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There’s also nothing like kicking off the summer with dense fudgy brownies, cupcakes, and cookie dough.
Step aside bikini…
These fudge brownie cupcakes are so chocolatey that your head will spin. They aren’t light and fluffy like regular cupcakes, nor are they as dense as brownies. But they are so rich, so moist, SO fudgy, and will practically melt in your mouth. Eating one is by far, the BEST chocolate experience I’ve ever had. Yes, the brownie cupcakes themselves are an experience.
Now, let’s move on to the frosting. I personally went NUTS over this frosting. It’s like pure (egg-free!) cookie dough, but smooth enough to slather onto a cupcake or a graham cracker or a pretzel (trust me).
I’m really just going to shut up with the blabber because… let’s face it, when you put a brownie & a cupcake & cookie dough together, there really are no words.
Like I said before, step aside bikini.
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makes 8-9 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temp
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 Tbsp milk (I used vanilla almond milk, but soy or regular would be fine)
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line muffin tin with paper cups.
- Melt butter in the microwave in a large microwave safe bowl. Mix in the sugar until smooth and microwave for about 1 minute. Stir the mixture until smooth again. Whisk in the vanilla and eggs. In a separate bowl, mix together the salt, baking powder, cocoa powder, and flour. Slowly add to the wet ingredients and stir until completely combined.
- Fill the muffin tins about 2/3 full. Bake in the prepared muffin tin for about 8-10 minutes (mine took a little under 9 minutes). Allow to cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting: With an electric or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar at medium speed. Add the vanilla and beat well. Stir in the flour and salt until doughy. Stir in the milk and beat until fluffy. Gently fold in chocolate chips. Frost cooled cupcakes.
Notes
*I find these cupcakes are best served cold. I kept mine in the fridge. It also helped to avoid the cookie dough frosting from melting.
*You could easily use boxed brownie mix as a shortcut, but you would need to adjust the frosting accordingly since the cookie dough frosting recipe below only makes enough for 10-12 cupcakes.
*Depending on how full you fill the muffin tins, you could get anywhere from 9-12 cupcakes. I filled mine about 2/3 full.
Adapted from Yammie's Noshery
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge
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SOOOOO yummy. I love cookie dough! Especially when there are no eggs and I have no fear of sickness or death by cookie.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Crazy Sweet Tuesday
Haha I agree Dorothy! Thanks for checking them out. I posted them on Crazy Sweet Tuesday
OMG, these would be perfect as a birthday treat for me today! But I’m oven-less for the next few weeks… so I will just drool over your pictures instead.
Happy birthday again, I think it’s neat our birthdays are so close together – I swear I feel I’m most like fellow Geminis!
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I made them just for you Liz haha!! We are practically twins! So excited for your eBook. Hope you aren’t without an oven for TOO long!
hope you had a super fun birthday! i turned 27 last month…it’s super great.
and i LOVE the idea of cookie dough frosting!
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Thanks so much Sarah! 27 hasn’t been too bad so far
Cookie dough frosting is heavenly. These look amazing!
Cassie recently posted..Sprinkle Bakes Mushroom Cookies & Giveaway
Thank you Cassie! I kinda sorta have a huge crush on this frosting- pairs SO well with fudgy brownie cupcakes.
That frosting! That’s all I want and I’d be very, very happy! But then the cupcakes…mmmm, so good. Great recipe & pics!
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Thank you for the photo compliment Averie! And yes… this frosting… omg I was dippimg pretzel sticks in the leftovers
Happy Birthday!!
These look amazing. Me & my bikini already had a talk & she won’t be coming out this year. I’m pinning this & hopefully will make them soon!
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Haha! This made me laugh! And THANK YOU for the birthday wishes
These look amaaaaazing! Ive never had cookie dough frosting but after this I am definately trying it. I wish I was eating one (or 5 lol) right now
Thank you Shirley! The cookie dough frosting is the best part – I ate the off the top of the cupcake first!
I am totally ok with my head spinning as long as I have two of these cupcakes…one in each hand!!! Who cares about wearing a swim suit with cupcakes this yummy around? My only fear…I might eat all of the frosting before it makes it on top of the cupcakes;-)
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The swimsuit was the last thing on my mind as I sunk my teeth into that cookie dough frosting
I love two-for-one desserts -especially anything having to do with cookie dough. Bring on the sweets!
Erika – The Teenage Taste recently posted..Homemade Twix
I agree, two for one desserts are perfect – like cheesecake brownies or cake mix cookies.
