Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough-Stuffed Cupcakes

My sister, Mel, made these delicious cupcakes for Easter dinner. Russ saw the recipe on Fox News and printed it out for her because it combines all of her favorite flavors. She said that they were easy to make but there are a lot of steps. To make them look as good as they tasted, Mel piped on the frosting with a zip-top plastic bag—fancy! The frosting is a little grainy because of the brown sugar, but it tastes just like cookie dough without the raw egg. Enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough-Stuffed Cupcakes
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips
Cookie Dough Filling
Frosting
Mini chocolate chips

1. Beat butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat in vanilla and chocolate chips. Spoon batter into lightly greased muffin pans.
2. Bake at 350° for 18 to 20 minutes or until done. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
3. Cut a cone-shape hole out of the center of each cupcake. Fill each hole with a piece of the chilled Cookie Dough Filling. Frost the cupcakes, and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.

Cookie Dough Filling:
4 Tbsp. butter, softened
6 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
7 oz. sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

1. Beat butter and sugar with an mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in flour and next 2 ingredients until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips.

Frosting:
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. milk
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1. Beat butter and brown sugar with a mixer until creamy. Beat in the powdered sugar and next 2 ingredients. Add in milk and vanilla, beating until spreading consistency.