Dessert for 18
Cookie Dough Cupcakes
Yellow cupcakes bake around egg-free chocolate chip cookie dough, then cool before receiving chocolate frosting.
Typical price
$2.23for 4 servings
$0.56 per serving$2.23 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 35 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 18servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cake, pancake and baking mixes$0.18/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.18Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 14 oz | $6.30Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.06Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $10.02 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlour
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 betty crocker supermoist butter recipe yellow cake mix
- 1 container betty crocker chocolate frosting or homemade chocolate frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp milk
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- optional 1/4 package of pillsbury refrigerated cookie dough for cookie garnishes
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and line an 18-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
- Beat butter, brown sugar, vanilla, flour, salt, and milk until smooth, then fold in the mini chocolate chips.
- Prepare the yellow cake mix with water as directed on its package.
- Fill each liner halfway with cake batter, add a small spoonful of cookie dough, and cover with more batter.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until the cupcakes spring back when pressed lightly.
- Cool the cupcakes completely, then spread chocolate frosting over each one.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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