Cookie Dough Cupcakes

I love, love, love cupcakes! They are so “in” right now. I would love to make cupcakes all day! I found a recipe on the www.cupcakeproject.com for cookie dough cupcakes- they have a center of raw cookie dough as well as a ball of the dough on top. I mean, is there anything better, more comforting, more indulgent than cookie dough?

And don’t worry- the dough is egg-less, so no worries about anyone getting sick. I just had to try these. Her cooking times were way off for my oven- 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes- but when I checked them at 12 minutes, they were almost burnt (definitely crispy and way too dry). So I would say either drop the temperature to 350 or only cook for 10 minutes at 400. Do not freak out about “burning” the butter for the cupcake batter- it is really easy to do and gives the cake such an amazing, deep, rich, yummy, buttery flavor.

Burnt Butter Cupcake Batter

2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
¾ cups self rising cake flour
3 Tablespoons sugar
5 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
2-3 Tablespoons milk

First, burn the butter- place butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until it turns a dark golden color (3-5 minutes). Take the pan off the heat and strain into a bowl to remove sediment. Let it sit until it solidifies (30 minutes room temperature or 10 minutes in the fridge).

Once butter is soft/solid, mix all ingredients but milk with a mixer. Once well blended, add milk slowly until well mixed.

Fill 12 cupcake liners halfway (the self rising flour will make the batter double in size). Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes.

When cupcakes cool, cut a hole in top and push in a ball of cookie dough. Cover with cookie dough frosting and place another ball of cookie dough on top. Yum!


Raw Cookie Dough Recipe

2 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
4 Tablespoons whole milk
1 cup chocolate chips (mini size)

Mix all ingredients together until well combined.
(I waited to add the chocolate chips until after I took out the amount for the frosting)

Cookie Dough Frosting

Mix 1 cup of raw cookie dough with ½ cup of heavy cream. It tastes just like cookie dough, but spreads perfectly!