These Baby Blue Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Cups are so sweet and yummy! They’re perfect for a baby shower or any other special occasion.
Baby Blue Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Cups
Shhh…. It’s a surprise baby shower! These cute baby blue cookie “cupcakes” are in honor of my sweet blogging friend Maria. Maria blogs at Two Peas and Their Pod and they’re about to add a cute little baby pea to their pod! Maria loves cookies and has over 100 original cookie recipes on her blog. I knew I had to honor Maria with these Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Cups for her virtual baby shower today!
This is me and Maria in snowy New York earlier this year. We went on the hunt for the best chocolate chip cookie in NYC. You can’t tell yet, but little Baby Pea is in this photo too.
August has been such a fun whirlwind. It seems like I’ve been all over the place with Jenny this month. Whenever I’m in California I always try to stay an extra night or two so we can run around OC together. And I always love being as close to the Picky Palate kitchen as I can get! I’m actually moving in. I just haven’t told Jenny yet. I spent so much time there in August we decided to prepare our cookies for Maria’s shower together. It was so much fun bouncing around ideas, snapping tons of photos, and baking in our PJs. I loved collaborating on this fun surprise for our sweet friend!
Jenny came up with a great chocolate chip oatmeal cookie dough that can be made as cookies (like for Jenny’s Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Sandwich) or in a regular sized muffin tin as cookie cupcakes. I am seriously in love with these cookie cups! These are so incredibly chewy and delicious. Plus they’re tiny. Bite-sized. Perfectly pop-able for a party. Definitely not as messy as a regular cupcake. And the Baby Blue Buttercream frosting? Perfection. I might even prefer these cookie cups to a regular cupcake. Gasp! How fun would it be to open a cookie cupcake bakery and make all different flavor combinations of cookies and frostings? If someone does this, let me know. I’ll move to your town immediately.
Okay, I can’t wait any longer, let’s get started on these cups!
How to Make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups
Start by creaming 2 sticks of softened butter with 3/4 cup of white sugar and 3/4 cup brown sugar.
Add two eggs and one whole tablespoon of vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Add the dry ingredients – flour, oats, baking soda and salt — and slowly mix until just combined.
Stir in the chocolate chips and you’ll have one fabulous chocolate chip oatmeal cookie dough recipe! Scoop about 2 tablespoons of the dough into regular sized muffin tins (unlined, but spray well with cooking spray) and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Your cookies will likely still be gooey in the center, but once they cool they’ll be perfect. As soon as they come out of the oven take a sharp knife and run it around the edge of the cups so they’ll pop out easily once they cool. You may also want to take a spoon and press down the center of the cookies so you’ll have the perfect little spot for the Baby Blue Buttercream Frosting. Sorry I didn’t get a picture of these steps. I was too busy salivating.
Speaking of the buttercream… Just a few simple ingredients here. Butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla are all it takes. Oh, and a little blue food coloring of course!
Once the cookies are cooled, just scoop the frosting into a ziploc bag, snip off the end and pipe onto the cookie cups. Oh my gosh, have I mentioned how much I love these things??
Perfectly chewy, gooey, and chocolaty on the inside. Glorious.
PrintBaby Blue Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Cups
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Prep Time: 25 minutes
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Cook Time: 15 minutes
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Total Time: 40 minutes
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Yield: 24 cookie cups 1x
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Category: Dessert
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Method: Oven
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Cuisine: American
Description
These Baby Blue Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Cups are so sweet and yummy! They’re perfect for a baby shower or any other special occasion.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Baby Blue Buttercream Frosting
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- 1 drop blue food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously spray a regular sized muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Cream butter and sugars in a stand or electric mixer until well combined. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined.
- Place flour, oats, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Stir to combine. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Scoop about 2 tablespoons of the dough into the muffin tins and gently press down before baking.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until edges start to turn golden brown. The cookies will likely still be gooey in the center. As soon as they come out of the oven, run a sharp knife around the edge of the cups so they’ll pop out easily once they cool. You may also want to press down the center a little more with a spoon to create a spot for the frosting. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
For the Buttercream Frosting
- Place softened butter into stand or electric mixer and beat until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar until thick and creamy.
- Add vanilla and milk until smooth and creamy. You can add more powdered sugar for a thicker frosting if desired. Mix in a drop of blue food coloring to desired color.
- Scoop the frosting into a ziploc bag, snip off the end and pipe onto the cookie cups. Enjoy!!
You’re invited! Here’s a round-up of all the other bloggers participating in the virtual baby shower for Maria. Take a peek at all the delicious treats and fun crafts they’re bringing! You can also follow the hashtag #twopeasbabyshower for all the Twitter chatter and fun.
Drinks
Simple Bites – Lemon Balm infused Lemonade
Ingredients, Inc. – Healthy Fruit Punch
Food for My Family – Lemongrass Soda
Appetizers/Savory Bites
With Style and Grace – Truffle Popcorn
Family Fresh Cooking – Baby Peas & Cheese Frittata
Barbara Bakes – Creamy Orange Fruit Dip and Fruit
Dessert
Dorie Greenspan – French Lemon Cream Tart
TidyMom – Blue and Chocolate Cake Balls
i am baker – Baby Pea Baby Shower Cake
Brown Eyed Baker – Pavlova
Picky Palate – Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Sandwich
Crafts
Wenderly – Handmade Sweet Pea Cards
Our Best Bites – How To: Make a Diaper Cake Centerpiece
Thank you so, so much to our hosts Marla {Family Fresh Cooking} and Lisa {With Style and Grace} for putting this together. I am so honored and thrilled to participate.