I am into all things cookie lately and these look awesome! Especially since my other obsssions are brownies and frosting. Yummmmmm!
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brownies + cookie dough + frosting + cupcakes = all my obsessions too
seriously, just hand be the frosting bowl and a few pieces of cake and i’ll be a-okay! this looks so gorgeous, sally. i love how the frosting isn’t perfect and that it’s just smothered on in a rustic look. it looks so pretty! these would be a hit at a party for sure!
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I am surprised that frosting even made it onto these cupcakes. It was seriously SO good Julie! And yes, I love the “plopped on” frosting look – I didn’t have patience to pipe or make it all look neat!
These look sinful and I love your pictures! Brownies, cookie dough, and cupcakes all in one package have to be a winner.
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Thanks Rayna! They are a winner in my book that’s for sure!
Truthfully, I’m totally impressed any of that frosting made it on the cupcakes. I would have eaten it straight…in crazy ridiculous amounts. (Sorry, bikini.) Love these!
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Sorry bikini is right… and I am SO surprised I had cookie dough frosting leftover from all of my “taste testing” to throw on top of these
Happy belated, love! I was trying to think of something to bake up this weekend, and I thought I had it figured out…Then you come up with these! I definitely think I may have to change my game plan. So much for my diet. I swear I start one every week and ruin it with chocolate.
Sally, you are a diet ruin-er!
Thank you…no really.
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ahhh!! I’m sorry to ruin your diet, Sabrina! My boyfriend and friends say that to me all the time… ooops! Let me know if you bake these this weekend.
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Wow! These are exactly like the ones they serve professionally for $4 at Holy Cow, Cupcakes! Nicely done.
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Thank you Monica!
Just when I thought brownie cupcakes couldn’t possibly get any better! I loves that frosting! Brownies + cookie dough = my 2 top favorites = heavenly bliss.
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Ok, so you have combined my favorite things and now I just must try this. It looks so good. Can’t go wrong with chocolate and cookie dough, what a treat!!! Thanks for sharing. You have also just gained another blog follower.
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Oh my goodness these look amazing! I do love a good brownie and to frost it with cookie dough frosting is over the top.
Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday this week. I can’t wait to see what you link up next week. Have a great weekend.
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Thanks for hosting, as always Michelle!
oh my goodness! these look amazing! after looking at your recipes i find myself wanting to make every single one! only problem is i can’t pick one. they all sound amazing.
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Hi Sally,
I made these last night. First thing I noticed is they took longer to bake than yours (15 minutes). I then frosted them. My kids were so excited to try them, but they just licked the frosting off of the cupcakes. A friend stopped by and said they tasted like cocoa powder, so I am wondering if the amount of cocoa powder if wrong? Maybe it was just me?? Looking forward to trying some of your other recipes!!
Hi Tiffany! The cocoa powder/dry taste is because they were overbaked. My brownie cupcakes were very fudgy and almost appeared undone. However, once they cooled they were soft with no “cocoa powder” taste at all- just very rich and chocolatey!
8-10 minutes is plenty for them to be cooked. Let me know if you try any other recipes! -Sally
Gathering the ingredients today at the store. Making these for Father’s Day. Supposedly for my husband. But I think we all know the truth! So glad the recipe does NOT make 2 dozen, but a much more manageable 8-12. Otherwise we’d have to drain the pool a little.
Anyway, wish me luck!!
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Hi Jen! I know, I love that this recipe is SMALL. I cannot handle 2 dozen cupcakes in my house! Talk about chocolate overload… if there is such a thing! Let me know how they turn out! xo, Sally
Five year old and I are aproned-up and ready to go!!!
Yay! I hope you enjoy them!
We sure did! I overcooked the cupcakes, so they were a bit dry, but the moist frosting totally made up for it. Can’t wait to perfect ‘em! Posting about it soon….I’ll let ya know!
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There are no words to describe my love for this cupcake.
val recently posted..Roasted Summer Vegetables with Creamy Lemon Fettucini
Um yes… me too Val. Literally addicting.
I couldnt wait to make these at home and I LOVED these cupcakes. They are so moist inside and the frosting is to die for.
Hi Noah! You can delete that response I just wrote to you – sent it to the wrong reader! but I am SO glad that you loved these brownie cupcakes! they are one of my favorite cupcakes, no doubt about it. Thanks for letting me know you loved them!
I’m a little confused, the cookie frosting is baked or not?
