cookie dough cupcakes

Brown Sugar Cupcakes

(
Makes about 12 cupcakes)



•3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

•3/4 cup light brown sugar

•2 large eggs, room temperature

•1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour

•1/2 teaspoon baking powder

•1/2 teaspoon baking soda

•1/8 teaspoon salt

•1/2 cup milk

•1 teaspoon vanilla

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.Beat butter on high until soft, about 30 seconds.

3.Add sugar. Beat on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

4.Add eggs one at a time, beat for 30 seconds after each.

5.Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

6.Measure out milk and vanilla together.

7.Add about a fourth of the flour to the butter/sugar mixture and beat to combine.

8.Add about one third the milk/vanilla mixture and beat until combined.

9.Repeat above, alternating flour and milk and ending with the flour mixture.

10.Place previously prepared frozen cookie dough ball (mine were fairly big) into cup liners, then fill about half to three-quarters full of cupcake batter.

11.Bake for 20-22 minutes until golden and the cake springs back when lightly touched. (Testing by using a toothpick would be insufficient because of the gooey cookie dough in the center).





Cookie Dough Frosting



(Makes enough to frost 12 cupcakes.)



•1-3/4 cups confectioners sugar

•1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled

•1/8 teaspoon salt

•1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

•1 tablespoon milk

•Eggless cookie dough (recipe below)

1.In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine 1-1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar, unsalted butter, salt, and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary.

2.Add milk and continue mixing until well combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, as necessary. With the mixer running, slowly add remaining 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, mix until well combined.

3.At this point you can mix in the eggless cookie dough. Mix in enough cookie dough to suit your taste. Any cookie dough leftover you can gladly eat! There are no eggs in it so it is safe. Yum!