Chocolate Cookie Muffins

Made by Hannah from "Taste of Home"

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour


• 1/4 cup sugar


• 3 tsp baking powder


• 1/3 cup cold butter


• 1 egg


• 1 cup milk


• 16 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, coarsely chopped

Topping:

• 3 Tbsp each all-purpose flour and sugar


• 5 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed


• 2 Tbsp cold butter


• 1 cup vanilla chips


• 1 Tbsp shortening

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chopped cookies.

Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. For topping combine the flour, sugar and crushed cookies. Cut in the butter until crumbly; sprinkle about 1 tablespoon over each muffin. Bake at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt the vanilla chips and shortening until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled muffins.

Yield: 1 dozen