Description
Indulge in the delightful world of Cookie Dough Cupcakes, where fluffy vanilla cupcakes embrace a rich cookie dough center and are topped with a luscious frosting. Perfect for birthdays or any sweet occasion, these cupcakes evoke fond memories of sneaking cookie dough during baking. Each bite delivers a delicious nostalgia that will leave everyone wanting more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup brown sugar (for cookie dough filling)
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (softened, for cookie dough filling)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour (heat-treated, for cookie dough filling)
- 2 tbsp milk (for cookie dough filling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream together softened butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time and add vanilla.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture, alternating with milk until combined.
- For the filling, mix brown sugar with softened butter until creamy; add heat-treated flour, chocolate chips, and milk to form cookie dough.
- Fill cupcake liners with batter, add a dollop of cookie dough filling, then top with more batter.
- Bake for about 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (70g)
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 130mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg