OREO MUFFINS

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1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup cold butter
1 large egg
1 cup milk
16 Oreo (or other chocolate sandwich) cookies, chopped coarsely

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Grease 12 muffin cups; set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and baking powder. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Beat the egg and milk together; stir into the flour mixture just until moistened. Gently fold in the chopped cookies. Fill the prepared muffin cups 2/3 full of the batter. Make the topping.

Topping:
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
3 tbsp sugar
5 Oreo cookies, crushed fine
2 tbsp cold butter
1 cup vanilla baking chips
1 tbsp shortening

In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and crushed cookies; but in the butter until crumbly. Sprinkle approximately 1 tablespoon of the mixture over top of each muffin.

Bake at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

In a heavy saucepan over low heat, or in a microwave, melt the vanilla chips with the shortening until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled muffins.