Mint Oreo Cupcakes
Sometimes I think that the world would be a lot easier if people would just be normal.
Like, maybe…it’s a subject they could teach in school.
And then, anytime you go to do something, you could stop and think about all the years of Normal you took in school.
Like, do you remember on Real Housewives of New York when Kelly was telling Alex that clomping down the stairs all ubrupt and turning red and being all out of breath and yelling was not what normal people did?
I totally knew what she meant.
I mean, in my opinion, unique and unnormal are not the same thing. You can totally be different and yourself without driving people crazy with your strangeness.
Just in case you aren’t on board with my Normal Class yet, allow me to expand on some of the subjects I would be going over as part of our curriculum:
Personal Space and Why Strangers Need It
Appropriate Questions for Dummies
Awkward Hugs–How Long is Too Long?
You and Your Eating Habits–Suitable Conversations/Sound Effects for the Dinner Table
Staring is Not Okay
(and my personal favorite) Texting 101 and Why You Should Never Actually Call a Person on the Phone With Real Voices
Anyways, this is just an idea and obviously in the very beginning stages, but I think if we all call our school boards and demand it, we can probably make this happen.
In other, perfectly normal news, I made cupcakes with Mint Oreos the other day. You probably should too.
(Click here for printable recipe)
INGREDIENTS
For the cupcakes:
24 Mint Oreos
Box Chocolate Cake Mix
1 stick of butter, melted
1 cup water
3 eggs
Preheat oven to 350. Line 24 muffin tins with cupcake liners. Place a Oreo in the bottom of each liner.
In the bowl of a mixer, combine cake mix, melted butter, water and eggs. Beat on low for one minute. Scrape sides of bowl and increase speed to high. Beat for another minute.
Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake for about 15 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Allow to cool completely on a cooling rack before serving.
For Frosting:
15 Mint Oreos, crushed completely into superfine crumbs
4 sticks of butter, softened
4 Tablespoons milk
8 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons mint extract
A few drops green food coloring
In the bowl of a mixer, beat butter, milk, and extracts on low speed until smooth and combined. Slowly add powdered sugar and beat on low until just mixed. Increase speed to medium high and beat for 2 minutes. Add cookie crumbs and beat on low until well combined. Add a few drops of green coloring until desired shade of green is reached.
Pipe frosting on cupcakes (I used a large round tip like THIS ONE) and top with an extra Oreo, if desired.
You will love these!!
And if you don’t, you are probably not a real human.
Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!!
Thanks for visiting my blog! I realize you could be doing more important things with your time. Like watching the news or washing socks. I hope you stay awhile. Much more fun than socks, I promise. 
Wishing I could reach out and grab one. How did you know I LOVE mint so much=? I really do! Yes, I think the weekend went too fast and really what is it with people that they have they no boundaries?
heck yes! i AM a real human because these are rockin’ my socks! yum.
and i support the education of normal in any and all academic arenas.
in fact, i demand it. you are a genius! xo
I totally get it & Wish my kids had a normal class, lol! Cant wait to try the Oreo mint cupcakes <3
Your posts always make me smile. Thanks for your daily dose of laughter and I look forward to taking your classes in normalcy :-)
Ahhhh, Kristan is back. All is right with the world.
…and the cupcakes look yummy too :)
These cupcakes look so good. I love mint and chocolate together, so these would be my downfall. I love your presentation. So cute.
okay, I’m guilty about talking about my eating habits all the time. I’m constantly complaining about how I wish I could have more brownies, or that I hadn’t had a carb in 2 weeks… hahaha.
But I am on board with that texting thing!
Another topic for your Normal class – Common Courtesy and When Not to Say Mean Things. Many people do not understand that their criticisms aren’t actually helping!
Also, they don’t sell Mint Oreos in NZ. Therefore I will go cry in the corner until someone sends me some so I can make these cupcakes.
Oh my goodness, these look wonderful. You’re my new best friend.
Yummy!!! I’ll be making these soon. Mint + chocolate = HEAVEN!!
omg…you are f-ing hilarious. This was awesome.
Texting 101 and Why You Should Never Actually Call a Person on the Phone With Real Voices……this really intrigues me, as I’m always being asked to “talk” to people versus texting or e-mail. Do you do training conferences?
Sign me up for your class! ….and I LOVE mint oreos! And cupcakes, obviously! I’m adding these to my “must try” list.
I want to throw this one in a blender and turn it into a shake! Yummy
These need to be in my belly soon. For real.
Oh. My. God They look to die for! I’m actually devasted mint oreos aren’t available in the UK!
That frosting is GORGEOUS! Seriously, If I made cupcakes that looked like that, I would have no choice but to pick the frosting up with my fingers and eat it. Right away. YUM!!
I completely agree with you and I love these cupcakes! This frosting sounds amazing.
Wonder if I could’ve majored in Normal?
These cupcakes look totally normal to me. YUMMY!
You are back in business! Hooray! These look scrumptious.
Um, Mint Oreo Cupcakes for breakfast? Check. Oh, and Normal Classes are crucial to life–and could change the way I view the world!
