A dear friend is turned the ripe old age of 24 this weekend and while sad I could not be there to give her a birthday hug and glass of her favorite vino in person, we planned a little preliminary birthday bash in her honor.  Since no birthday outing is complete without some sort of dessert I was left questioning what the dessert could possibly be as sweet as she.  She’s a traditionalist; her favorites being brownies & cookies yet those just don’t seem special enough for the occasion.   But what if we were to combine the two?  What if I made cookie dough cupcakes!

      Ready for B-day Girl!

  

Now I’ve been known to be a semi-homemade baker in the past, but I’m feeling inspired by the occasion and the original recipe which, of course, I will stray from at some points or many throughout my baking expedition.   Additionally, I have a past experience with cookie dough cheesecake bars that were delicious enough to inspire decades of future cookie dough recipe experimentation!  That said, this is still an experiment that will have to take place after a long day’s work, so compromise might still be in order.  Either way, here’s to you Kimberly!  I’m so glad to have met you and thanks for always reading!

 
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