Best 20 Chocolate Chip Cupcakes Recipes

GHIRARDELLI MINI GINGERBREAD-CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES WITH MOLASSES BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Prepare the Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place flour, crystallized ginger, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a food processor; process until ginger is finely ground, about 1 minute.
• Beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with a heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in applesauce until blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• Stir together hot brewed coffee and molasses in a 2-cup glass measuring cup until blended. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with coffee mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat on low speed just until blended after each addition. Gently stir in Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips.
• Place 48 miniature paper baking cups in four 12-cup miniature muffin pans, and coat cups with cooking spray. Spoon batter into cups, filling almost full.
• Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from pan to a wire rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Prepare the Molasses Buttercream: Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; beat in molasses and salt until fully incorporated, about 1 minute. Gradually add powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons of the milk; beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. If needed, add remaining 1 tablespoon milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, and beat until desired consistency is reached.
• Prepare the Chocolate Trees: Place 1 cup Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips in a small microwaveable bowl, and microwave on medium (50% power) until melted and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. Transfer mixture to a piping bag or heavy-duty zip-top bag with a very small hole snipped in the corner.
• Pipe into small Christmas tree shapes on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Chill until set, about 15 minutes; keep chilled until ready to use.
• Pipe or dollop Molasses Buttercream on cupcakes. Garnish with finely chopped crystallized ginger, and top with chocolate Christmas trees.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES (GIFT MIX IN A JAR)

Steps:

• Creating the Gift in a Jar:
• Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
• Layer the ingredients in the jar as listed above starting with the flour, salt, baking powder, sugar, brown sugar and then chocolate chips - make sure to press firmly with a flat bottomed object after each addition; make the layers as level as possible.
• Secure the lid and decorate as desired; attach the instructions for making these cookies found below.
• CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES GIFT TAG:
• Additional ingredients to be added by the recipient: 1 cup butter, softened, 3 eggs, 1/3 cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
• CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES INSTRUCTIONS:
• Preheat oven to 375.
• In a large bowl, combine the butter, eggs, milk and extract; blend with electric mixer set on low speed.
• Add the contents of the jar and continue to blend for 2 minutes.
• Spoon the batter into papered muffin tins, filling each liner half full.
• Bake for 17-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 5 minutes in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
• Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake and pudding mixes, water, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle with additional chips if desired.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE CHIP FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low. Mix milk and vanilla in a bowl. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with wet ingredients and ending with dry. Scrape sides of bowl. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks, and fold into batter. Fold in chocolate chips. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
• Bake cupcakes until testers inserted into centers come out clean, about 22 minutes. Let cool in tins on wire racks. (Unfrosted cupcakes will keep, covered, for up to 3 days.) Frost with chocolate chip frosting, and serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cookie mix as directed on pouch, using butter and 1 egg. Refrigerate.
• Make cake mix batter as directed on box, using remaining 3 eggs, the oil and water.
• Remove cookie dough from refrigerator. Press 1 tablespoon cookie dough in bottom of each muffin cup. Top each with 2 tablespoons cake batter. Drop a couple extra tablespoons of cookie dough on ungreased small cookie sheet for topping.
• Bake cupcakes 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Bake cookies with cupcakes during last 10 minutes of cupcake baking time. Remove cupcakes from muffin cups and cookies from cookie sheet to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
• Frost cupcakes with frosting. Top each with crumbled baked cookies.

ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 muffin cups or use paper liners. Mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and hot chocolate mix. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, olive oil and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour milk and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture, just until incorporated. Stir in the grated zucchini and chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top of the cupcakes springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in pans over a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before removing from baking cups. They are really gooey fresh from the oven!

