HEAT oven to 350°F. Prepare cake batter as directed on package; spoon 1/2 evenly into 24 paper or foil-lined muffin cups, filling each cup about 1/2 full. Beat cream cheese, egg and sugar until well blended. Top each with about 1-1/2 tsp. of the cream cheese mixture and 1 cookie. Cover with remaining cake batter.
BAKE 19 to 22 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 5 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. (There may be an indentation in top of each cupcake after baking.)
FROST cupcakes with COOL WHIP. Garnish with remaining cookies.