Best Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cupcakes Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cookie mix as directed on pouch, using butter and 1 egg. Refrigerate.
• Make cake mix batter as directed on box, using remaining 3 eggs, the oil and water.
• Remove cookie dough from refrigerator. Press 1 tablespoon cookie dough in bottom of each muffin cup. Top each with 2 tablespoons cake batter. Drop a couple extra tablespoons of cookie dough on ungreased small cookie sheet for topping.
• Bake cupcakes 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Bake cookies with cupcakes during last 10 minutes of cupcake baking time. Remove cupcakes from muffin cups and cookies from cookie sheet to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• Frost cupcakes with frosting. Top each with crumbled baked cookies.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and position the oven rack to the middle. Line two 24-cup mini-muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• For the cookie crust: Combine the flour, salt and baking soda in a small bowl and set aside. Beat the butter and both sugars together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until creamy, about 4 minutes (or in a large bowl if using an electric mixer). Add the egg and vanilla and beat until incorporated, about 1 minute. Adjust the speed to low, add the flour mixture and beat until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Drop 1 heaping teaspoon of cookie dough into each liner and press down firmly. Bake until slightly puffed and golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool until warm to the touch, and then press down the crust once more. Cool completely.
• For the brown sugar cake: Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs and light brown sugar together on medium-high speed until light and foamy, about 2 minutes (or in a large bowl if using a hand-held electric mixer). While beating, gradually pour in the butter and then the vanilla.
• While mixing slowly, add half the dry ingredients, then add all the milk, and follow with the rest of the dry ingredients. Take care not to overmix the batter. Drop 1 heaping teaspoon of batter on top of each cookie crust.
• Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, rotating the tins about halfway through, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Cool the cupcakes on a rack in the tins for 10 minutes, and then remove from the tins and cool on the rack completely.
• For the chocolate frosting: Combine the cocoa powder and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl if using a hand-held electric mixer). Mix on low until combined. Add the vanilla and salt. Continue to mix on low speed and add the confectioners' sugar and milk in alternating batches. Increase the speed to medium-high and mix until fully incorporated and smooth.
• Fill a pastry bag fitted with a round or star tip and pipe small chocolate drops on top of each cupcake.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 standard 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners; set aside. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Put butter and sugars into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the milk. Stir in chocolate chunks with a rubber spatula.
• Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup. Bake until pale golden and a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to wire racks; let cool completely.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream the butter and two sugars until light and fluffy in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt and add to the butter with the mixer on low speed, mixing only until combined. Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chunks.
• Drop the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using a 1 3/4-inch-diameter ice cream scoop or a rounded tablespoon. Dampen your hands and flatten the dough slightly. Bake for exactly 15 minutes (the cookies will seem underdone). Remove from the oven and let cool slightly on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

COOKIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Spoon about 2 tablespoons dough into each of 12 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each halfway. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until edges are light brown., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat the brown sugar, egg and salt for 5 minutes or until lighter in color. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts. , Remove partially-baked cupcakes from oven. Spoon rounded tablespoonfuls of filling into the center of each cupcake. Bake 12-14 minutes longer or until deep golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together brown sugar and butter until well combined. Add vanilla, beating well.
• Add egg, beating well.
• Add flour mixture and beat until just combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Scoop batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven of 350F 18 to 23 minutes or until cupcakes are puffed and golden.
• Let cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes or until cooled completely (so they don't crumble when removed).
• Remove from pan.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH + CUPCAKE = THE BEST CUPCAKE. EVER.

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and sea salt; set aside. Beat the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add 1 egg and the vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Form the dough into tablespoon-sized balls; place onto a baking sheet, and freeze until solid, about 2 hours.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat 3 eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer to break up. Add the cake mix, water, and canola oil; continue beating for 2 minutes on medium speed. Spoon into the prepared cupcake liners, filling each 2/3 full. Place a frozen cookie dough ball on the top center of each cupcake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake portion of the cupcake (not the cookie dough ball) comes clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

BROWNIE-COOKIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Make cookie dough as directed on pouch, using butter and 1 of the eggs.
• Make brownie batter as directed on box, using water, oil and remaining 2 eggs for cakelike brownies.
• Place 1 tablespoon cookie dough in bottom of each muffin cup. Using teaspoon sprayed with cooking spray, press cookie dough to flatten in bottom of each cup. Cover and refrigerate remaining cookie dough until ready to use.
• Top cookie dough in each cup with 3 tablespoons brownie batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, drop remaining cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Spread cupcakes with frosting. Crumble 3 baked cookies; sprinkle over frosted cupcakes.