Easy Oreo Buttercream Frosting Recipe

This easy Oreo buttercream frosting recipe brings cakes and cupcakes to life using the infamous chocolate and cream cookie combination. Not only is it easy to make your own buttercream frosting, but the flavors and textures are far superior to any frosting out of a can.

I often make my Oreo cream cheese frosting, which I love, but I didn’t have enough cream cheese to pull it off when I needed it. Therefore, I adapted my favorite buttercream frosting to become this Oreo buttercream frosting. It did not disappoint.

Easy Oreo Buttercream Frosting Recipe

It was my son’s birthday. He loves Oreo anything. From ice cream to truffles to frosting, it’s all good in his book.

Initially, he asked me to make my Oreo bats, but they didn’t quite fit his birthday theme, so I steered him toward a cake. It wasn’t surprising when he requested an Oreo frosting for his birthday cake.

Ingredients Needed to Make this Oreo Buttercream

• 1 cup butter-flavored shortening (room temperature)
• 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 2 lbs powdered sugar, or about 8 cups (sifted for best results)
• 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 oz heavy whipping cream
• 1 heaping cup of Oreo cookie crumbs (10 Oreo cookies)

Note: Oreo cookie crumbs can be purchased in the baking aisle of most grocery stores. Alternatively, you can make your own using a food processor. Make sure they are processed into small bits so the Oreo frosting does not get stuck in your piping tip.

How to Make this Easy Oreo Buttercream Frosting Recipe

1. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening, and butter until fluffy.
2. Add sugar, one cup at a time, mixing a bit between each addition. When adding sugar, you will want to start the mixer slowly so it doesn’t explode everywhere.
3. Continue creaming until well blended, about 1 minute on high.
4. Add cocoa powder, salt, vanilla, and 6 ounces of whipping cream. Blend on low speed until moistened.
5. Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy, 1-2 min.
6. Add in the Oreo cookie crumbs, and beat together on medium speed until fully incorporated.

This Oreo frosting is wonderful for cakes, cupcakes, sugar cookies, cake pops, brownies, graham cracker sandwiches, or donuts.

Easy Oreo Buttercream Frosting Recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Baking

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup butter-flavored shortening room temperature
• 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 2 lbs powdered sugar or about 8 cups (sifted for best results)
• 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 oz heavy whipping cream
• 1 heaping cup of Oreo cookie crumbs 10 Oreo cookies

Instructions

 

• In a mixing bowl, cream shortening, and butter until fluffy.
• Add sugar, one cup at a time, mixing a bit between each addition. When adding sugar, you will want to start the mixer slowly so it doesn’t explode everywhere.
• Continue creaming until well blended, about 1 minute on high.
• Add cocoa powder, salt, vanilla, and 6 ounces of whipping cream. Blend on low speed until moistened.
• Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy, 1-2 min.
• Add in the Oreo cookie crumbs and beat together on medium speed until fully incorporated.

Keyword cake, cupcakes, frosting, oreos

Enjoy this frosting recipe!

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