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• for Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 standard (6 cup) muffin tins with paper liners; set aside.
• Combine the sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl combine the eggs, melted butter (you can microwave it), vanilla and banana mash.
• Pour the wet mixture into the dry and stir ONLY until you can no longer see the dry ingredients.
• Gently mix in the chocolate chips.
• Drop batter into the 12 cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
• Bake cupcakes for 25 minutes (you'll know they're done if an inserted toothpick comes out clean).
• Remove cupcakes from tins and let cool for about 1 hour, preferably on a wire rack.
• for Buttercream Frosting:.
• Dice the butter.
• Using an electric mixer, mix together all ingredients until the mixture looks and feels like frosting, about 3 minutes.
• Use a butter knife to spread the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes. Decorate with additional banana slices, chocolate chips or coconut flakes.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 10 cups of a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Place sugar and eggs into the bowl of a stand mixer and beat using the paddle attachment until fluffy and pale yellow in color.
• Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil and add white chocolate chips. Whisk until smooth. Pour mixture over sugar mixture and beat for 1 minute. Add vanilla extract and mix until combined. Fold in flour and baking powder using a rubber spoon until just incorporated, being careful not to overmix. Fold in melted butter.
• Fill each prepared muffin cup 2/3-full with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes have risen and are just firm to the touch, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH STUFFED CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Cookie Dough Balls:.
• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and sea salt Set aside.
• Beat the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add 1 egg and the vanilla extract, and beat until smooth. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
• Fold in the chocolate chips; mixing just enough to evenly combine.
• Form the dough into tablespoon-sized balls. Place onto a baking sheet, and freeze until solid, about 2 hours.
• Preheat an oven to 350.
• Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Cupcake Mix:.
• Beat 3 eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer to break up.
• Add the cake mix, water, and canola oil. Continue beating for 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Spoon into the prepared cupcake liners, filling each 2/3 full.
• Place a frozen cookie dough ball on the top center of each cupcake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake portion of the cupcake (not the cookie dough ball) comes clean, about 20 minutes.
• Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift together the dry ingredients (GF flour through salt) and set aside.
• Make the chia seed mixture and set aside.*
• Mix all remaining liquid ingredients together (water through vanilla extract).
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients while stirring rapidly, and then add the chia seed mixture and chocolate chips.
• Allow batter to rest for 15 minutes.
• Place the cupcake liners into a muffin tin.
• Scoop the batter into each of the liners.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CHIP AND MASCARPONE CUPCAKES - GIADA DE LAURENTIIS

Steps:

• For the Cupcakes:
• Line muffin cups with paper liners
• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
• Combine the unsweetened chocolate and water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir constantly until the chocolate is melted, about 2 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes. Whisk in the mascarpone cheese until the mixture is smooth.
• Beat the sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl for 30 seconds. Stir in the mascarpone mixture. Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and chocolate chips in a medium bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the chocolate mixture. Stir until just blended.
• Divide the batter among the prepared muffin pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out with no crumbs attached. Cool the cupcakes completely before dipping, about 1 hour.
• For the Ganache:
• Place the chocolate chips in a small bowl. Combine the heavy cream and vanilla extract in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook until small bubbles appear on the outside edge of the cream. Pour the hot cream mixture over the chocolate chips. Using a fork, gently stir until all the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
• Dip the tops of each cupcake in the ganache and transfer to a baking sheet. Place the dipped cupcakes in the refrigerator to set, about 15 to 20 minutes. Allow cupcakes to return to room temperature before serving.
• Cook's Note: For puffier cupcakes allow the batter to rest in the muffin pans for 20 minutes before baking.

MINI CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Prepare the mini muffin pans by inserting the mini baking paper cups.
• Chocolate Cake Batter:.
• Sift all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Combine the wet ingredients and mix into the dry ingredients until thoroughly blended, about 2 minutes. The batter will be thin. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Cream Cheese Topping:.
• Beat the cream cheese then add the sugar, salt and the egg and blend with electric mixer until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Using a small cookie scoop, fill all of the prepared baking cups approximately 3/4 full with the chocolate cake mixture. Drop about a 1/2 teaspoon of the cream cheese filling on the centre of each cupcake. Bake for about 10 - 12 minutes or until they spring back. Make sure the cheese filling stays white--do not over bake.
• Cool the cupcakes on a rack then refrigerate.
• Yield depends on the size of the paper cups. Can also be baked in larger cups, simply adjust the cooking time.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with a hand blender, mix peanut butter, agave and eggs until creamy.
• Blend in salt and baking soda.
• Mix in peanuts and chocolate.
• Scoop batter one heaping 1/4 cup at a time into paper lined cupcake tins.
• Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.
• Cool for 2 hours.
• Top with Vegan Chocolate Frosting.
• Serve.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine white sugar, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup butter in another bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg. Mix in mashed bananas. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk, stirring after each addition. Fold chocolate chips into the batter.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and 3 tablespoons butter in a bowl until smooth. Add vanilla extract. Beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until frosting is smooth.
• Spread frosting over cupcakes.

