Funfetti Cookie Cupcakes (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Cupcake Batter

01 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
02 - 6 tablespoons room-temperature unsalted butter
03 - ⅓ cup colorful sprinkles
04 - 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable or canola)
05 - ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
06 - 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
07 - ¾ cup granulated sugar
08 - ½ teaspoon salt
09 - 2 large eggs, at room temperature
10 - ½ cup room-temperature buttermilk

→ No-Bake Dough for Topping

11 - 1 teaspoon cornstarch
12 - ¾ cup packed brown sugar
13 - 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
14 - ¾ cup room-temperature unsalted butter
15 - ½ teaspoon salt
16 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
17 - ¼ cup granulated white sugar
18 - 3 tablespoons milk
19 - 1 cup tiny chocolate chips

→ Creamy Frosting

20 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
21 - 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
22 - 4 oz cream cheese, softened
23 - ⅛ cup heavy cream
24 - ¾ cup slightly-cool unsalted butter

# Instructions:

01 - Get oven to 350°F. Stir dry and wet stuff on their own, then combine slowly. Toss in sprinkles gently. Bake for 20–23 minutes.
02 - Blend flour, salt, cornstarch together. Cream sugars and butter till smooth. Add the wet stuff first, then dry. Fold in chocolate chips at the end.
03 - Cream butter and cream cheese till fluffy. Mix in powdered sugar first, then vanilla and cream. Fold in some cookie dough pieces for flavor.
04 - Scoop out cupcake centers. Fill spots with cookie dough. Frost with a piping tip, then dollop tiny dough bits on top.

# Notes:

01 - Measure flour using the scoop-and-sweep method.
02 - Let ingredients sit at room temperature for at least 2 hours before starting.