Wow I don't even know quite what to say about these. I have mixed feelings concerning them. First you should know that I am not a huge fan of chocolate chip cookies but after many comments about these and how amazing they were I thought why not try them. They are involved and the cupcake part was awesome, one of the best I've tasted, but it just has too much cookie dough for me. They start with a brown sugar-chocolate chip cupcake base, filled with eggless cookie dough, topped with cookie dough buttercream and decorated with chocolate chips. I took them to my husband's work and many of them thought they were one of the best things I had made, but some felt like me. If you love cookie dough then this is for you and it worth the effort, maybe even life-changing. I found them here.
Cupcakes:
3 sticks butter, at room temperature
1½ c. light brown sugar, packed
4 large eggs
2 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
¼ t. salt
1 c. milk
2 t. vanilla extract
1 c. chocolate chips (semisweet or bittersweet)
Filling:
4 T. unsalted butter, at room temperature
6 T. light brown sugar, packed
1 c. plus 2 T. all-purpose flour
7 oz. sweetened condensed milk
½ t. vanilla extract
¼ c. mini semisweet chocolate chips
Frosting:
3 sticks butter, at room temperature
¾ c. light brown sugar, packed
3½ c. powdered sugar
1 c. all-purpose flour
¾ t. salt
3 T. milk
2½ t. vanilla extract
Decoration:
Mini chocolate chips
1. To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 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.
2. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cupcake liners, scoop works awesome for this. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Frost the filled cupcakes as desired, sprinkling with mini chocolate chips for decoration.
