k-12, so there's not much of a line. Love these cupcakes, so pretty!
The cupcakes look amazing!
But I totally have you beat. I live across the street from the school. When my oldest (now 14) was in elementary school, she had sensory issues. Didn't like anything itchy, scratchy, etc. Or socks. Every Tuesday & Thursday (gym days) she would sit on the porch and yell "I'm not wearing socks and I'm not going to school." In front of the entire drop off line. At least you can drop yours off and run! My other daughter starts K this year. I'm hoping things go more smoothly.
You are so cool! I have settled on the jemp and roll method. I dont even stop, I just open the door and shove him out without even stopping. Just remind them to tuck and roll. Driving around in a school zone during pick-up/drop-off time is about the most dangerous thing you can do in a small town, period. No holds barred…glad I have a grill guard.
The cupcakes are gorgeous. The perfect downer after such a stressful event, LOL. Here's to living in the boonies! Hope your boonies at least has trees!!!
Girl, you crack me up!! They call it 'car line' at my son's school and I feel your pain…and stress. That's the stuff that drinking mommies are made of. Definitely worthy of a cupcake that calls for SIX cubes of butter. Holy mother of God!! They must be as diving as they look. Hilarious post. Keep them coming. Love reading your stuff!
You are hilarious. I love reading your blog posts–you are way more than a Cookbook Queen, you're a comedian!
And these cupcakes: OH MY GOODNESS! I am making them! Tomorrow!
Oh. My. Goodness. This is totally what happens as I drop my 6 year old off to school… classic! P.S. The cupcakes look yummy!
Oh, my, I could eat one right now with my morning coffee.
? Where do you find your pretty cupcake liners?
Thank U 4 sharing the recipe
Colleen
Another fantastic recipe! I of course LOLed at your story because I'm pretty sure I will be the same way.
A great sense of humour and cupcakes. . .what could be better? I enjoyed visiting your blog so much! Hope you'll stop by mine for a visit soon.
Lori
We did all our goodbye-ing in the garage at home. On pretty days, we could walk which made things soooo much less stressful! Now we homeschool, so there's no more of that. And of course, NOBODY judges us for being homeschoolers! wink, wink.
Seriously, now…I look forward to your posts every day. You have a real flair for writing and making people laugh! And the pic of these cupcakes almost made me bite my laptop! :-)
so funny!! our school is so small that drop off is so pressure-free! BUT I used to get dropped off at school and my mom used to break out into sweats as we neared..I guess I get it now!
Cupcakes=crazy good!
Hilarious. I'm practically pushing my son out the door. He goes to private school and in a long line of big SUV's and BMW's I'm the only mom with a minivan, so I'm getting the looks already BEFORE I shove him : ) LOVE reading your posts. You make me feel normal.
Kristan, yum, yum, yummy, yum, yum!!! These look delish! And I will never forget the day I was dropping off my highschool Jr. in the "drop off" line and she goes to get out of the car and drops and breaks her snapple glass bottle right on the curb and into the driveway. She then turns and tells me "we have a no glass policy at school!!!" Talk about Stink-eye, I could have KILLED her! Thanks for the laugh, you make my day :-)
I love the part where you've written about unlocking doors coz you dont know what else to do with your hands… Keep wondering my hands need to be doing something when i'm nervous :P
The frosting looks yummy. I've never heard of marshmallow cream though.
These look awesome! I love cookies and cream anything. And any stressful situation I have pales in ccomparison to that drop off line!
I am right there with you on the stress of drop off in the morning… i find myslef actually YELLING at my son to HURRY UP AND GET OUT! I feel so bad but we're holding up the line… just silly. Now for the cupcakes… PERFECT! I just sent my son's teacher an email asking what her favorites are for Teacher appreciation and cookies and cream ice cream was on the list, so i think I'll make her these!
OMG, thanks so much for the laugh this morning and to help me feel that I am not alone…I, too, have drop-off line anxiety. I follow the same tricks! And on more than one occasion yell and then feel so guilty :(
Those cupcakes look AMAZING, Kristan! That FROSTING…oh my goodness…I keep scrolling back up to look at the pictures again. YUM!
I have drop off anxiety too!!! I thought I was the only one. Today my husband didn't have to go into work until later and offered to drive her. I feel like I hit the jackpot! The only thing that would make this morning better would be one of those cupcakes waiting for me in the kitchen.
Love the idea of the crushed oreos in the frosting for these great cupcakes!
you are hilarious! I would totally be just like you if I had kids to drop off at school!
1. I love your writing!
2. I want to reach into your computer screen and take a bite out of one of those cupcakes!
I totally get the drop off nightmare…one more year for me and I'll be finished with that mess!
Hang in there love!
I soooo know how you feel! Glad I'm not alone. I get the same feeling at the Post Office when I'm trying to ship an item using their automated machine. The pressure is just too intense, so I send my husband :).
Those cupcakes are absolutely the yummiest thing ever! I want one so bad!
