Chocolate Chip Cupcakes With Cookie Dough Frosting Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH + CUPCAKE = THE BEST CUPCAKE. EVER.

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and sea salt; set aside. Beat the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg and the vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Form the dough into tablespoon-sized balls; place onto a baking sheet, and freeze until solid, about 2 hours.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat 3 eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer to break up. Add the cake mix, water, and canola oil; continue beating for 2 minutes on medium speed. Spoon into the prepared cupcake liners, filling each 2/3 full. Place a frozen cookie dough ball on the top center of each cupcake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake portion of the cupcake (not the cookie dough ball) comes clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES WITH COOKIE DOUGH FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare muffin/cupcake tins with cupcake liners and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until creamy and well blended, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Slowly add the eggs, one at a time, to the butter sugar mixture, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed.
• Add in the vanilla, and mix on low or medium-low for about 30 seconds.
• With the mixer on low speed, alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk. First, add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Then slowly pour in half of the milk. Add in the remaining half of the dry ingredients, then slowly add the remaining milk, and continue mixing just until all ingredients are well-incorporated.
• Using a spatula, gently fold in the chocolate chips.
• Divide the batter evenly between 15 cupcake liners.
• Bake for 17-20 minutes at 350°F, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar on medium-high speed until smooth, creamy and fluffy. This takes about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add in the powdered sugar one cup at a time, and then the flour and salt.
• Pour in the milk and vanilla extract until smooth and combined.
• Spoon the frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip.
• Decorate your cupcakes with the cookie dough frosting, then sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH CUPCAKES

Steps:

• To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350°F Line two cupcake pans with paper liners (24 total). In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and brown sugar. Beat together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir together to blend. Add the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl on low speed, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, mixing each addition just until incorporated. Blend in the vanilla. Fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula.
• Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cupcake liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the cookie dough filling, combine the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and cream on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the flour, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until incorporated and smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture has firmed up a bit, about an hour.
• To fill the cupcakes, cut a cone-shaped portion out of the center of each cupcake. Fill each hole with a chunk of the chilled cookie dough mixture.
• To make the frosting, beat together the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until creamy. Mix in the confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in the flour and salt. Mix in the milk and vanilla extract until smooth and well blended.
• Frost the filled cupcakes as desired, sprinkling with mini chocolate chips for decoration.