The ultimate combo: Chocolate chip cookie dough, with brownies. Mmmm....... And it's possible!! Yesterday I made a batch of brownie cupcakes, and then made a cookie dough frosting to put on top. Mary Frances, I know you would really like these. The brownie consistency is a little dense, and not really like a cupcake. More like a brownie with chocolate chip cookie dough frosting!
Prepare to be amazed....
Yum!!!!!!
makes 9-12 cupcakes
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Melt butter in the microwave in a large microwave safe bowl. Mix in the sugar until smooth and microwave for about 1 minute. Stir the mixture until smooth again. Whisk in the vanilla and eggs. In a separate bowl, mix together the salt, baking powder, cocoa powder, and flour. Slowly add to the wet ingredients and stir until completely combined.
Fill the muffin tins about 2/3 full. Bake in the prepared muffin tin for about 8-10 minutes (mine took a little under 9 minutes). Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Cookie Dough Frosting
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temp
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 Tbsp milk (I used vanilla almond milk, but soy or regular would be fine)
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
*I find these cupcakes are best served cold. I kept mine in the fridge. It also helped to avoid the cookie dough frosting from melting.
*You could easily use boxed brownie mix as a shortcut, but you would need to adjust the frosting accordingly since the cookie dough frosting recipe below only makes enough for 10-12 cupcakes.
*Depending on how full you fill the muffin tins, you could get anywhere from 9-12 cupcakes. I filled mine about 2/3 full.
I doubled it, just because my family scarfes down anything sugary whenever I bake, so it's nice to have enough for everyone to at least have two!
Happy baking!
3 comments
Those look heavenly and delicious! They look easy and anyone should have the ingredients on hand!!! LOVE EM! I am GONNA make these!!!!!!! SOON, I HOPE! LOL!!!!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteoh my. That looks delicious!
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