So funny. I don't even have kids but I can feel your pain! I'm pretty sure these cupcakes can cure even the most stressful moments!!
Must make these soon! And I haven't gotten to that point of the car line yet but I can only imagine!
Those look divine! I can't believe the stress of the drop off! Yikes!
The same darn thing happens with me at my son's preschool drop off line. One day a week I help the little kiddos get out of their cars and that helped me realize that my son is actually quite speedy compared to all the other kids. Perhaps if you offered the parents some of these cupcakes as a peace offering they wouldn't bore those holes in the back of your car seat!
I love the cookie bottom! So yum!
OMG I couldn't stop laughing as I read this. I'm a new fan and just loved your post! I then read what SugarBelle wrote and again couldn't stop laughing. Well I have to say, been there, done that. My kids are 27, 25 & 17. All driving by themselves now. It will get better and believe me, you'll have different stresses. I have to make these cupcakes. My father lost his battle with Cancer 3 years ago and his birthday would have been 2 weeks ago. He was a massive Oreo fan and it would have been so fun to make these in honor of him. I think I'll do it anyway. Thanks for sharing!
Cookies and cream is my favorite flavour! These sound so delightful. Thanks!
I am right there with you!! We only drive when there is bad weather because fortunately we live close enough to walk. But seriously, why do they come up with a thousand things right before they are supposed to be getting out of the car?!
The best time though was the first time I went to drop her off after having baby #2. His seat was on the sidewalk side of the car and she couldn't get out. Being sleep deprived I didn't even realize it until she was trying to get out of the car. She ended up having to climb into the front seat. HAHA!!
You're a funny lady!! :)
I just discovered your blog, and I love it, so many creative ideas! Also read your blog rules so I just thought i would comment and let you know how inspired I am to try some new recipes! P.S. I have a five year old in half-day kindergaten and pick-up time is my panic moment, some moms get there like a half an hour early, to be first in line, if your further back than fourth it apparently means that your kid is not cool! So i sit parked in front of the school for 30 minutes then when the teacher brings all the kids out i wave like a crazy person so my son will notice me, hes a little preoccupied most of the time, then i wait…while he climbs all over the railing of the steps, stops to look at leaf blowing in the wind, says goodbye to all 24 kids in his class, and the teacher and the teachers aid, then again to Gabe, and Tyler, and Abram, im not sure why they get special mention, before he finally makes it to the car (maybe 20ft from the doors of the school) all the while knowing in the back of my head that all the parents who dont have 30 minutes to waste to be first in line, and are probably on their lunch break, or have to be somewhere important are waiting behind me judging me, wondering why it takes my kid so long to get in the car, get buckled, and for me to get out of the way! Sorry to be so long winded and i know i write like i talk in run-on sentences but i just needed to get it off my chest! Have a great day!
This commentary is my favorite of all blogs ever. It made my laugh, it made me cry, it made me want to light a fire under your kid, and it made me want to 'gesture' to the judges in their own vehicles. I too have a poky little puppy and it was his face I saw as I read your morning drama. I was sweating and clenching along with you. THEN, I saw the cupcakes and my sweet boy's face shown (with a halo over his head) as I thought "I've got to make these for my baby!"
Don't worry on this one too much. I a few years they'll be driving themselves to school and you'll be subject to judgment, and worry, about speed of another degree.
You are too funny.I like the alternate methods you have in mind. I've made a note of them for when it comes time to drop off my little guy.
And yes, the cupcake-sweet wholesome decadence!
I have afternoon car duty and the only thing that ever makes me mad is when people park their car in the drop off/pick up lane :) because it's all one way and there is nothing anyone can do to go around the parked person. I dont give stink eyes when parents are picking up their kids and giving them hugs. Awwwww!
I had a fantastic oreo frosted cupcake this weekend but it did not have the cookie in the bottom of the cake like this. I will have to try it out!
That frosting is killing me – it looks so light and fluffy and all around yummy! I can't imagine what that drop off line must be like, sounds stressful, maybe you should bring a cupcake to help you get through:)
Can't wait to try these-thanks!
Why are these SO cute?! I can't resist!!
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Hilarious. And delicious.
OMG – I get so stressed when my kids aren't ready for dropoff. I can relate to this post!!
Gorgeous yummy delicious cupcakes.
I love your blog posts. Especially this one, because TRUE STORY, one of my biggest motivating factors for homeschooling is the drop off line. That, and being able to sleep til 9am.
These cupcakes look delicious! Love that you added whole oreos!
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luckily, i never had to worry about a drop-of line because my kids rode a horse to school . . . no wait, horse and buggy . . . no, actually they walked 10 miles in 4 foot snow drifts . . . unattended . . . no coat or shoes . . . and no lunch either . . .
Quite tempting!
I LOVE your blog! You crack me up everytime I read it. My husband thinks there is something wrong with me because I end up laughing out loud at the computer screen…but that's ok!