Congratulations Maria and Josh!!
So happy I came across these! I am going to make them for a friends baby shower this week. Have you made these with mini muffin tins?
so cute! can I use liners for the muffin tin instead of cooking spray? so many cute designs.
Thanks for sharing
You should add a desert tag to this article, I had a tough time finding this and had to google “site:kevinandamanda.com cups”
delicious and such cute little treats! Just found your blog from Picky Palate. I love everything about it! :)
happy baking to you amanda!
-mini baker
Amanda, these look great! Can’t wait to try them! So proud of you and your creative ways!!! Love to see you sometime!!!
Your food photography is fantastic!
Great blog!
Wow wow wow cant wait to make these for a party!!
I love these, it looks so tasty that buttercream. And I also love that picture of you and Maria all bundled up!
Wow, those look so good! What a great idea. It’s also a cute and fun idea to have a virtual baby shower. How cool!
A. I love that you and Jenny made these together…how fun is that!??!
B. Um, these are flat-out ADORABLE!!!
These look so yummy, Amanda! I love the frosting colour, and that they are cookie cups. So cute and perfect for the shower!
COOKIE CUPCAKES, genius!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am SURE I would like these better than regular cupcakes! I am going to try these! Thanks so much! XO, Pinky
made these last night! they are delicious!!! brought them in to work to share and there is only 1 left!!
Best frosting colour ever! :)
Yay!! Finally I can get on your blog girl. Been trying all day. Love these little cookie cups. A perfect way to celebrate Maria, Josh and the baby pea :) Thanks so much for joining in on the fun :)
Amanda (and Jenny), your desserts look positively scrumptious! Mmm… Really wishing this wasn’t virtual right now. ;-)
Your photographs are so amazing, it feels like i could just pick one of those adorable cupcakes up!
What a cute idea, Amanda!
Love the cookies, love Maria, and love you! Hope I get to see you soon, friend! xo
Adorable! What a treat to share.
Baby blue, chocolate chip love for the little man, Maria and Josh. She’s going to go ga-ga for this one. Gorg post!
Love them! Yummy!
You sure know Maria well, she’s the cookie queen! Thank you so much for making these delicious treats for her virtual baby shower, they’re perfect!
Would you change the baking times at all if you were to make these in mini muffin tins?
I would not make these in a mini muffin tin. Even though they are made in a regular sized muffin tin, when they are baked they turn out about the size of a mini muffin. Enjoy!
What a great idea to make these in muffin tins. They are the perfect little bite-sized treats for a baby shower.
Wonderful post with all the links too! Thanks and happy baby shower for your friend!
As always, stunning photos and a lovely treat for our friend!
I love cookie cups. Great idea to add the baby blue frosting for the shower.
Thanks so much Amanada! The cookies are perfect! You know me too well. I love the blue frosting on top too! Super cute! Thanks for celebrating our little pea. Please promise you will come visit SLC so you can meet our little pea and we can do our food tour:) Love you girl!
Ok these posts just keep getting better and better. Amanda, these look AMAZING!!! I love it.
Congrats Maria and Josh :)
Oh, they look absolutely scrumptious!!! Mini muffin pan might just be the ticket!!
These sound soooo good, Amanda, but I’m thinking I might try them in a mini-muffin pan. Has anyone tried that?
:) CAS
i must go make these right now!! they look delicious!!
Love our cookie post!! It was such a “treat” to spend practically all of August together! I look forward to the next time!! xoxox
These are so cute! Love the blue {and of course the sprinkles!} Stop by and link up if you have time.
Mary
What a super cool idea! Amazing the wonderful things the blogging community will do for one another!
Do I even NEED to say I love these things without ever having tasted them?
Super cute and colorful twist to the chocolate chip – frosted cookie. The boys would have a ton of fun nibbling on these.
Oh and Amanda, about the moving in with Jenny – I think Kevin may need to know as well….just a suggestion. ☺
Oh. My. Word. These look glorious! Thanks for sharing, I know what I’m making for our Labor Day party. :)
A cookie/cupcake love child! Brilliant!!
So sweet! They just scream little baby boy!
Oh I love this idea Amanda!! cupcake cookies!!
thanks for sharing!
Those look sooooo delish! I may just have to make a batch!
Too cute!!! I know they taste amazing, too!
These look adorable! I’ve added them to a board at Pinterest because your photography really inspires me, and of course I love cupcakes too!
What a lovely and perfectly adorable treat!! You are so talented Amanda!
I was on Jenny’s blog and saw her creations..and also the Instagram feeds.
Lovely recipe! They look sooooo good! And adorable :)
And congrats to Maria & Josh!
These are so cute! And tasty looking too.
A wonderful addition to the party! This is such a lovely idea; all the best to Maria and Josh!