You've got your cookie on my cupcake! No you've got your cupcake on my cookie! Both are right. Now you can have your favorite cookie and a cupcake too. Cookie Topper Cupcakes are from our Hello Cupcake Whats Newsletter and are perfect for back-to-school. We have taken our favorite chocolate chip cookie ingredients and put them in the frosting on top of a cupcake. Next we roll the frosting in cookie crumbs made from our favorite cookies to make a delicious faux cookie topper for our cupcakes. This is so easy, and you can do it for almost any cookie recipe. Here are some of the crumbled cookies we think will taste great on a Cookie Topper Cupcake.



From left, those are Oreo cookie crumbs we threw in the food processor to crumb. You notice there seems to be no filling, just cookie. Well we threw them in whole and once they were chopped the white filling disappeared into the crumbs, Yet they still have the taste of Oreos with the filling! Next is a ginger snap, one of our all time favorite cookies. It gives the Cookie Topper a sharp flavorful taste and a rich golden color. On the right are Vanilla Wafers. Who doesn't love the flavor of vanilla?

Now for the ingredients. You can take them any direction. Classic chocolate chip, wild chunky monkey, organic oats and nuts. it's your choice. Below are a few tasty combos we tried and gave a thumbs up.



Above from left to right, we combined dried banana chips with pecans, and vanilla wafer crumbs for a tasty whole earth cookie, dried oatmeal flakes with two kinds of raisins and ginger snap crumbs for a classic with a twist, and dark chocolate chunks with white chocolate chips and Oreo crumbs for the chocolate lover. To get the recipe for classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Topper Cupcakes go to Whats Newsletter and while you are there be sure to sign up for more cupcakes fun every month.

Happy back-to-school &
Happy cupcaking!
Alan and Karen