Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
recipe from tidymom.net

Cupcakes (24):
330 grams butter, softened
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup milk
2 2/3 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius and line two muffin trays (24 holes) with paper liners.

In large bowl beat the butter with the brown sugar until it the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.

Add 1/2 of the milk and beat lightly, then sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix slowly until the dry ingredients are all combined, then beat in the second half of the milk, the vanilla essence and the chocolate chips.

Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin trays and bake for about 20 minutes, until a skewer inserted into a cupcake comes out clean.

Frosting:
330 grams butter, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3 1/2 cups icing sugar (approximately)
1 cup plain flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla essence (I used vanilla bean paste)

Beat the butter together with the brown sugar until the mixture is smooth.

Adding a half cup at a time, beat in 2 cups of icing sugar and the remaining ingredients, until the mixture is smooth. Slowly continue adding icing sugar until the frosting has the required consistency.

*Then if you want to be over the top with the cookieness, make them into cookie monster cupcakes: