Cookie Cupcake

This is the finished cupcake of only one of the most fabulous combinations ever! I got the recipe from Lovin' from the Oven, but of course I altered it so here is my version.

Cupcake Cookie Recipe: Serves 12

Batter:

1/2 cup butter, softened

6 tbsp each white and brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp each vanilla, baking soda and salt

1 cup AP flour

Topping:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 cup chocolate chips

1/4 cup unsweetened coconut (optional)

1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350*. In one bowl cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla until creamy. In another bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda. Gradually, add flour mixture into creamed butter--mixing by hand*. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners and fill about 1/2 full (anout 1 tbsp of batter). Bake for 7mins minutes and take out. While baking, beat brown sugar, egg, and salt. Stir in c. chips, coconut, and nuts. Drop rounded teaspoonfulls onto cupcakes. Return to oven and bake additional 8-10 mins. Cool in pan 10 mins. then move to cooling rake and cool COMPLETELY. Enjoy!!

*I mixed mine with a fork this time and had much better control over the "flour bomb" that can happen sometimes. Also my batter was smoother and creamier.