Cookies 'n' cream cupcakes

original recipe from Annie's Eats
oven temp = 350

Cookies 'n' cream cupcakes:
24 Oreo cookies
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
8 Tbs unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 2/3 cup sugar
3 large egg whites, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup milk
20 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped

Cream together sugar, butter, and vanilla. Add egg whites, one at a time and mixing well after each addition. Add baking powder, salt, and 1 cup of flour, then add half of the milk, and mix. Add another cup of flour and the rest of the milk and mix. Mix in the remaining flour. Gently mix in the chopped Oreos. Pour into 24 cupcake liners and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.

Cream cheese frosting:
8 oz cream cheese
4 Tbs unsalted butter
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
4 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
2 Tbs heavy cream

Cream the cream cheese and butter in a large mixing bowl. Add the vanilla bean paste, sugar, and 1 Tbs cream. Mix, adding more cream as necessary, until the frosting is fluffy.