Chocolate Chip Muffins

I bought the Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes cookbook several months ago.  I love the cookbook, but I have not used it very much yet.  I loved the two recipes that I have tried so far and I have quite a few more that I want to make.  But I have not had the time to do much baking from it.

This week I wanted to send something to my husband’s office for a treat. Muffins are usually popular, so I decided to see what I could find in the Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes. She had a recipe for chocolate chunk cupcakes, but they were very similar to a muffin.  The idea of a chocolate chip muffin sounded really good, so I decided to adapt them a little and make them as a muffin.

However, these are definitely not a healthy muffin. They are a treat.  I think they would be great as a cupcake with my chocolate frosting.  I think I may try them that way next time. 

My kids loved these muffins and have requested me to make them again soon.

Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks)  butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/3 cup whole milk

8 ounces chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 standard 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners; set aside. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.

Put butter and sugars into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the milk. Stir in chocolate chips.

Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup. Bake until pale golden and a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer muffins to wire racks; let cool completely.

 One note though on Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes, there is a mistake in it. Yes, Martha made a mistake.   Actually, mistakes in cookbooks are more common then you realize. I actually ended up making two batches of these.  In the cookbook it calls for 1 cup of milk. I thought this seemed like a lot, but I went ahead and followed it. They turned out good, but not great.  Well, a lot of Martha’s recipes are on her website, so I checked to see if this one was. It was there and sure enough it is supposed to have 1/3 cup of milk.  I made them again and they turned out really good with 1/3 cup milk. So, I am sure that is the correct about and that is how I posted it.