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Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Published: Aug 11, 2010 · Modified: Oct 4, 2022 by Katie · This post may contain affiliate links

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If you love Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough then you will love these Cookie Dough Cupcakes. The cake and frosting taste just like you are eating cookie dough batter and the inside is filled with delicious raw totally safe edible cookie dough batter.

Three tier tower filled with Cookie Dough Cupcakes with chocolate chip sprinkles on top.

I love quite a few things in life… my husband, family, dog, and chocolate chip cookie dough! These Cookie Dough Cupcakes are a labor of love, but oh-so good. I can eat cookie dough in all forms; raw batter, chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake, etc. You get the point. I love the cookie dough flavor.

I made these cupcakes for my coworkers. Everyone who ate these cookie dough filled cupcakes instantly fell in love with them, and to be honest, most people thought they came straight from a bakery! They taste very similar to Gigi’s cupcake recipes. You know the fancy cupcake bakery that has over the top flavors. That’s how amazing these homemade cupcakes are. People think they came from a professional bakery.

There are a lot of steps to this cupcake recipe so try not to be overwhelmed. I suggest you read and re-read the entire recipe a few times to set yourself up for success!

Table of contents

  • Directions
    • Cookie Dough Cupcake Batter
    • Cookie Dough Filling
    • Filling Cupcakes
    • How to make Cookie Dough Frosting
    • Frosting Cupcakes
  • Tips & Tricks
  • Cupcake Recipes

Directions

Cookie Dough Cupcake Batter

  • To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350° F. Line two cupcake pans with paper liners.
  • Using a KitchenAid Stand Mix fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and brown sugar. Cream together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg is added. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula as needed.
  • Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir together to blend. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl on low speed and alternate with the milk until incorporated. Blend in the vanilla. Fold in the chocolate chips by hand with a spatula.
  • Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cupcake liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Cookie Dough Filling

  • To make the cookie dough filling, combine the butter and sugar in a KitchenAid Stand Mix fitted with a paddle attachment. Cream on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Beat in the flour, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until incorporated and smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture has firmed up a bit, about an hour.

Filling Cupcakes

  • To fill the cupcakes, cut a cone-shaped portion out of the center of each cupcake.
  • Next, add in a small scoop (about the size of a tablespoon) of the cookie dough filling into the middle of the cut out cupcake. Repeat until all cupcakes are filled.

How to make Cookie Dough Frosting

  • To make the frosting, use a KitchenAid Stand Mix fitted with a paddle attachment to beat together the butter and brown sugar until creamy (about 1 minute). Mix in the confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Then gradually beat in the flour and salt.
  • Mix in the milk and vanilla extract until smooth and well blended.*

Frosting Cupcakes

  • Frost the filled cupcakes as desired, sprinkling with mini chocolate chips and topping with mini chocolate chip cookies if desired for decoration.

Tips & Tricks

Here are my tips and tricks that I’ve learned to make it easier to make this Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes recipe.

  • Milk – If you don’t have milk on hand I have tested this recipe and used a half cup of half and half and ½ cup of water. It worked just find.
  • Frosting – If you make the frosting ahead of time and refrigerate it. The frosting will need to come to room temperature before handling it… it was a bit difficult to deal with cold since it was full butter that had almost hardened!
  • Filling Cupcakes – I like to use a melon baller to scoop out the inside.
  • Toppings – I save the little balls of cookie cake whole, and reuse them and top each of the cupcakes with the cookie cake ball plus an additional mini cookie if I have them available.
  • Make Ahead – You can make the cupcakes and filling up to a day in advance. Then make then stuff and frost the following day.
  • KitchenAid Stand Mixer – Don’t worry if you don’t own a KitchenAid Stand Mixer. You can use a hand mixer or even mix everything by hand!

Cupcake Recipes

Still craving cupcakes? Check out my other cupcake recipes.

  • PB&J Cupcakes
  • Red Velvet Cupcakes
  • White Cupcakes
  • Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
  • Snickers Cupcakes

If you make this Cookie Dough Cupcakes recipe, I would be honored and love for you to take the time to leave a star rating and comment! I spend hours developing and testing these recipes, and always love to hear feedback and user experience!

