Cookie Dough Cupcakes

I made these cupcake for my girlfriends at my birthday party and they were a big hit. But warning these cupcakes are for hardcore cookie dough lovers only, they consist of cookie dough flavored cake, icing and have a secret cookie dough filling on the inside that is so sweet it will make your teeth hurt. As usual I found the recipe on tastespotting from The Sweet Art. They are fairly simple to make but slightly time consuming but well worth it when you sink your teeth into one of these puppies. 

COOKIE DOUGH CUPCAKES:

CUPCAKES:

Ingredients:

-3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temp.

-1 1/2 cups. light brown sugar, packed

-4 large eggs

-2 2/3 cup all purpose flour

-1 tsp. baking powder

-1 tsp. baking soda

-1/4 tsp. salt

-1 cup milk

-2 tsp. vanilla extract

-1 cup chocolate chips (bittersweet or semisweet)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line two cupcake pans with paper liners (24 total). 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.

     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.
     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.

FILLING:
Ingredients:


-4 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temp.
-6 tbsp. light brown sugar, packed
-1 cup plus 2 tbsp. all purpose flour
-7 oz sweetened condensed milk
-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
-1/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:


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.
     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.
FROSTING:
Ingredients:


-3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temp
-3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
-3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
-1 cup all purpose flour
-3/4 tsp salt
-3 tbsp. milk
-2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

For decoration:
  Mini chocolate chips

Directions:

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. Beat in the flour and salt. Mix in the milk and vanilla extract until smooth and well blended.
     Frost the filled cupcakes as desired, sprinkling with mini chocolate chips and topping with mini chocolate chip cookies for decoration.