Obviously WE don’t need the class because WE are normal. WE could teach the class.
How about you add “Just because you are retired does not give you the right to say
what you are thinking. Yes, the kids know they have acne. Yes, I know I have dust.
Thank you Captain Obvious!!”
As for your Mint Cupcakes…they will be eaten!!!!
I love, love your website!!!!
I think I need those cupcakes in my life!!!
And this…”Texting 101 and Why You Should Never Actually Call a Person on the Phone With Real Voices” When Mr. E sees me texting incessantly, he always says, “go ahead and CALL her.” And I have to explain, that’s just not the way things are DONE!
Deelicious! I love mint and chocolate together. Such a pretty color of frosting, too. :)
Awkward hugs – how long is too long?! Hilarious! This is something I experience on a BI-MONTHLY BASIS with someone. Help!
Loving the look of the new site! :-) Also, chocolate and mint?!?!?! My favorite combo, how did you know? I think I’ll be making these soon. Also, I think it would be completely “normal” if I kept them all for myself, without sharing, right?
I think that a “normal” class is a fabulous idea!
*wonder if I’d pass?*
Gorgeous cupcakes & I LOVING all of the beautiful graphics & new fun icons on your site!!
Love the look of those cupcakes!
I’m all for normal classes – and I’m all for these cupcakes!!
I’m totally in love with the idea of normal class. You get my vote!!!
P.S. Those cupcakes are To. Die. For.
These do look amazing… and um yeah. I could not agree more about the whole never actually calling people on the phone thing. You should call me so we can talk about it.
I LOVE this post!!!! LOLOL
Anything Oreo sounds perfectly normal to me : )
Have a great day!
oh my goodness i do not like the taste/texture of oreos, but hello! this looks amazing!
Mmm those look amazing!
I think everybody needs to take the “Personal Space and Why Strangers Need It” class… I’m standing in an aisle and someone walks up and stands RIGHT BESIDE ME. in my mind i’m yelling “get away from me you freak!”
haha you are a genius by the way (:
I’ve been lurking for a while, but had to comment on these. YUM. These. will. be. made.
Um, these look amazing. I love the idea of the cookie in the bottom! So fun. And obviously mint + chocolate is one of the great flavor combinations :)
YES. Y-E-S. Yes. Mint oreos are one of my favourite things in the world and you’ve turned them into a cupcake, you are my HERO. I am totally making these next time an opportunity for cupcakes arises.
Hahaha and Yuhhhhuuuuum. I love the idea for classes. Seriously though, we really do need them. Not me of course, just those unnormal people. But really, I have thought for a long time that relationship skills should be a class taught early in teen years. These cupcakes look deeelicious!
I am totally on board with all of those classes! Also, mint + Oreos = wonderfulness. Even though I don’t even like mint. Yum.
I am a huge mint oreo fan. Hello mint oreo blizzard anyone? This looks so good! How I am I ever going to pick what to bake from your site. Way to many yummy options.
The cupcakes look incredible!
The pic is gorgeous and the recipe sounds incredible! Love the new look of your page btw and missed reading it when it was down. Gla to see things are back to “normal” whatever that is…lol!
These cupcakes look yummy! Love the new page design.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE mint oreos! And cupcakes! These look awesome and I’m so happy you’ve gotten your blog issuses all ironed out! I was very sad when I couldn’t see your posts. I come back quite a bit to browse through your old posts for recipies. Just made the confetti cheese cake cupcakes with the cake batter cream cheese frosting. It was a HUGE hit! Love your blog and love your Hilarious personality!
those cupcakes are awesomely awesome (is it ok to describe something with itself??!)….my 3 kids love mint (is that weird for kids under 7?) because isn’t mint like an old person flavor? I always loved mint tho too, so they get all the weird stuff from me…like i would always track down a mcd’s for a shamrock shake around st patty’s day…did you know there’s a website where peeps can post which mcd’s have shamrock shakes…? but i digress…!
I want one. Now. Think they would stand up in FedEx? Totally going to make these soon. Love the new site design!
I just love you and I am glad that you are always make me smile when I need it. Now, send me cupcakes. I need those too!
You always know how to make me laugh! Love that the pink and sparkle is back. :-)
Thanks Sylvie!! :)
You mean people actually use phones for calling other people? Weird.
I would totally take your classes and could even add some topics if you need a guest lecturer. I could cover the following topics in detail and with unwavering expertise:
1. If you are capable of posting on Facebook, you really don’t have a migraine.
2. If you have already run 14 miles and done the amount of chores a normal woman does in a week by 8 a.m. you should keep it to yourself as it makes the rest of us hate you.
I can come up with many more. My friends and I always wonder why everyone isn’t just like us!
Michelle
You are exactly right. You’re hired!!
Thanks, Kristan. I’ll report to work first thing in the morning!
Michelle
These look great!
I’m ALL in favor of normal classes. Maybe you could even get a license at the end, like a driver’s test! And if you meet someone who isn’t a licensed normal person, you’re allowed to ignore them.
