Chocolate Cookie Dough Cupcakes (Small-batch)
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Chocolate Cookie Dough Cupcakes (Small-batch)
Description
The Chocolate Cookie Dough Cupcakes blend both cocoa powder and melted semi-sweet chocolate in the batter, producing a moist and chocolate-rich cupcake base. Incorporating coffee or hot water intensifies the cocoa flavor subtly without overpowering the cupcake, while the batter’s thin consistency ensures a delicate crumb once baked.
The frosting is a no-bake cookie dough style made from softened butter, brown sugar, flour, and chocolate chips, yielding a creamy, sweet topping with a textural contrast from the chocolate chips. Vanilla and salt balance the sweetness, and milk adjusts the frosting's consistency for easy spreading.
Baked in a small batch of four, these cupcakes are great for a limited quantity treat. Precise flour measurement is emphasized to maintain texture, best achieved by weighing or using the spoon and sweep method. The cupcakes can be served as a dessert or snack, offering a nostalgic taste reminiscent of edible cookie dough combined with chocolate cake.
Ingredients
Special Equipment
- 4 cupcake liners
- Handheld electric mixer
- Fine mesh strainer or sifter
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted, 1 oz
- 2 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chopped, 21g
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 30g
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder sifted if lumpy, 11g
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar 50g
- 1 egg room temperature, large, yolk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk any percentage
- 2 tablespoons coffee or hot water, hot
Cookie Dough Frosting
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour measured by weight or using the spoon and sweep method, 60 g
- 1/4 cup butter softened (very soft but not melted, unsalted, 2 oz
- 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons (75g
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk plus more to taste
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips miniature, 42g
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcakes
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a cupcake pan with 4 liners.
- To a small, microwave-safe bowl, add butter, chopped chocolate, and vegetable oil. Microwave for 15 seconds and stir until smooth, microwaving for an additional 15 seconds if necessary. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together and set aside.
- To a medium bowl, add sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla, and whisk until well-combined. Pour in slightly cooled chocolate mixture and whisk until uniform in color. Add flour mixture and whisk until just combined. Pour in milk and hot coffee (or hot water) and whisk until smooth. The batter will be thin.
- Divide the batter between prepared cupcake cups, filling 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 16 to 19 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean or with just a few crumbs.
- Cool cupcakes in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting, 15 to 20 minutes.
Cookie Dough Frosting
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread flour out over parchment paper and bake for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, use a handheld electric mixer to cream well-softened butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add vanilla and beat until well-combined.
- Sift flour over the top of the butter and sugar mixture and add salt. With the mixer on medium, mix until flour is completely incorporated, at least 1 minute. Frosting will look like crumbs.
- Add 2 tablespoons of the milk and beat, starting on low working up to high until frosting is smooth and fluffy.
- If frosting is too stiff, add milk by the teaspoon until frosting reaches your desired consistency.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Cover cupcakes using rounded spoonfuls of frosting. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Measure flour by weight or use the spoon and sweep method to ensure accurate quantities.
- Use room temperature egg yolk and softened butter for best texture in batter and frosting.
- Chocolate chips in the frosting provide textural contrast and classic cookie dough flavor.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 450 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 450kcal | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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