A cookie dough invasion has taken place in our house recently. It all started with this Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough that was baked into these Salted Dark Chocolate Cookie Dough Stuffed Cupcakes. Since then I have been making all different kinds of cookie dough treats I can’t wait to share with you. I was browsing the internet trying to come up with new and unique ways to use up all the cookie dough we have in the house and I came across these cupcakes on an amazing blog called Something Swanky. I couldn’t look away!
These cupcakes are an amazing combination of the flavors of my Trail Mix Granola Bars and the cookie dough I mentioned above. The cherry on top is that the frosting also has cream cheese mixed in, making these cupcakes an amazing, indulgent experience! They’re easy to make, even easier to frost if you use an ice cream scoop like I did and they will ensure you are the most popular person around.
Preheat oven to 350º. Using a stand mixer, whisk together butter and sugar until light, about 3 minutes. Add in peanut butter, mix to combine. Add eggs, vanilla and milk until well mixed. 
Mix in flour and baking powder until just combined. Add in chocolate chips and peanuts and mix for just a couple of seconds until mixed in. 
Using a 1/4 cup ice cream scoop or other measure, scoop batter into cupcake liners. 
Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack.
For the frosting, use a stand mixer to cream the butter, cream cheese and peanut butter together. 
Add in the brown sugar, vanilla, oats and flour. Add in the powdered sugar, until well mixed.
Finally add the M&Ms and Chocolate chips, until just combined. Using your 1/4 cup ice cream scoop, scoop out the cookie dough onto the cooled cupcakes. 
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cupcakes topped with Monster Cream Cheese Cookie Dough Frosting! Full of M&Ms, peanut butter, brown sugar, oats and chocolate chips. Heaven in a bite!
Monster Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1/4 cup butter , softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Cookie Dough Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese , softened
- 1/2 cup butter , softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup oats
- 1 bag plain mini M&Ms
- 1 cup mini or regular semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º.
Using a stand mixer, whisk together butter and sugar until light, about 3 minutes.
- Add in peanut butter, mix to combine.
- Add eggs, vanilla and milk until well mixed.
- Mix in flour and baking powder until just combined.
- Add in chocolate chips and peanuts and mix for just a couple of seconds until mixed in.
- Using a 1/4 cup ice cream scoop or other measure, scoop batter into cupcake liners.
Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack.
- For the frosting, use a stand mixer to cream the butter, cream cheese and peanut butter together. Add in the brown sugar, vanilla, oats and flour.
- Add in the powdered sugar, until well mixed.
- Finally add the M&Ms and Chocolate chips, until just combined.
- Using your 1/4 cup ice cream scoop, scoop out the cookie dough onto the cooled cupcakes.
Recipe Notes
Recipe adapted from Something Swanky
Hi,
Your recipe look very good, and i would like to try it but there is some measurement missing
Cupcake :
? cup butter , softened
? cup creamy peanut butter
1? cups flour
1? teaspoon baking powder
Cookie dough frosting:
? cup butter , softened
? cup creamy peanut butter
Oh my goodness! I’m so sorry. There must have been a glitch. I went through and fixed the missing measurements. Thanks for letting me know.
Thank you!!! <3 <3