My daughter does the SAME thing and she's only in preschool. It takes her FOREVER to go to the bathroom before school and wash her hands. I can't wait until I actually have to do a drop off!
Oh and those cupcakes look AMAZING! I can feel my pants getting tighter just from looking at them.
I am definitely going to be making these cupcakes for my sons birthday. They sound delicious! Thanks!!
I reckon you may need to build a little ganny annexe on the side of your son's school- he can stay there Monday-Friday, occasionally you may wish to pop in to check he's ok and problem solved!
Love the cupcakes- I feel I want to lick the screen!
Ah, it sounds like maybe he doesn't want to leave you! I love the cookie on the bottom of the cupcake!
OK, I think this one may beat them all, but it didn't happen to me. Our elementary school is HUGE-1200 kids all arriving at school between 8:15 and 8:30…the car line is 12 in and 12 out….serious pressure.
I am lucky, my kid pops out, sometimes he actually waits for the car to stop.
One morning I was behind a mom that had to get out of the car, walk all the way around and pull her daughter from the backseat, then drag her out onto the sidewalk.
Then, her adorable daughter (maybe 2nd gradish) waited until her mom was all the way back around the car and halfway into her seat…..to DASH BACK INTO THE CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR!
I swear….it happened no less than 4 times. I was half crying for the mom and her misery, the daughter and her anguish at going to school….but to watch her kind of walk away….then wait until just the right moment….I think it might have been the funniest thing I've ever seen….
Those are cute and soo yummy looking! You're a braver woman than me, my kids do an online private school, so I never had to deal with that. It sounds very stressful! And I would agree that the people are very likely judging, I hope not all of them though!!
I've been wanting to try cookies and cream cupcakes for a long time now, and your gorgeous cupcakes have finally pushed me over the edge into absolutely needing to make some!! :)
Oh my Gosh! I almost peed my pants reading this… I thought you were talking about me! lol And those cupcakes….mmmmm…Gotta try them! Thanks for this post! and every other one too! heehee
I made these and they were fantastic. Seriously. My deeply repressed need to hoard kicked in and I probably gained a few pounds in weight-by-cupcake.
but they were delicious.
Wow. Is it okay that I'm drooling over these?
I really want to make them but I'll have to do it without the filling bit as I'm pretty sure we can't get marshmallow cream in the UK.
Check out my cupcakes and other things at emilyaliceswonderland.blogspot.com – not a patch on yours though!
you should try parking your car close to school and walking him to the front of the school… then he is with you and can ask all the questions he wants up to the point that you kiss him and leave.
I had a serious laugh-out-loud at your school drop off situation! You've got quite a funny way with words!
Blessings,
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i am so glad I came across your blog! those look amazing!!!!
These were SO worth cheating on my no sweets diet! They took forever, but it was worth every minute (And the dishwasher load of dirty dishes!)
I made these this afternoon/tonight. OH MY GOSH ARE THEY WONDERFUL!!! Thank you SO incredibly much for sharing the recipe (:
I made these last week and they were WONDERFUL!!! My 17 year old step-son described them as “the cupcakes sent from God, because he loves us”, that’s how good they were!
That is so funny about the drop off at school. As a just retired school bus driver, all I can say is stay out of the way of the school buses. We are always in a hurry!!!!!!!!!! LOL
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oh my word! this cracked me up…my daughter does the SAME thing in the drop off line! you’re hilarious! great cupcakes too ;)
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School drop off line must be an American thing, In Australia its first in first served but our schools don’t tend to be as big as some American schools. I can tell you a line might make the process a lot easier. I pull up at the driveway off the school and the kids bounce out (thank God) and then i try to attempt a u turn on a small country road before the rest of the mums and dads turn up. I don’t do the afternoon’s they catch the bus. The afternoon it is absolutely Kaos with buses and cars and only enough room on the road for one way traffic and kids and parents wondering back forth across the road jumping out from behind cars. Very stressful i can tell you. The school is 130yrs old so no carpark and paddocks full of cows all around but its a beautiful school with great teachers.
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Loved this recipe! However, I had wayy to0 much filling and frosting left over! and my little piping tip couldn’t handle the crushed oreos :(. Next time I will try cutting part of the cupcake out for filling instead of just using the bismark tip.
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Having 5 kids. Last 3 in 35mos. I understand drop off. The oldest of the last 3 was attention deficit. (They do grow out of it and become focused). But in elementary school, All it took was something to catch his eye, and his goal of getting out of the car was lost, the second, his sister would say, hurry up, we’re gunna be late. (the organized, punctual one). Then the youngest sister would realize she didn’t have Something she needed. EVERYDAY. Not like they weren’t asked ahead of time. Just the way it worked out. You know the neighbors dropping theirs off were thinking, Oh, no here we go… You are right. Even though it takes less than 1 minute for them to get out and head for class. It all stalls in eternity. EVERY Monday-Friday. Just remember, your little guy isn’t they only one who will be going through it every morning. Happy traveling.