Mint Chocolate Cupcakes (Grasshoppers)

These mint cupcakes are super moist and have just enough mint flavor. The cookies in the frosting make them extra good! This cupcake recipe is a simple chocolate recipe and can be used for anything!! Enjoy!

Cupcakes:

1 2/2 cups flour
3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup water
2 tsp. vanilla
2 sticks butter
1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs

In medium bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a small bowl mix together sour cream, water, and vanilla
In mixer cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Then add Sour cream mixture to the batter.

Separate in to cupcake liners. Place 1 andes mint in the center of each batter filled cup!
Bake 350 approx. 25 mins.

Frosting:
1 block cream cheese
2 sticks butter
2 tsp. vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
2 cups crushed mint oreo cookies

Mix together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth
Add other ingredients. And combine.
Spread on to cooled cupcakes
Top with another Andes mint!!

I sprinkled these with green dusting powder!