TOLL HOUSE COOKIE CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare 8 muffin tins with paper liners.
• For the batter, cream butter, white sugar, brown sugar and vanilla (about 3 minutes).
• Beat in egg; mix well.
• In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add/fold into creamed ingredients.
• Divide the mixture equally into the paper-lined muffin tins.
• For topping: blend brown sugar, egg, vanilla, salt, chocolate chips and pecans.
• Spoon equally over the batter in muffin tins.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes until puffy (they may rise, then fall when baking).
• Cool or chill before serving.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together brown sugar and butter until well combined. Add vanilla, beating well.
• Add egg, beating well.
• Add flour mixture and beat until just combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Scoop batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven of 350F 18 to 23 minutes or until cupcakes are puffed and golden.
• Let cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes or until cooled completely (so they don't crumble when removed).
• Remove from pan.

COCONUT-CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For cupcakes:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 20 standard (1/3-cup) muffin cups with paper liners. Sift first 5 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar, then vanilla extract and coconut flavoring. Beat in dry ingredients (batter will be stiff). Add eggs 1 at a time, beating to blend after each addition. Beat in milk, then stir in chocolate chips. Spoon scant 1/3 cup batter into each paper liner. Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes, then turn cupcakes out of pan and cool on rack.
• For frosting:
• Using electric mixer, beat butter, coconut milk powder, and salt in large bowl until smooth. Beat in vanilla extract and coconut flavoring. Beat in enough powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, to form very thick frosting. Beat in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting is thin enough to spread.
• Spread frosting on cupcakes. Sprinkle with flaked coconut, if desired. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Store cupcakes airtight at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven at 325°F Insert liners into medium cupcakes pans.
• Prepare cupcakes. In a bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• Place butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extracts in mixing bowl, beating on medium speed until mixture is light and airy.
• Reduce speed to low, add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
• Gradually add one third of the dry ingredients (prepared in Step 2), one third of the milk, and repeat 3 times. Mix until ingredients are incorporated and batter is smooth.
• Add chocolate chips to mixture and stir.
• Fill the cupcake liners two-thirds full.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until cupcakes are springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted in cupcake's center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Prepare frosting: in a bowl placed over a pot of hot water, melt chocolate and butter, mixing until texture is smooth.
• Add salt, condensed milk, and corn syrup, mix.
• Remove from heat and set aside tio cool. When frosting cools and sets, spread a heaping tablespoon on top of each cupcake.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE SWIRL CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 24 regular-size muffin cups with paper baking cups. In medium bowl, beat 1/2 cup sugar and the cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg. Stir in chocolate chips; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat remaining ingredients on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Reserve 1 1/2 cups batter.
• Fill each muffin cup one-third full (1 rounded tablespoon) with batter. Spoon 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture onto batter in each cup. Top each with reserved batter (1/2 rounded tablespoon).
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Store in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Add cupcake liners to 15 standard-size baking cups.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer with paddle attachment or a hand mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar on medium-high speed for about three minutes, until pale yellow, light and fluffy.
• Turn the mixer to low and add the eggs one at a time. Mix well.
• Sift in the flour, baking soda and salt, then mix just until blended. Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Divide the batter between the 15 cups. The batter will be very thick.
• Pat the batter gently to create a somewhat level top.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until golden and well-set.
• Move to a wire rack and let cool completely.
• Now make the frosting! In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment or using a hand blender (with whisk attachment if you have it), mix the butter and shortening on medium speed for about three minutes.
• Add the brown sugar and mix for about another three minutes.
• Turn the mixer to low, and slowly add the confectioner's sugar. Blend well.
• Continue mixing on low and add the vanilla and the pinch of salt, then slowly add the half-and-half until the frosting reaches desired spreading consistency.
• Spread or pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes, then press a few additional chocolate chips into the top.