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Cookie Dough Cupcakes

If you love Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough then you will love these Cookie Dough Cupcakes. The cake and frosting taste just like you are eating cookie dough batter and the inside is filled with delicious raw totally safe edible cookie dough batter.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 45 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cooling Time:: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 380kcal
Author: Katie

Equipment

  • KitchenAid Stand Mixer
  • Oven

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1-½ cups light brown sugar packed
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2-⅔ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 cup milk ½
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chocolate chips semisweet or bittersweet

For the Filling:

  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 6 tbsp. light brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 7 oz. sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

For the Frosting:

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 3½ cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • 3 tbsp. milk
  • 2½ tsp. vanilla extract

For the Cupcake Toppings:

  • ⅓ cup Mini Chocolate Chips divided
  • 24 Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Instructions

To Make Cupcake Batter:

  • To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350° F. Line two cupcake pans with paper liners.
  • Using a KitchenAid Stand Mix fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and brown sugar. Cream together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg is added. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  • Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir together to blend. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl on low speed and alternate with the milk until incorporated. Blend in the vanilla. Fold in the chocolate chips by hand with a spatula.
  • Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cupcake liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Cookie Dough Filling:

  • To make the cookie dough filling, combine the butter and sugar in a KitchenAid Stand Mix fitted with a paddle attachment. Cream on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Beat in the flour, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until incorporated and smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture has firmed up a bit, about an hour.

To Fill Cupcakes:

  • To fill the cupcakes, cut a cone-shaped portion out of the center of each cupcake.
  • Next, add in a small scoop (about the size of a tablespoon) of the cookie dough filling into the middle of the cut out cupcake. Repeat until all cupcakes are filled.

To Make Frosting:

  • To make the frosting, use a KitchenAid Stand Mix fitted with a paddle attachment to beat together the butter and brown sugar until creamy (about 1 minute). Mix in the confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Then gradually beat in the flour and salt.
  • Mix in the milk and vanilla extract until smooth and well blended.*

Frost Cupcakes:

  • Frost the filled cupcakes as desired, sprinkling with mini chocolate chips and topping with mini chocolate chip cookies if desired for decoration.

Notes

  • Milk – If you don’t have milk on hand I have tested this recipe and used a half cup of half and half and ½ cup of water. It worked just find.
  • Frosting – If you make the frosting ahead of time and refrigerate it. The frosting will need to come to room temperature before handling it… it was a bit difficult to deal with cold since it was full butter that had almost hardened!
  • Filling Cupcakes – I like to use a melon baller to scoop out the inside.
  • Toppings – I save the little balls of cookie cake whole, and reuse them and top each of the cupcakes with the cookie cake ball plus an additional mini cookie if I have them available.
  • KitchenAid Stand Mixer – Don’t worry if you don’t own a KitchenAid Stand Mixer. You can use a hand mixer or even mix everything by hand.
  • Make Ahead – You can make the cupcakes and filling up to a day in advance. Then make then stuff and frost the following day.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 177mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Katie

    August 12, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Thanks everyone for all the kind comments! I'll be posting another unique flavored cupcake next week–until then keep following to see the variety of recipes I have to offer!

    Reply
  2. Sassy Sites!

    August 12, 2010 at 4:55 am

    one word… YUM!! I'm your newest follower… come by and visit me at Sassy Sites! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Blue Rose

    August 12, 2010 at 4:11 am

    Thanks for those delicious cakes, the taste took me back to my country, I felt like the film critic ratatui congratulations are an excellent cook.

    Reply
  4. Sourkraut

    August 11, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    These look delicious! I've made cookie dough cupcakes before and baked the cookie dough inside the cupcake, which wasn't bad but probably lacks the straight-from-the-mixing-bowl flavor of yours.

    Reply
  5. Katie

    August 11, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Make sure you don't save the recipe too long–you'll regret it once you make them! They are simply amazing!

    Reply
  6. Stephanie

    August 11, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    Those look so tasty! I'm definitely going to have to save this recipe to try.

    Reply
  7. Julie

    August 11, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    Wow. Those look delish! I could eat one for breakfast right now!

    Reply
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