Funfetti Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Want to turn an ordinary event into a serious celebration?  Funfetti Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes make any day more fun!

Happy New Year!! I can’t believe 2018 is officially over… I’m pretty sure it was the fastest year I’ve ever experienced. I basically blinked and it was suddenly the holiday season again. And then I blinked one more time and it was… January. And here we are.

Hi. I’m not going to do any crazy 2018 recap because, even though the year was a great one for me, I’m ready to jump full-on into 2019. And what better way to do so than with cupcakes? BUT these aren’t just any cupcakes… They’re not even just any funfetti cupcakes. They’re chocolate chip cookie dough funfetti cupcakes. As in funfetti cupcakes STUFFED with cookie dough and topped with chocolate chip frosting.

Because I really want 2019 to be the best year ever and I think this is really the only way to kick things off. Who’s with me??

So, what else will 2019 bring in terms of this blog (coming up on its 11th birthday!!)? Well, you can expect to see lots and lots of easy-to-make, but also easy-to-impress dessert recipes. Plus, plenty of quick and simple weeknight dinners and take-to-work lunches, along with some deliciously approachable side dishes (I recently realized how lacking in side dishes this blog is).

And don’t worry, you’ll still regularly be greeted with tasty cocktails when you visit We are not Martha. I’m focused on the approachable, but impressive this year and these cupcakes are the perfect way to start!

Funfetti Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes Recipe

There are three different components to these funfetti cookie dough cupcakes, but they’re all simple to make and should come together very quickly and easily. They are:

1. Funfetti Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
2. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Filling
3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Frosting

Of course, you can customize these cupcakes to your taste and and are welcome to leave out the filling or use your own favorite frosting instead. Or you could just make a batch of the cookie dough filling and simply eat it out of the bowl. I wouldn’t blame you.

How to make Funfetti Cupcakes

The first component is obviously the cupcake. It’s a homemade funfetti cupcake, which for me, means lots of sweet vanilla flavoring and rainbow sprinkles. But I also wanted to incorporate chocolate chip cookies into the mix, so I added in chocolate chips, too.

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake tin with 12 papers.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Add eggs in one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.

With mixer on low speed, beat in dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with the milk. Mix in each addition until just incorporated. Gently fold in chocolate chips and rainbow sprinkles.

Fill cupcake liners about 3/4 of the way with batter. Bake cupcakes for 17-20 minutes, until edges are golden and tester comes out clean.

Once the cupcakes are baked and cooled, you’ll core the middle. I love using my cupcake corer (affiliate link) because it’s so ridiculously easy, but you can also just scoop out a bit from the middle. And then fill that space with chocolate chip cookie dough!!

How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Filling

The cookie dough filling is also super easy to make. And very very addicting. You can whip this up in about 5 minutes and may have a hard time not grabbing a spoon and eating it right out of the mixing bowl.

It is recommended that you heat your flour before using it in cookie dough as raw flour has the potential to cause foodborne illness (many people think it’s the eggs in cookie dough that causes illness, but it’s often the raw flour!). To heat flour, simply spread it on a cookie sheet and bake it at 350 degrees for just five minutes.

I actually made a big batch of it and then realized I used less than half of it for the cupcakes, so I cut the recipe in half for you here. Don’t worry, you’ll still have a little bit leftover to sample.

In the bowl of a mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla and salt and blend until combined.

With mixer on low, slowly add flour to bowl until well combined. Keep mixer on low and add milk in until dough comes together. Mix in mini chocolate chips until just combined. 

How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Frosting

Lastly, comes the frosting. Chocolate chip cookie frosting. It’s just a simple buttercream frosting with lots of vanilla and mini chocolate chips mixed in.

In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat butter until creamy. With mixer on low, slowly blend in the confectioner’s sugar, cup by cup until well-combined.

Mix in vanilla and milk, until combined. Stir in mini chocolate chips.

Fill a pastry bag with frosting, fit with pastry tip (I like to use a Wilton 2A) and frost cupcakes. Top with additional sprinkles and mini chocolate chip cookies, if desired.

Don’t you love how all those components come together to make glorious funfetti chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes? I really do think you should add those mini chocolate chip cookies on top. After all, you need some way to warn your friends and family about what they’re about to encounter.

This isn’t just a simple funfetti cupcake with some chocolate chips in the frosting. There’s a glorious surprise in the middle.

Of course, you don’t have to warn them about this. After all, what better surprise is there than a cookie dough surprise?? I’d never be upset if I took a bite of a cupcake and there was a scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough in the middle. The happiest surprise in the world!

As if funfetti isn’t fabulous enough, right?

I’m having a tough time thinking of an event these funfetti cookie dough cupcakes wouldn’t be perfect for. Everything from birthday parties to anniversary parties to wedding and baby showers to New Year’s Day celebrations. Even if you’re not celebrating anything and just having a super blah day… Make these cupcakes and something tells me your day will suddenly be turned around. At least a little bit.

January and February are definitely the toughest months for many of us. The holidays are over, the weather is super gross, and it’s still getting dark sooo early (boo). Cupcakes can make things at least a little bit brighter.

I’ll warn you that these cupcakes are sweet… So sweet! But then, you probably knew that considering they’re funfetti cupcakes stuffed with chocolate chip cookie dough and topped with chocolate chip frosting.

And sometimes a whole lotta sweetness is exactly what you need.

Happy 2019 to all my lovely readers!! Thank you so much for reading here, making my recipes, and leaving lovely comments. I can’t wait to see what the next 365 days brings!

How are you celebrating the new year?

If you’re looking for more fun celebratory recipes, check out my recipes for Lemon Cookie Dough Bars and Sweet Tea Vodka Cupcakes. I also really want to make this Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Pie from Fresh April Flours.