When I first told my friends that I had found that it's possible to stuff RAW cookie dough inside a cupcake, no one believed me. "It's true," I said, "I saw it on a food blog." Knowing that my friend Rachel was coming home from Virginia to celebrate her birthday, I taunted her with the delicious possibility of such a cupcake.
I've tried cookie bottomed cupcakes and oreo stuffed cupcakes but never a cupcake stuffed with RAW dough. How was this possible? Would the chocolate chip cookie stork drop a ball of baby cookie dough inside my cupcake? Does the cookie monster take responsibility for this?
No. It's simple. You freeze the cookie dough.
Moist yellow cupcakes with stuffed with gooey cookie dough. If that's not enough, it's topped with cookie dough frosting made with brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Garnish with chocolate chips and a cookie and you'll impress your friends with this gorgeous cupcake.
My friends even said they were the best cupcakes I've ever made (and I've made some pretty mean cupcakes).
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Stuffed Cupcakes
by Kevin & Amanda
Makes 24 cupcakes.
For the cookie dough:
2 sticks softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
4 tbsp milk
1 tbsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup mini chocolate chips
For the cupcakes:
Your favorite yellow boxed cake mix plus the ingredients to prepare it
OR
Your favorite homemade yellow cake recipe
For the frosting:
3 sticks softened butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
To make the cookie dough, mix the butter and sugars in stand mixer with the paddle attachment and cream it on medium-high speed until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in the milk and vanilla until incorporated and smooth. Beat in the flour and salt until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Using a small cookie scoop, shape the dough into balls. Freeze on a parchment lined baking sheet overnight.
Preheat oven to 350. Prepare yellow cake mix as directed on the box or in your favorite recipe.
Fill the prepared cupcake liners 2/3 full with the cupcake batter. Place a frozen cookie dough ball on the top center of each cupcake.
Bake at 350 for 16-18 mins.
To make the frosting, mix the butter and brown sugar in a stand mixer and cream on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in the salt, milk and vanilla extract until smooth and combined.
Frost the cupcakes and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips and top with a cookie!
