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Chocolate Chip Muffins

Fluffy, moist chocolate chip muffins with mini chocolate chips and topped with crunchy turbinado sugar. The perfect sweet breakfast or brunch!
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Moist and slightly sweet sour cream muffin batter paired with semi-sweet mini chocolate chips makes these the perfect chocolate chip muffins. Top them with a bit of turbinado sugar for some extra texture and crunch!

Ingredients

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8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter - softened to room temperature

1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

1/3 cup Light Brown Sugar - packed

2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

1/4 teaspoon Almond Extract (optional) - encouraged if you're looking for more of a "bakery" flavor

3/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

2 Large Eggs

2/3 cup Full-Fat Sour Cream - you can substitute with full-fat Greek yogurt in a pinch

2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

2 cups All-Purpose Flour - spooned and leveled, see note*

1 and 1/4 cups + 2 Tablespoons Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips - you'll use 1 and 1/4 cup of the chips in the batter and the remaining 2 Tablespoons will top the muffins before they go in the oven

1.5 Tablespoons Turbinado Sugar - optional, but encouraged for a crunchy texture

Instructions

Prepare the Oven and Baking Tins

  1. Begin preheating the oven to 400°F.
  2. Either grease the muffin pan or use muffin liners.

Make the Batter

  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, Add the unsalted butter (8 Tablespoons), granulated sugar (1/2 cup), light brown sugar (1/3 cup), vanilla extract (2 teaspoons), optional almond extract (1/4 teaspoon), kosher salt (3/4 teaspoon), and baking powder (2 teaspoons).

    Set the mixer to medium speed, or speed 4 on a KitchenAid, and allow to beat until lightened and fluffy – about 5 minutes. It may take longer if your butter isn’t totally softened.

  2. With the mixer still on medium speed, add the large eggs (2) one at a time. Allow the first egg to fully incorporate until there are no shiny streaks in the batter before adding the second egg.

    Allow the second egg to fully incorporate until there are no shiny streaks before moving on to the next step.

  3. Stop the mixer and add the sour cream (2/3 cup) then mix on low until combined. You may need to pause the mixer and scrape down the bowl at some point.
  4. With the mixer still on low, slowly drizzle in the vegetable oil (2 Tablespoons) – it should take about a minute to add all of the oil, then mix on low until combined.
  5. Stop the mixer and remove the bowl, then add the all-purpose flour (2 cups).

    Using a spatula or wooden spoon, gently fold the flour into the batter by hand until almost combined.

  6. Add the mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 and 1/4 cup) to the batter and continue folding together until no flour patches remain and the chocolate chips are evenly distributed through the batter.
  7. Evenly distribute the batter between the 12 prepared muffin tins. I find using a large cookie scoop to be the easiest way to do this.

    Evenly op the muffins with the remaining chocolate chips (2 Tablespoons) and turbinado sugar – optional (1.5 Tablespoons)

Bake the Muffins

  1. Bake the muffins for 18-20 minutes or until the tops are puffed and no longer shiny.
  2. Allow to cool slightly before enjoying. Allow to cool completely before freezing.

Notes

* If you’re not measuring flour by weight, to get the most accurate measurement, use a whisk or spoon to break up any dense pockets of flour in its container, then spoon the flour into the measuring cup and level it off with the handle of the spoon or the spine of a knife.

To help with your grocery shopping, I’ve listed below the ingredients used in this recipe as well as where they can generally be found in the grocery store:

Ingredient List

Dairy

  • Unsalted Butter
  • Full-Fat Sour Cream
  • Large Eggs

Pantry

  • Granulated Sugar
  • Light Brown Sugar
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Almond Extract (optional)
  • Kosher Salt
  • Baking Powder
  • Vegetable Oil
  • All-Purpose Flour – I prefer to use King Arthur’s Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Find it online: https://ficklebeabakehouse.com/chocolate-chip-muffins/