Your blog never stops making me laugh. Other food blogs make me giggle, but yours makes me cackle like a crazy person every time I read it…thanks for that :)
Another class that needs to be taught – “Personal Grooming/Hygiene and why it should be done AT HOME, In Private”
Because some people I know think that flossing ANYTIME ANYWHERE is okay – GROSS! Also brushing your teeth while in my car is disgusting. Applying deoderant at church while at your seat is just out of line as well as applying numerous eye drops while the pastor preaches and you are in the front row.
I think another useful class might be – “THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK and POSSIBLY DON’T SPEAK”
As my kids would say “My head just about popped off!” Those look awesome and need to be made ASAPronto!!
So glad you’re back and these look amazing. Now if we would just get our power back I could whip some up—but instead I will feast through my eyes and save the calories :-)
I’m going to print all of your posts out and make my own personal book for when I’m stressed and need to laugh : ) I also want to live next door so I can be around icing that looks that seductive. I put to press my face into it. Was that too much? :)
No. It’s never too much. And there’s a house 2 doors down for sale. Come on over!!
Great cupcakes and your Normal 101 class is a GREAT idea! I have a few family members who need to attend ….and I’ll pay tuition!
Just wondering why not follow the directions on the box for the cake mix? Love your recipes…I made the cookies and cream cupcakes and one of my husbands friends called them heroine cupcakes and another guy wanted to know if I had a sister who baked like me. Made me feel great!
You could totally make them like on the box…this way tastes better to me…but they’ll be great either way!!
What would happen if someone failed the class? Even if the class wasn’t graded, everyone in the class would know who needs the ‘extra’ help. I would be sent out of the class because I would be caught laughing at the responds people would give. It sure would be a fun class to take!
I have to make these-SOON!!!
These look amazing! YUM!!!
Oh–my-gosh- I’m laughing about the pre-oreo discussion on Normal! I think they do need to teach that in school, along with good-ol-manners, and maybe the phrase that all of us need to remember…do unto others as you would want them to do unto you! I love that and say it to my kids all of the time. It makes them think.
Aside from that, your oreo mint cupcakes sound and look to-die-for! :)
Have a great day!
hahahaha love it! Those classes would come in handy wouldn’t they? :) The cupcakes look amazing!
Made these last night – DELICIOUS! Two questions tho. Did you use food coloring to get your frosting so green? What do you do with all your extra frosting? I had a ton left over.
Love your blog. Glad you are back!
My toddler helped me make these last night (well, she dumped the ingredients in the bowl for me and put the oreos in tbe bottom of the cupcake tins, but still!). She wanted to help because they were for her baby sitter’s mom. Anyway, they were fantastic! I was distracted and didn’t follow the instructions properly on the frosting, but they were still soo good! I’m living in SC and we don’t have DQ down here, but the frosting is like a mint-oreo blizzard! YUM!
Question, did I read it read the frosting has 4 sticks of butter… Paula Dean heaven!
I meant, “did I read it right that the frosting…”
Those cupcakes are absolutely stunning! Fantastic job! I’ve thought a lot over the years about how I wish they’d taught things like that in school. I understand that kids are supposed to be taught stuff like that by parents, but in circumstances where they didn’t it sure would have been nice to have learned it somewhere!! I’m so glad you got things worked out with your site!
Oh, how I love mint and Oreos! And cupcakes. These are perfection! Can’t wait to try them!
Hahaha, I love this post. I found you through your guest post on MBA – loved it! These look amazing, and I foresee a busy evening looking through your other recipes…definitely more fun than socks ;)
Thanks for this recipe. I used the frosting without the Mint, and Regular Oreos for my son’s 8th Birthday! It was a hit…everyone LOVED em’. My son said, “It’s the Bestest Cupcake Ever!”
I showed these to my husband while he was watching football the other day, and he actually turned AWAY from the game to basically drool all over my laptop (not really, but you get the idea). I mean, usually the house would have to be on fire for him to tune out the NFL, but I’ve finally found something that can capture his attention mid-touchdown. :)
Anyway, I can’t wait to make these cupcakes — they look incredible!
Mint and Chocolate is always a winner in my book
Again I LOVE chocolate and mint!! NOM NOM NOM!
With Kari – 4 sticks really? With butter at almost $5 a pound and Oreos at the same, I’ll just have to enjoy the photos and dream of mint…and I will!
You can get by with halving the frosting if you don’t pipe it on high like I did. And as for the cost…I realize that they aren’t the cheapest, but even if it costs you $15 to make the batch, that definitely beats $3 per cupcake or more than fancy cupcake places charge…and these are every bit as good!!
Whether you make them or not, I appreciate you reading :)
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Cupcakes do not look like this. Frosting turns grey with Oreos added. Bad recipe.
Well obviously, my frosting in the picture isn’t not grey. And I’m not magic, so….
I’ve made these a few times and my frosting has never looked gray… Mine look just like the pictures. Super yummy too! :). Love your recipes!!
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