First… you bake your cupcakes. Then, you cut out a dome shaped chunk from the middle:
And stuff with cookie dough!
Frost and decorate:
It’s that time of the year. The time of the year where I always deny that I’m sick. I never get sick. I worked at the Boys & Girls Club for six years; my immune system is immaculate. There’s no way that I can get sick. The truth of the matter is that I’m congested, I can’t sleep comfortably, my throat is swollen shut, and my nose won’t stop dripping. Sorry for the visual… I know they don’t go well with baked goods.
It just so happens that this sick time conveniently meshes with the one week where I’m supposed to work the most days in a row. Am I complaining? A little bit. But I have no reason to complain… I’ll be in San Francisco in 6 days, Paris in 19, and Hawaii in 59. It’s better to be sick now than then, right?
Okay no more complaining. Suck it up, Kim. Just one look at these cupcakes and they’ll make anyone feel better. Cookie dough filling, cookie dough frosting, and a cupcake?! I’ll just knock myself into a sugar coma and sleep it off like a champ.
I used a yellow cake box mix for the cupcakes since these involved enough work as it is, but feel free to use your own from-scratch recipe. The mini cookies that I topped the cupcakes off with were made from Nestle cookie dough (The huge tub from Costco). Ahhh, now that’s a cupcake.
Cookie dough filling from Quick Dish
- 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 6 Tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons flour
- 7 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips, plus more for decorating
- Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Gradually mix in the flour, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until combined.
- Stir in the mini chocolate chips.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 15 minutes or until slightly firm.
Cookie dough frosting from The Family Kitchen
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
- Beat together butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Gradually mix in the powdered sugar, flour and salt. and mix until combined. Add milk and vanilla until frosting is smooth.
I love cookie dough cupcakes too – they taste so good!! Very pretty!
I’m jealous of your vacations!! Hope you have fun! 🙂
Hi Kim!
These cupcakes are beautiful!! I hope you feel better soon. Remember to rest and drink lots of fluids. Take care!
-Emily
holy wow. i love cookie dough! i might just have to book mark this recipe.. actually, i think i have quite a few of yours in my to bake queue! 😉 happy wknd..
i’m jealous too! i wanna visit paris so badly! haha. anyway, get well soon and have fun on your vacation! please take loads of pictures when you’re in france!
Kim, These look way way delicious! – mary
I am from Glasgow in Scotland and am a huge fan of your blog Kim – can’t wait to try these cupcakes at the weekend.
Isn’t using raw cookie dough dangerous? Can’t you get salmonella?
wow they look so yummy!
hope you feel better soon! x
These look yummy for my tummy!!
OMG!! Where have you been all my life! Love all your recipes! Can’t wait to try them out!!!