Chocolate Chip Cookie Parfaits & Cupcakes

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If you follow me over on Instagram, then you might have noticed this little #ThrowbackThursday post featuring a 2 year old version of yours truly enjoying one of my favorite things in all the world – a chocolate chip cookie! They’re so nostalgic for me as I remember baking up chocolate chip cookies in my grandmother’s kitchen every chance we got! I think of her every time I eat chocolate chip cookies (a lot..haha).

When I heard about Coffee-mate’s  sweet throwback flavored creamers, I knew this was my excuse to get back into the kitchen and bake up a little twist on the chocolate chip cookie. The flavors are Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookie, Caramel Macchiato and Classic Vanilla, and I imagine you can all take one guess as to which flavor I grabbed up! Ding ding, winner! Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookie flavored creamer! I literally had to buy two bottles because I knew my husband (creamer obsessed) would devour one and I needed some for my baking projects!

I decided to make a Coffee-Mate Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookie parfaits but I couldn’t stop there, right? Mini desserts are my favorite (I have a whole Pinterest board devoted to them) so I also made them into cupcakes! Two sweet ways to serve up this chocolate chip cookie treat for everyday celebrations, birthdays, and parties. I hope you’ll find a way to add a little nostalgic sweetness into your life! See the recipes below!

The cupcakes contain a sweet hidden surprise! Each cupcake is filled with a little ball of chocolate chip cookie dough (because eating a little bit of the dough might be my favorite part of a chocolate chip cookie). Don’t worry, this dough is eggless! Once the cupcakes have cooled, you use a little knife to cut a small hole out of the center and fill it with a ball of the dough. See below for a step-by-step picture!

What makes these cupcakes over-the-top fabulous is the frosting, however! It uses actual Coffee-mate Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookie flavored creamer in it for the most delicious cookie flavor! I could maybe eat it with a spoon right out of the bowl! It’s SO good with mini chocolate chips stirred in. You could absolutely use this frosting on cakes or other desserts too!

I used mini clear containers to create the chocolate chip cookie parfaits! All you have to do is bake a few extra cupcakes, layer the crumbles down between the frosting layers. Add in extra chocolate chips and a mini spoon. Ta-da! How cute for showers, parties, celebrations? So cute! So delish!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Parfaits & Cupcakes

Author: Courtney Whitmore

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Ingredients

  

For the Cupcakes:

• 2 sticks unsalted butter - room temperature
• 2 cups white granulated sugar
• 3 cups cake flour
• 4 eggs - room temperature
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

For the Cookie Dough:

• ½ stick unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips

For the Frosting:

• 8 Tbs 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 4-5 cups confectioner's sugar
• 1/3 cup Coffee-mate Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookie flavored creamer
• ½ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

 

For the Cupcakes:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line your baking pan with cupcake liners.
• Beat butter and 1 cup of sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• In a separate mixing bowl, beat egg yolks (save egg whites) and combine with butter mixture.
• Sift together flour and baking powder. Alternate adding the flour mixture with the milk to the butter mixture. Beat well and add vanilla extract.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and stir together with 1 cup of sugar. Fold this into batter.
• Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 full and bake until golden brown (about 24-28 minutes). Oven times can vary so check cupcakes often.
• For the cookie dough:
• Cream together butter and sugar. Add vanilla and salt.
• Add flour and mix to combine.
• Add milk and chocolate chips and stir until consistency is cookie dough-texture.
• Roll into small balls. Fill into the center of each cupcake (use a small knife to cut out little holes – see photo).

For the Frosting:

• In an electric mixer with paddle attachment, cream butter until fluffy.
• Slowly add confectioner’s sugar until well combined.
• Add Coffee-mate Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookie flavored creamer
• Add more powdered sugar for a thicker frosting and more flavored creamer for a looser frosting. Keep in mind a firmer frosting will pipe easier and a looser frosting will spread easier, depending on how you want to decorate your cupcakes!

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You really have to try the little parfaits too! They’re so fun and cute! You could even tie a little ribbon around the mini glasses to match a color scheme (pink or blue for baby shower, for example).

So whether you just add a little nostalgic flavor to your coffee cup each morning or grab your apron to make these delicious treats, I hope you add a little sweetness to your everyday life! Now excuse me while I go buy out Nashville’s stock of Coffee-mate Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookie flavored creamer! Look here for where to find them in your city!

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