Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Serves 12
30 mins prep
15 mins cook
15 mins FROSTING
60 mins total
These Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes are an indulgent treat perfect for any celebration... Tender chocolate cupcakes topped with safe-to-eat chocolate chip cookie dough frosting.
Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting
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Chocolate Cupcakes
Preheat oven to [wprm-temperature value="350" unit="F"]. Line a 12-cavity cupcake baking pan with paper baking cups or parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt.
In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, avocado oil, egg, and vanilla extract until combined. Add it to the dry ingredients and continue whisking until the dry ingredients have just absorbed.
Continue whisking while slowly adding in the hot water until incorporated. Divide the batter equally among the 12-cavities, filling them 2/3 of the way full.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until a toothpick test comes out clean. Let the baked chocolate cupcakes cool 10 minutes before removing them from the cupcake baking pan. Cool on a wire rack until room temperature.
Before turning off oven, heat treat the flour. Onto a parchment lined baking sheet, spread out the flour in a thin, even layer. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before adding to the frosting below.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting
Beat together the softened unsalted butter, brown sugar, salt, and vanilla extract for 2 to 3 minutes, or until lightened in color and fluffy.
Add the cooled, heat treated flour and beat together until combined.
One tablespoon at a time, add the whole milk and beat until incorporated until the desired consistency is reached.
Add the mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and fold together until dispersed among frosting.
Using a large cookie scoop, scoop up 2 tablespoons of chocolate chip cookie dough frosting and plop on top of the cooled chocolate cupcakes.
