I have been in a bit of a blogging slump lately. I had a few baked good duds last week and since then, I haven’t had motivation to cook, bake, or blog. It is something that happens to me every few months and it’s one of those things that you really can’t force. But if there’s one thing I know, cupcakes can bring just about anyone out of a funk.
These are amazing. They are a brown sugar cake that’s filled with “cookie dough” (don’t try to bake it) and then topped with brown sugar buttercream. I had worried that the cookie dough part wouldn’t be obvious, that it would just be a sweet cake stuffed with an even sweeter filling but on his first bite my husband said, “This tastes like a cookie!”
📖 Recipe
Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 3 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups light brown sugar packed
- 4 large eggs
- 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips semisweet or bittersweet
For the filling:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- 6 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 7 ounce sweetened condensed milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
For the frosting:
- 3 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- 3 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
For decoration:
- Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
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To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350F. Line two cupcake pans with paper liners (about 20). 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Mix in the salt, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth and well blended.
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Frost the filled cupcakes as desired, sprinkling with mini chocolate chips for decoration.
Kassandra says
Lovely recipe, I used the cookie dough here: http://theartofsweet.com/blog/?p=71
thank you xx
emily (a nutritionist eats) says
Ooooh, yes please!
Mercedes@Satisfy My Sweet Tooth says
I cannot wait to try these! And your cake version is beautiful!
Anna says
I made these for my son’s birthday and they were great… EXCEPT for the frosting. It was way too buttery. I’m not sure if it called for so much butter because of the brown sugar or what but next time I’m going to try a more standard butter to sugar ratio and use more cream.
shelly (cookies and cups) says
These are a huge favorite of mine!
Awesome!
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Debbi Does Dinner Healthy says
These look fantastic! Mind if I feature them on a Saturday Stumbles post tomorrow? My husband would love them! Thanks!
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amanda says
Sure, that would be awesome! Thanks!
Chele says
Just spotted your cupcakes on foodgawker – oh how you speak my language! Can’t wait to try this recipe ;0)
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Lisa says
A cupcake that tastes like a cookie? Sounds good to me. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
bigFATcook says
yum yum yummy :))) I’d eat them all!!!
Greets from BFC !!!
Mallory says
gah! amazing! i am a cookie dough fanatic. i need to make these right now! well, maybe not right now (i’m in the middle of a movie), but soon. very soon.
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Julia says
They look beautiful. Husband LOVES cookie dough but isn’t into cake. Maybe these will convert him, worth a try FOR SURE!!!
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Kat says
They sound delicious! I will be putting these on my list of cupcakes to make. I want to bake more so one of 101 things in 1001 days is too bake a cupcakes once a month for a year. I am going to start in January and try a new flavour each month. These will definately be making an appearance.
Liz @ Blog is the New Black says
I’ve made these before, too- so delicious! Yours look adorable.
natalie (the sweets life) says
I keep seeing these on blogs and am dying to make them, I just need to find people I can pawn them off on so I don’t eat 20 cupcakes!!!
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Pretty. Good. Food. says
Mmm, my two favorite things in life, cookie dough and cupcakes! Sounds and looks great!
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Mary says
Those are beautiful! I can’t wait to try these!
Mary xo
Delightful Bitefuls
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Kelly says
Looking great, as always! I love the cute paper liners you find!
jenna laughs says
Beautiful! Can’t wait to try.
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Rachel says
My SIL made something similar but didn’t look anything like yours. I think she made a version that called for cooking the dough within the cupcake. I think I like the version you’ve shared much more as I’d imagine the cookie dough won’t ever get hard like a cookie unless you leave it in the fridge – right?
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amanda says
Yeah, I kept mine in the fridge and the cookie dough was almost exactly like the refrigerated kind you can buy. Same texture, taste, everything.
Kim says
These looks delicious! If it taste juste like a cookie that just makes it a decadent cookie:)
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