Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

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

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 F.

Line 12 standard muffin tins and 4 ramekins (or 16 muffin tins, if you have them) with paper liners.

Place 1 whole Oreo in the bottom of each lined cup.

Beat the cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium. Gradually beat in the sugar and vanilla.

Pour in the beaten eggs, a little at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.

Beat in the sour cream and salt.

Stir in chopped cookies by hand.

Pour the batter into the prepared tins, filling each almost to the top.

Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until filling is set, 20-24 minutes.

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