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Cookie Dough Cupcakes with Ganache Frosting Recipe

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This creative recipe couldn't be easier — or more impressive! Made from a standard box mix, simply fold in cookie dough and then decorate with the unbeatable ganache frosting. What's not to love!? —Morgan Phillips, Charlottesville, Virginia

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Cookie Dough Cupcakes with Ganache Frosting Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

25 20 45

Ingredients

1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1 cup milk
3 eggs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
FROSTING:
2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, milk, eggs, butter and vanilla; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-third full. Roll tablespoonfuls of cookie dough into balls. Drop into center of each cupcake. Top with remaining batter.
Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips with cream over low heat; stir until blended. Remove from the heat. Transfer to a small bowl; cover and refrigerate for 45-60 minutes or until mixture reaches spreading consistency, stirring every 15 minutes.
Cut a small hole in the corner of pastry or plastic bag; insert #20 star pastry tip. Fill bag with chocolate mixture; pipe cupcakes. Sprinkle with miniature chocolate chips. Yield: 2 dozen.

Originally published as Cookie Dough Cupcakes with Ganache Frosting in Taste of Home's Cupcake of the Week Newsletter , p4/20/09

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Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2010 by suzette2454

The cookie dough just sunk to the bottom of the cupcake but everyone raved about how good they were! Instead of the ganache, I used almond flavored buttercream icing, both chocolate and regular (and sprinkles, of course!)

Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2009 by Trish Thomas

The cream is used when you melt the chips down for the icing.

Reviewed on May. 02, 2009 by luis

What about the heavy whipping cream, I didn't see in the recipe what to do with it?

Thanks,

Rita

Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2009 by jane428

These cupcakes were so good and easy. Will be making again!

Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2009 by Dinsky

Cupcakes were great but the frosting is way too rich for my taste. I'll make the cupcakes again but will use my old stand-by butter icing.

Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2009 by lgriesman

my daughter and I made the cupcakes only we usede homemade cookie dough insread of boughten that way we had both cupcakes and cookies twice the dessert off of one receipe