Cookie Dough Frosted Christmas Holiday Cupcakes
Cupcakes with cookie dough frosting and cute Christmas decorations.
Servings 8 cupcakes
Equipment
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Large Bowl
- Spatula
- Electric Mixer
- Cookie Sheet
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 Cup of Powdered Sugar
- 1 Cup Butter Room Temperature
- 3/4 Cup Brown Packed Sugar light or dark is ok
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
- 3 Tablespoons of Milk
- 1/2 Cup of Chocolate Chips
- Mini Christmas M&Ms
- Edible Icing Christmas Cupcake Toppers
- 8 Pre-made Cupcakes Chocolate or Vanilla (cooled)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spread the flour evenly across the parchment paper.
- Heat the flour for 5 minutes, let it sit out to cool down completely.
- Add the salt to the flour.
- Put the butter, brown sugar, and powdered sugar in a large bowl and mix until well combined.
- Pour the vanilla extract into the bowl and mix for about 1 minute.
- Add the flour mixture.
- While mixing the flour, add in the milk and mix until the cookie dough frosting is a smooth consistency.
- Use a spatula to fold in the chocolate chips.
- Place the cookie dough frosting in a piping bag, cut a medium size hole at the tip.
- Pipe the cookie dough buttercream frosting in a swirling circular motion on the top of the cupcake creating a swirl.
- Place the mini M&Ms randomly around the cookie dough frosting and put the Christmas tree icing candy at the top of the swirl.
- Serve and Enjoy.
Notes
Do not fold the M&Ms into the frosting because the color will bleed into it.