Name: Brownie Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1¼ cups all-purpose flour; ¼ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 1 cup granulated sugar; ½ cup packed light-brown sugar; ½ cup cocoa powder; ¾ cup butter; 2 large eggs; 1½ tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp milk; For the Cookie Dough Frosting:; 10 tbsp salted butter; ½ cup packed light-brown sugar; 1½ cups powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp molasses; 2 tbsp cream; ½ cup all-purpose flour; ¾ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

brownie cupcakes with cookie dough frosting recipe

How To Make Brownie Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting

Chocolaty brownies and irresistible cupcake dough in one delicious dessert topped with a rich and creamy cookie dough frosting. Best for a weeknight party.

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1¼cupsall-purpose flour
¼tspbaking powder
¼tspsalt
1cupgranulated sugar
½cuppacked light-brown sugar
½cupcocoa powder,plus 2 tablespoons
¾cupbutter,melted
2large eggs
1½tspvanilla extract
2tbspmilk

For the Cookie Dough Frosting:

10tbspsalted butter,at room temperature
½cuppacked light-brown sugar
1½cupspowdered sugar
1tspvanilla extract
1tspmolasses
2tbspcream,or half and half
½cupall-purpose flour,heat treated
¾cupmini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt then set aside.
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, light-brown sugar, and cocoa powder. Pour in melted butter and use a wooden spoon to stir until combine.
Mix in eggs and vanilla extract. Stir in milk. Add dry ingredients and mix just until combine.
Divide batter among 12 paper-lined muffin cups filling each about ⅔ full.
Bake in preheated oven for 16 to 20 minutes (lesser for gooier brownies). Allow cooling in muffin tin several minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
Cool completely then frost with Cookie Dough Frosting. Store in an airtight container.

Cookie Dough Frosting:

In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, whip together butter and light-brown sugar until pale and fluffy for about 3 to 4 minutes.
Mix in flour then add powdered sugar, vanilla, molasses, and 2 tablespoons cream and blend together until smooth adding an additional 1 tablespoon of cream to thin if desired. Fold in chocolate chips.