Biscoff Filled Cookie Butter Cupcakes Recipe
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Cookie Butter Cupcakes are quite possibly the definition of indulgent. Just look at our ingredients: cookie butter both inside and on top of these filled cupcakes! This easy cupcake recipe is a must make!
We make a brown sugar batter that is so moist and decadent on its own that no one will be able to resist grabbing a second. Be sure to make plenty!!
Every time I’ve made these delicious cookie butter cupcakes, they are gone in literal minutes!
I take that as a cue that the Biscoff flavor makes the best cupcakes – and I’d have to agree. But don’t fret, these are simple cupcakes with simple steps.
The recipe card below shows all the instructions to make these soft cupcakes and fluffy cookie butter frosting!
Scroll down to see the full list of ingredients! Biscoff recipes like this are so fun to make!
Cookie Butter Cupcakes
I have a tendency to go all out with my desserts – it’s true! But when I make Biscoff cupcakes, I really don’t have to.
The cookie butter frosting does all of that for me! You’ll be surprised to learn how easy a stuffed cupcakes recipe can be, but don’t tell your friends that!
They’ll want you to make a new batch every week.
Does anyone else just love making cupcakes?? When I make one recipe, I end up making a ton!
Cookie cupcakes are my favorite, but no one’s gotten tired of these (or my Oreo or Butterfinger cupcakes) yet, so I’ll keep making them!!
The center of each cupcake offers a fun flavorful surprise!
Ingredient Notes & Substitutions
- Biscoff Spread – This ingredient is first because it’s the most important!! It’s the first and last thing you taste.
It’s basically a cookie butter spread made of Biscoff cookies. You can use any cookie butter for a similar texture and taste. - Brown Sugar – Either light or dark brown sugar works – the biggest difference is in the deep, molasses-like flavor found in dark.
Brown sugar is much softer than white, and its caramel flavor complements the cookie butter just beautifully.
However, if all you have is white, you can use that instead. These Biscoff cupcakes will still be delicious! - Boiling Water – I want to take time to highlight the importance of using boiling water for this recipe.
Adding it to the cookie butter guarantees a smooth, buttercream-like consistency.
A teaspoon of boiling water can also be used to thin out a too-thick cookie butter frosting. - (Optional) Biscoff Cookies – Just crush these puppies up and sprinkle them on top of your Biscoff desserts for a crunchy cookie topping!
The whole cookie can be plopped on top of the icing, too, for a grander appearance.
Tips to Make Cookie Butter Cupcakes
- Helpful Equipment to Have – An electric hand or stand mixer helps with any baking endeavor, while a piping bag with a star tip makes decorating tremendously easier.
Use a cupcake corer or sharp knife – or even an upturned piping nozzle – to prepare the Biscoff cupcakes for filling. - Measurements Are Key – Level off that flour, don’t pack in the sugar, and use exactly the right amount of baking powder.
Baking sweets is an incredibly delicate balancing act – the moisture and tenderness of your cupcakes depends on these amounts being just right! - Use Room Temperature Ingredients – Ingredients blend and incorporate best when they’re all the same temperature, so try to get the eggs and butter to room temp before you get started.
For reference, it takes both at least 30 minutes to reach room temp (depending on the temperature of your kitchen, of course!). - When Are The Cupcakes Done? It’s always hard to tell when filled cupcakes are ready to leave the oven!
When these are finished baking, they’ll have risen over the cupcake liners, reached a golden brown color, and have a springy texture on the surface. - Don’t frost the fluffy cupcakes too soon – Be sure that you let the cupcakes cool on a cooling rack before adding any type of frosting.
Otherwise, you’ll have melted cookie butter frosting running down and into your cupcakes.
I let my cupcakes cool on a wire rack before I frost. That way, I can either apply the frosting with a knife or disposable piping bag and not stress about it melting off.
Storing Leftover Filled Cupcakes
I absolutely always store my leftover frosted cookie butter cupcakes in the fridge.
The icing stays firm, the cupcake stays moist, and I have a little extra time to enjoy them! Keep them in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
You can also freeze any remaining Biscoff cupcakes for up to a month – just wait to frost them until you’re ready to serve.
Cookie Butter Cupcakes FAQ
It’s a simple spread made with crumbled, ground cookies. Usually the cookies are spiced and remind you of a very deep caramel. The consistency, however, should be creamy like peanut butter.
Traditionally, cookie butter is made with “speculoos,” a Belgian shortbread cookie with a spiced flavor. Biscoff is a kind of speculoos you can get in North America, which makes them perfect for making these cookie butter cupcakes!
Any cookie butter cookies will work with this recipe – so if you have options, you can use them!
Any cookie butter is really fine – you’ll likely find a generic alternative at any grocery store you frequent. I like to use Lotus biscoff spread for my cookie butter filling, because I really love the flavor.
You just want to be sure to capture a spiced, cinnamon and brown sugar flavor. If the cookie butter you use lacks that palette, you can compensate with some additional spices.
Brown sugar naturally gives any batter more moisture than your average granulated white sugar. It’s a great way to give moisture and tenderness to almost any baked good!
Butter and eggs do their fair share to make these cookie butter cupcakes nice and moist. Finally, be sure not to overmix! Overworking the dough will certainly translate to tough cupcakes – use a low speed when finishing the batter.
If you’re not a fan of adding the Biscoff cookie crumbs on top, you don’t have to. You can literally add any fine crumb cookie, or anything else that you want to add to the top of this delicious cupcake recipe. I pretty much stick to the cookie butter buttercream frosting, but it’s really up to you.
Even a little bit of powdered sugar on top would be a great sweet addition! Have fun with the topping on these Biscoff cookie butter cupcakes and find out a flavor combination that you like the best.
Enjoy!
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Biscoff Filled Cookie Butter Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup soft brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
Filling
- 1/4 cup Biscoff spread
Cookie Butter Frosting
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup Biscoff spread
- 2 tablespoons boiling water
Topping
- 4 tablespoons Biscoff spread
- 12 Biscoff cookies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a 12-cup cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
- Add the butter and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat together at high speed until light and fluffy, 4-5 minutes. *Alternatively, use an electric hand mixer and a large mixing bowl.
- Add the eggs to the bowl and beat at high speed until light and voluminous.
- Combine the flour and baking powder and add it to the bowl. Beat on a low speed just until combined. *Do not overmix or your cupcakes will be dry.
- Divide the cupcake batter evenly between the cupcake liners, filling each about ¾ full.
- Place the pan on the center rack of the preheated oven. Bake for 18 minutes, or until the cupcakes have risen and are a pale golden brown. Transfer pan to a cooling rack and set aside to cool.
- Briefly heat ¼ cup of Biscoff spread in the microwave – just until it’s a little runnier than usual.
- Use a corer to remove the center from the cooled cupcakes. *Be careful not to push the corer all the way down through the bottom of the cupcakes. Add a teaspoon of Biscoff to each hole.
- Cookie Butter Frosting
- To make the buttercream, add the softened butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on a medium speed for 2-3 minutes, until creamy. Add the powdered sugar ½ cup at a time. Once all the powdered sugar has been added, beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Add the Biscoff spread to the mixing bowl, increase the speed to medium-high, and beat for 5 minutes.
- Add the boiling water and beat at low speed – this will change the buttercream to a smoother consistency.
- Decorating
- Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe buttercream swirls on top of each cupcake.
- Warm the remaining Biscoff spread in the microwave for a few seconds or until it is pourable. Drizzle the warm Biscoff spread over the cupcakes then add Biscoff cookies on top of each cupcake. Enjoy!
- Store cupcakes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Unfrosted cupcakes may be frozen for up to 1 month.
Donna’s Notes
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.
Originally published December 2022, updated and republished August 2024
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How do you make the Biscoff spread? I’ve looked over the recipe and post several times and there is no recipe or instructions for it
Biscoff spread is an ingredient you purchase from a store. Biscoff is in a plastic jar with a red and white label usually near the nut butters in most grocery stores
These cupcakes are everything! They’re so sweet and they taste so good. Everyone loved them at work
These biscoff filled cookie butter cupcakes are out of this world! so moist and flavorful.
Hi Madison!
We’re so glad you enjoyed!!
TSRI Team Member,
Devlyn
donna’s biscoff filled cookie butter cupcakes were a breeze to make! i added a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the batter for an extra flavor boost.