Mornings get a little bit easier when you have a delicious muffin waiting for you in the kitchen. These Oreo Muffins are a great way to kick start the day.
Every time I ask my kids what kind of muffin they want, they say chocolate. I'm not even sure why I keep asking because I already know the answer. I decided to add a fun cookie twist to these Chocolate Mocha Muffins that I made last year.
Does it still shock you that I add cookies and candy to my breakfast foods? I guess maybe if you are new around here, you might be gaping at this cookie topped muffin I'm calling breakfast. That's just how we roll around here.
My husband thinks it is hilarious that we call pancakes and waffles acceptable breakfast food. He says anything drizzled with sugary syrup is not really a good breakfast. He always laughs when I talk the kids into having pancakes or muffins instead of cake or cookies for breakfast. To him they are the same thing.
For these muffins I added yogurt instead of sour cream to combat the cookies and chocolate chips. A little bit of healthy hidden inside a decadent breakfast muffin is definitely the way to go.
These muffins also have double the coffee. The original muffins called for half milk and half coffee. I wanted more coffee to really enhance the dark cocoa powder and chocolate cookies.
I'm thinking that all the caffeine from the coffee and the chocolate is a good way to get through the early morning hours. So if you are not really a morning person, these muffins might be able to lure you away from your pillow a few minutes earlier. Plus, your kids will think you are a rock star for letting them have cookies for breakfast.
Recipe
Oreo Muffins
Chocolate muffins loaded with Oreo cookies and chocolate chips make waking up in the morning so much more fun.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup dark cocoa powder (I use Hershey's Dark)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ⅔ cup milk
- 15 Oreo cookies
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips + extra
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°. Spray the bottoms of 16 muffin cavities with baking spray. Wipe out the excess.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the egg, vanilla, and sour cream and beat again.
- Stir the salt, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and flour in a bowl. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk until it is all incorporated. Do not over-mix.
- Coarsely chop 15 cookies, then gently stir the chunks and the mini chocolate chips into the batter.
- Spoon the batter into 16 muffin cavities. Chop the remaining cookie chunks into small pieces and sprinkle the crumbs and extra chips on each muffin top.
- Bake for 16-17 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan for 2-3 minutes, then gently remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack. Store in a sealed container on the counter for a few days.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 269Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 199mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 2gSugar: 17gProtein: 4g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Nancy @ gottagetbaked
Lol, your silly Hubs. Does he not know how you (and women in general) think by now? This is the perfect breakfast food to me - coffee + yogurt = breakfast. These look beyond amazing, Jocelyn. I'd be running out of bed in the morning to grab me a muffin or two!
Trish - Mom On Timeout
This looks like the perfect breakfast Jocelyn!
carrian
You kill me! I am just trying to scroll down and comment and then you post all of those other tasty treats! bah hum bug!