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Cookie dough frosting

Now you can have your cookie dough and eat it too!!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 112 grams or 1/2 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
  • 50 grams or 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 100 grams or 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 60 ml or 1/4 cup milk at room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract or essence
  • 125 grams or 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract or essence
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup dark chocolate or chocolate chips
  • 75 grams or 1/3 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature (optional)
  • 115 grams or 1 cup icing sugar , sifted (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Beat the 1/2 cup of butter together with a brown and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. This is 6-8 minutes with a good electric mixer .
  • Add in the milk and vanilla . Beat until incorporated.
  • Add in the flour and salt. Beat at low speed till mixed well. Scrape the bowl well.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips. Your cookie dough is ready. You can top your cupcakes with this and skip the following steps. Also , If you have any buttercream , mix equal parts of this cookie dough and buttercream for a cookie dough frosting.
  • If you don't have any buttercream or frosting , we ' ll make a quick American style buttercream base ! Beat the 1/3 cup of butter until light , fluffy and pale.
  • Add in the sifted icing sugar , about 1 tablespoon at a time and beat well after each addition.
  • Once all the icing sugar is added , beat for a couple more minutes.
  • Mix this buttercream with the cookie dough frosting . Your smooth cookie dough frosting is ready!!

Notes

Also:
  • This can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5 days or in the freezer for 2 months.
  • As this is raw cookie dough, take your time beating the sugars with the butter well as you don't want to have sugar crystals in each bite!
  • For a sugar cookie dough frosting , replace brown sugar with white sugar and omit the chocolate chips.
  • Its easiest to just spread the frosting on top. If you want to pipe this , some suggestions : a) use mini chocolate chips or the smallest chocolate chips you can find. b) use the largest piping tip you have so that the chips don't clog the tip! c) if you don't have mini chocolate chips or a large piping tip , just chop off a large corner of your piping bag and pipe simple round swirls. d) or don't fold in the chocolate chips . Pipe as usual and sprinkle the chips on top!
  • I have mixed this cookie dough with american style , swiss meringue , flour buttercream and whipped cream... all works well.
  • I have mixed this cookie dough with american style , swiss meringue , flour buttercream and whipped cream... all works well.