chocolate-cupcakes-filled-with-cookie-dough

Have you ever seen a recipe and know you have to try it? That’s exactly how I felt about these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes from Allrecipes! Who can resist the combination of chocolate cake and cookie dough?  Allrecipes calls for a yellow cake mix, but I decided to substitute it with a chocolate fudge cake mix instead and it was a delicious decision!  The cake was moist and flavorful, and the cookie dough pieces were the perfect pops of sweetness throughout. 

This recipe is not only incredibly tasty, but it’s also really easy to make. In fact, it’s the perfect dessert to whip up for a bake sale! The combination of chocolate cake and cookie dough is sure to be a crowd-pleaser, and the individual serving sizes make it easy to grab and go.

So next time you’re looking for a fun and delicious treat, give this Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough filled Cupcakes a try. And if you’re a chocolate lover like me, be sure to swap out the yellow cake mix for a chocolate fudge one! You won’t regret it.  I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did!

Ingredients are as follows:

 
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 C butter, softened
1/4 C white sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 C chocolate chips
 
1 chocolate fudge cake mix
1 1/3 cups water
1/3 cup oil
3 eggs
 
Directions:
Cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar.
 
Add the egg and vanilla; cream until nice and fluffy.
 

Add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until it is well incorporated.

 

 

Fold in the chocolate chips.
Cookie Dough filled Chocolate Cupcakes

Form into 24 two inch round balls, place on a tray and freeze for two or more hours. This part is very critical to the recipe turning out properly. If the cookie dough is not frozen it will cook along with the cake mix leaving you with a dry cookie dough center.

 

Cookie Dough filled Chocolate Cupcakes 

Once your cookie dough is frozen, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Empty cake mix into a bowl; add water, oil and eggs. Mix until well incorporated.

 

 

 
Line your cupcake pan(s) with paper liners and spoon 1/3 C of cake batter into each cup. Once all the batter is evenly distributed, take out the cookie dough balls and place one into the center of each (unbaked) cupcake.
 
 
Bake in a pre-heated oven for 16-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the side comes out clean. Do not put the toothpick in the center of the cupcake, this is the cookie dough which is supposed to be creamy (that’s the reason for freezing the cookie dough ahead of time).
 
Cookie Dough filled Chocolate Cupcakes
 
Take a bite and enjoy!
 
Cookie Dough filled Chocolate Cupcakes; flourmewithlove.com
You could top these with your favorite icing, which I did make a chocolate one, however once we tried them both ways, we liked them better without it. Whichever way you choose, I’m sure you’ll enjoy them too!