Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

I have never been much of a biscuit lover. I mean, they're OK, but just a little bit too dry for my liking. But I started to realise today that this may be changing. In the last couple of months I have found myself scoffing down delicious shortbread, a friend's choc chunk cookies and only last night I got into some Oreos. They're delicious, and what better to use when baking some cookies and cream cupcakes than Oreos.

Baby cupcakes dressed in animal suits

So for my first post I'm showing some cupcakes that I made to take to work for a baby shower morning tea, hence the theme I chose. Now I received as a present late last year the fantastic new Planet Cake Cupcakes book by Paris Cutler which this design comes from. I so wanted to make the santa's crew cupcakes in December, but did not have the time to spare...I'm hoping that with lots of time to plan I will achieve it this year :-)