How-to-recipe!

This is probably one of my favorite recipes of all time and I hope you love it just as much as me! This is one of the first recipes that I made when I got into baking, and I still make it to this day. My family and friends absolutely love it. My grandma makes me make it every year for thanksgiving! Enjoy!
COOKIE DOUGH FILLING:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips
CUPCAKES:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup hot water
1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
COOKIE DOUGH FROSTING:
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) salted butter
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
GARNISH:
additional mini chocolate chips
12 mini Chips Ahoy cookies

DIRECTIONS:

1. Prepare the cookie dough filling (see *Tips below): In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to stir together the butter, sugars, milk and vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients and the chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes, or until the cookie dough is firm. Scoop out dough in 2 tablespoon scoops and place it on a cookie sheet. Freeze until firm, at least 30 minutes.

2. Prepare the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with 12 liners. Place the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda and salt in a blender. Blend to combine. Add the water, oil, egg and vanilla. Blend to combine, scraping down the sides as needed a couple of times until all is well mixed. Divide the batter between the 12 cupcake liners. Drop a ball of frozen chocolate chip cookie dough into the center of each cupcake. If you would like the cookie dough to bake up slightly, keep the top visible as pictured in the post. If you'd like to keep the cookie dough somewhat raw, push it to the bottom of the cupcake wrapper, making sure that the batter comes up and over the dough.

3. Bake the cupcakes for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cupcake portion of the cupcake (not tested through the center where the dough is), comes out fairly clean. Cool the cupcakes completely before adding the frosting.
4. Prepare the frosting: In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter and sugars until smooth and creamy. Mix in the flour, milk and vanilla and continue to mix until all is well combined.
5. Assemble: Frost cupcakes with a knife or scoop the frosting into a piping bag and pipe it on decoratively. Sprinkle mini chips on top and garnish with a small chocolate chip cookie.
This is the full recipe, but I am going to give you some tips that I have acquired over the times of making it. First of all, this recipe takes an extremely long time because of the filling so if you are going to make this for an event. Start at least a day or two before the event so that you have plenty of time to make the cupcakes. With the filling, they tell you to refrigerate the filling. I freeze it just because it is extremely hard to handle the second you take it out so if you only refrigerate it then you have a mess on your hands. Secondly, When preparing make sure that you grease the liners underneath the paper liners because it is extremely hard to get them out of the liners once the cupcakes are done just because the cupcakes are very thick and dense. I also only bake these cupcakes for about 18 minutes or else they get a little too crispy at the bottom. Nobody ever wants burnt cupcakes.
 
I use a piping back when handling the frosting, but it gets extremely messy. If you have time refrigerate or freeze the frosting just because ti is a heck of a lot easier to handle, but may be a little harder to pipe once you do this.  
I really hope that you enjoyed this recipe as much as I do, and as much as my family does. My dad just devours these cupcakes! 
Let me know what you thought about the recipe down below in the comments! Happy baking!