Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Ingredients:

For the Cupcakes:

1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup sugar
2 whole eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup milk
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

For the Cookie Dough Frosting:

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
1- 2 c. powdered sugar
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. all purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. oats
3/4 bag plain mini M&Ms
3/4 cup mini or regular semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350º.

Use a hand or stand mixer to whisk together all of the cupcake ingredients except for the chocolate chips. Then, stir in the chocolate chips with a spoon or spatula.

Fill each cupcake liner about 2/3 full of batter. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, use a stand mixer dough paddle to beat together the cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter until smooth.

Mix in the brown sugar, flour, vanilla, and oats.

Mix in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time (1 and 1/2 cups worked out best for me).

Finally add the M&Ms and Chocolate chips, mix well.

Use a large cookie scoop or ice cream scoop to scoop out the cookie dough onto the completely cooled cupcakes.

Enjoy...