Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes

These are chocolate chip fairy cakes, topped with a simple butter icing and a miniature bite-sized Maryland cookie for decoration. I made these for my mum who is feeling a little poorly. There is nothing like cookies and cake to make someone feel better!

Ingredients:
110g Butter
110g Caster Sugar
110g Self raising flower
1tbsp Vanilla extract
1tbsp Milk
2 Free range eggs
Chocolate chips
For the decoration;
50g Butter
100g Icing sugar
Maryland bite-sized cookies

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/ gas 4. Line a cake tin with cupcake liners.
2. Using an electric hand whisk, mix the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until pale and fluffy.
3. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with the vanilla extract, then gradually beat in to the butter mixture, adding a little of the flour.
4. Sift over the remaining flour and gently fold in until just combined.

5. Add in the chocolate chips (this is optional as to how many chips you would like in your cupcakes).
6. Evenly place into the cake tins.
7. Bake for about 20 minutes or until risen and golden. Cool for 10 minutes, then place onto a wire rack and set aside to cool.

8. While the cupcakes are cooling, make the icing by creaming the butter and icing sugar together. You may want to add more icing sugar for the correct consistency.

9. Pipe the icing onto the cakes and place the cookies on top for decoration.