Cookie Dough Surprise

Pinterest is one of my favorite places to find recipe ideas.  I can spend hours looking for just the right combination of delicious and adventure to try.  A couple of weeks ago I happened upon this recipe. 

Here is my spin on: Cookie Dough Surprise!!

I will warn you at the start that this recipe is pretty much an all day project.  Although, when I make these again I will do the cookie dough balls the night before and pop them in the freezer to speed things up.

Step One: Cookie Dough Balls (Double Batch)

Begin this recipe with the assembling of the cookie dough balls, which are pretty much chocolate chip cookies without any eggs.   

You will need:
1 1/2 cups - Flour
1/4 teaspoon - Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon - Salt
8 tablespoons - Unsalted Butter, melted
1/2 cup - Brown Sugar, packed
4 tablespoons - White Sugar
4 tablespoons - Milk
2 teaspoons - Vanilla Extract
1 cup - Mini Chocolate Chips

Begin with creaming the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.

Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a large measuring cup.  Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix until smooth. 

Stir in the chocolate chips.  The dough will be quite soft.

Form the dough into approximately 24 balls.  Freeze the dough balls for at least 30 minutes.

 

 

Step Two: Chocolate Cupcakes (Double Batch)

You will need:
2 cups - Flour
1 cup - Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 small box - Instant Chocolate Pudding
1 1/4 cups - White Sugar
3/4 cup - Brown Sugar, packed
1 teaspoon - Baking Soda
2 teaspoons  - Cappuccino Powder
1 cup - Hot Water
1/2 cup - Milk
1 cup - Canola/Vegetable Oil
2 - Eggs
4 teaspoons - Vanilla Extract

For some reason, I did not take many pictures of the mixing process for the cupcakes.  The good thing is the mixing process for these cupcakes is very simple.  Begin by mixing the flour, cocoa powder, chocolate pudding, white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt until combined in a mixing bowl.  Add the water, milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla.  Beat well until fully combined.

Fill a cupcake pan lined with paper liners 1/2 full.  Place one frozen cookie dough ball in each cupcake pressing the cookie dough down until half submerged by the cake batter.  Bake the cupcakes 19-21 minutes at 375 degrees F.  Test for doneness by using a tooth pick inserted into the cake portion of the cupcake and not the cookie dough.  The cakes are done with the toothpick comes out clean!  

Cool the cupcakes completely on a wire rack before frosting.





Step Three: Cookie Dough Buttercream Frosting (Single Batch)

 

Apparently I was loosing my touch again with the frosting because I forgot to take many pictures.  At any rate, here are the instructions with what little pictures I have.

 

You will need:

12 tablespoons - Unsalted Butter

1 3/4 cups - Powdered Sugar

1/3 cup - Brown Sugar, packed

1/2 cup - Flour

1 1/2 tablespoons - Milk

1 teaspoon - Vanilla

1/2 cup - Mini Chocolate Chips

 

Begin by creaming the butter, powdered sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and creamy.

 

 

 

Add in the flour and vanilla and beat until fully combined.  Add in the milk and beat on high until fluffy.  To obtain the desired consistency you can add in extra milk 1 tablespoon at a time beating on high between each addition.

 

 

If you are going to frost your cupcakes with a spatula, you can mix the chocolate chips into the frosting.  If you plan to pipe your frosting on to the cupcakes, leave the chocolate chips out of the frosting and use them as a decoration after you have piped the frosting on to each cake.  I learned the hard way that the frosting will not come out of the pastry bag smoothly if you have added in the chocolate chips! 

 

After you have frosted the cupcake, top with a mini chocolate chip cookie.  Chips Ahoy Minis work wonderfully!! 

 

 

When I made these cupcakes, I doubled the batch for each of the three parts.  I would advise that if you are going to frost your cupcakes with a spatula then you only need a single batch of the frosting even if you do a double batch of the cupcakes.  If you are planning to pipe the frosting on the cupcakes, then I would do a double batch of the frosting as well.

 

I used these cupcakes for the graduation party for the foster children at my work and they were a hit!  I would suggest attempting them anytime you want to be the talk of the pot luck!

 

Go ahead, give it a shot!!

 

Jamie Rae