Hi Andrea – no the frosting is egg-free cookie dough frosting; it is not baked on the cupcake. Frosted on the cupcake after they cool from the oven.
This frosting is delicious! When I eat it I can’t believe it’s frosting and not cookie dough! I added a few drops of yellow food coloring to replace the color lost from not having the egg yolks and a dash of cinnamon to make it taste exactly like my cookie dough
Hi Kelly! I know, I love this frosting so much. I love your idea of adding cinnamon! I’ll have to try that next time.
Thanks for letting me know you love it!
My daughter and I made these. They were horrible!no offense but the recipe was a bust. The cupcakes were dry and the frosting was Abombinable! The recipe was not good.
Thanks for the report back Kathy! Sorry they didn’t work out for you.
Can this recipe be made in a cake pan such as 9×13? Anyone try this?
There is not enough batter for 9×13 – i’d try 9×9 or 8×8 instead. Thanks Lisa!
This icing tasted way to salty for my taste.
Thanks for reporting back! You may always add more sugar to offset the salt.
These cupcakes look amazing! I was just wondering though if i could substitute the unsalted butter (for both the cupcake and frosting) for Margarine? Thanks a bunch! Can’t wait to make these!
Hi Julie! You may certainly substitute Margarine. I’ve never personally tried it before, but a reader of mine has and had success. So I can’t speak from my own experience.
Is the flour in icing plain or self rising?
just plain all-purpose flour
Icing was to die for. But the cupcakes came out WAY too dry. Any thoughts why? I only baked them for about 8 or 9 min. Would adding some vegetable oil make them a little more moist/fudgey?
Hi JJ – do you think you overmixed the batter? So sorry they came out dry. You could try adding 2 Tbsp of oil. If not, try a brownie mix or make my homemade chocolate cupcakes instead: http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/03/14/chocolate-cupcakes-with-creamy-nutella-frosting/
These look delicious,! But I wanted to know if these could be made as brownies instead of cupcakes,?
Hi Elizabeth! You know, I’ve never tried it before and I fear the brownies may not be the right consistency baked in a pan. How about you try my homemade brownie recipe instead. Leave out the peanut butter chips: http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2012/12/30/ultimate-fudge-brownies-with-peanut-butter-chips-2/
Can u do cookie dough frosting with cookie cough that comes in a tube in freezer section?
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No you can’t because that cookie dough is not supposed to be eaten raw.
This is probably a REALLY stupid question but how did you frost these to make them look like that? Did you use a frosting bag or just a butter knife (I am a master baker, I know!)? Thank you!!
Hey Lily! I just used a knife.
I just made these last night (co-worker birthday today!) and they turned out EXTREMELY well! I was using the “toothpick test” for doneness and baked them for 17 minutes before I scrolled down and saw others’ comments about baking time and doneness. I tested them once more, and there was still a little batter on the toothpick, so I pulled them out immediately. They ended up moist and had good flavor, whew!
I had to make a minimum of 9 cupcakes, so I just made 1.5X batter and 1.5X frosting recipes (i.e., divided each ingredient in 1/2 and then added that to the quantity listed). The amount was absolutely perfect for 12 cupcakes – yay extras! I piled a MILE of frosting on top of those babies and still had about 1 cupcake’s worth of frosting leftover for the hubby to demolish
Thanks, Sally, for another amazing recipe!
Hey Dierdre! How perfect.
This is a classic recipe of mine and a reader favorite, too. So glad they were moist and udgy for you. The frosting – oh heavens, it is so good! Thanks for reporting back to me, I appreciate it!
Hey Sally! Yesterday was my friend’s 16th birthday and I tried making these for her but mine turned out like chocolate rocks
I tested them to see if they were done and the insides were like goo until after I baked them for 10 minutes. What should they be like when they are done baking? Any tips? I know I measured the flour and everything correctly, so I definitely think I over baked them 
Hi Teresa! They would be slightly fudgy, moist, with a few wet crumbs in teh center – like most brownies. It sounds like your oven temperature is off if they middle was straight “goo.” I use an oven thermometer because my oven is almost 20F degrees hotter than what the dial states (it’s a very, very old oven).
okay thanks so much for the tips! I’ll have to try and make them again soon because they just look soooo delish
Made the brownie with cookiedough and sprinkle cupcakes for my nephews birthday party. They both turned out AWESOME!
Both are amazing birthday treats.
I’m glad they were both a hit! Thanks so much Dodie!
Definitely let me know when you perfect them! Make sure to underbake them as the recipes calls for. Dry brownies are not as tasty!
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