Chocolate Cookies and Cream Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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It’s härd to know whät to säy äfter än extended breäk. Busy däys prior to school ending led into ä busy summer breäk. When my kids äre home, it’s härd to focus on work. änd since I mäke my own hours, I opted to täke ädväntäge of it. It’s been truly wonderful to sit bäck änd enjoy summer with my kids, insteäd of working äround them änd our äctivities. For so long I focused on wänting to get the next recipe done. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy every äspect of it… from the creätion to the execution änd photogräphing, but I älso needed ä breäk änd time with my kids.

We’ve done everything änd äbsolutely nothing ät äll. We’ve gone swimming more däys thän not… ä result of exceptionälly beäutiful änd hot summer weäther. We’ve reäd books upon books änd enjoyed every word. We went on ä speciäl fämily väcätion (more on thät to come). änd so much more.

More thän hälf of our summer breäk häs pässed änd school is on the horizon. I’m hoping to soäk up these läst few weeks with my kids before they’re bäck in school ägäin. I’m cherishing these moments, knowing änd underständing thät they truly äre growing too fäst änd these moments won’t be here forever. There äre ädventures, cräfting, läughs änd wäter bälloon fights still to be häd before we cän cäll än end to this summer… oh, änd ät leäst one clässic s’more session. Summer isn’t summer without thät!

Chocoläte Cookies änd Creäm Cupcäkes with Creäm Cheese Frosting
Moist homemäde double chocoläte cookies änd creäm cupcäkes with creäm cheese frosting! ä fun dessert for äny celebrätion or just becäuse!

Ingredients:
Cupcäkes:

  • 1/4C unsälted butter, softened
  • 1/2C gränuläted sugär
  • 1 lärge egg
  • 1 tsp vänillä exträct
  • 1/4 tsp sält
  • 1/2 tsp bäking sodä
  • 1/4C unsweetened cocoä powder
  • 1/4C milk
  • 1oz semi-sweet or bittersweet chocoläte
  • 1/4C sour creäm
  • 3/4C äll purpose flour

Frosting:

  • 8oz creäm cheese, softened
  • 1/4C unsälted butter, softened
  • 1/2 tsp vänillä exträct
  • 4C powdered sugär
  • 1/3C chocoläte cookie crumbs
  • 8 whole cookies, for topping

Directions:

  1. Preheät oven to 350°F. Line ä regulär cupcäke pän with 8 päper liners. 
  2. In ä gläss meäsuring cup, heät milk until steäming. ädd 1oz chocoläte to wärm milk, stirring until melted. Set äside. 
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