Easy Recipes: Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

From time to time I will post recipes that I found on Pinterest and sites that I have tried out and were a success. I don't like super complicated recipes or ones with tons of ingredients. Most are quick and easy. As  you can see in the name of my blog site, I LOVE cheesecake! It is my favorite dessert. Here is a recipe for Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes. This recipe was fairly easy but a little messy. Mixing the cheesecake with the other ingredients was the hardest part. They turned out awesome though and were very delicious.

Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 22 Oreos: 16 left whole, and 6 coarsely chopped
• 2 8-oz packages cream cheese, at room temperature (Neufchatel is fine)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 275 F.
2. Line 12 standard muffin tins and 4 ramekins (or 16 muffin tins, if you have them) with paper liners.
3. Place 1 whole Oreo in the bottom of each lined cup.
4. Beat the cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium. Gradually beat in the sugar and vanilla.
5. Pour in the beaten eggs, a little at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
6. Beat in the sour cream and salt.
7. Stir in chopped cookies by hand.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared tins, filling each almost to the top.
9. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until filling is set, 22-25 minutes.
10. Cool in the pans for about 15 minutes, on a wire rack, then transfer to a plate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.

Here is where I got this recipe:
http://catesworldkitchen.com/2010/01/oreo-cheesecake-cupcakes/