Chocolate Chip "Cookie" Cupcake

Recently I participated in the Japanese Student Association club's bake sale to raise money for those effected by the earthquake and tsunami. The first bake sale JSA hosted did so well that they sold out of baked goods in the first hour. So when I was asked to bake cupcakes for their second bake sale I wanted to do as many cupcakes as I could and a variety of them. The first cupcake I made was what I call a Chocolate Chip "Cookie" Cupcake. I found this recipe while browsing through justJENN recipes cupcakes. I love her cupcake and cupcake designs. They are fun and very tasty! What really excited me about this cupcakes was that it actually looks like a cookie in her picture:

(picture from justJENN recipes)

The look of the cupcakes are awesome, but the taste is even better!

Chocolate Chip "Cookie" cupcake recipe:
Makes between 12-17 cupcakes

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 large eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cup whole milk
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup cinnamon chips

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prep a cupcake pan with liners.

1. In a medium bowl whisk the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

2. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Once combined, add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.

3. Alternate the flour mixture with the milk until combined. This will look like cookie batter!

4. Fold in chocolate chips and cinnamon chips. (I was on a limited budget so I just used chocolate chips since I had plenty of those. Still tasted amazing!)

It really looks like cookie batter!

5. Fill your liners about 3/4 of the way full

6. Bake for 18-20 minutes until toothpick test says they’re done! Let cool on a wire rack.

Sadly mine did not turn out like Jenn's. :( I realized why though. In my excitement to make these I over looked that I was supposed to use whole milk not 2%. However the cupcakes still tasted exactly like chocolate chip cookie! It was amazing taking the first bite!

I frosted them with cream cheese frosting (Paula Deen's of course) and chocolate sprinkles.