Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcake

Love chocolate chip cookies and cupcakes? Then you'll love this mash-up! The soft cake, sweet icing and chewy cookie is a delicious combination that is only made better with a tall glass of milk. You can make them so that the cookie sits in the centre of the cupcake or on the bottom like I did. For this cupcake you'll need...

• Vanilla Cake Mix (plus ingredients to make the cake...usually eggs, oil, and water - but we're subbing out the water for this one)
• Milk (to replace the water)
• Store Bought Cookie Dough
• Store Bought Vanilla Icing
• Butter (room temperate...around 1/2 cup....but it's up to you)
• Icing Sugar (optional)
• Cool Whip
• Semi-Sweet Chocolate 
• Garnish Ideas: Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies, Mini Chocolate Chips, Cookie Dough 

On to the recipe...

Step 1: Follow the direction of your Vanilla Cake Mix - from preheating your oven through to adding the eggs and oil BUT replace the water it calls for with Milk.  Mix together the batter until smooth and spoon into cupcake liners.

Step 2a (Cookie on Bottom of Cupcake): To have your cookie sit near the bottom of your cupcake, add one teaspoon of cookie dough on top of each cupcake, place in oven, and bake as directed on package.  Once they are done baking, let them cool completely. NOTE: This way is way easier and less involved...seriously though, who cares where the cookie is as long as you get to eat it!


Step 2b (Cookie near middle to top of Cupcake): To have your cookie sit closer to the middle-top of your cupcake, add one teaspoon of cookie dough on top of each cupcake half way through the baking process.  So, place your cupcakes in the oven and bake as directed on package, remove half way through and quickly place one teaspoon of cookie dough on top of each half baked cupcake. Put them back in for the remaining time and once they are done baking, let them cool completely. NOTE: You need to be quick putting your dough on your cupcakes because you don't want them to be out of the oven long.

Step 3:  While the cupcakes are cooling you'll want to whip up the glaze and icing.  For the glaze, melt together 4 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate and around a cup of Cool Whip.  Let it cool a little while you make the icing.

Step 4: For my vanilla icing simply mix together the vanilla icing and butter on high until smooth.  Mix well and add some icing sugar if it's not sweet enough for you or too buttery.

Step 5: Now it's time to ice your cupcakes and top them with the glaze and garnish.  Ice your cupcake with any method you prefer - piping bag, knife, spoon...whatever.  Place the warm chocolate glaze mixture in a piping bag or a Ziploc bag.  Cut the tip and drizzle as much as you want over the top of each cupcake.  Then top with the garnish of your choice and enjoy.

Happy Faking!