Chewy, fluffy, and delicious chocolate chip muffin top cookies. This no-butter breakfast treat is easy to make, and with only the top of the muffin, it is the perfect amount for a delicious breakfast treat, brunch, treat, or snack.
Muffin Top Cookies
This breakfast recipe came to be by a complete mistake on my part. I started to make chocolate chip cookies and found that I had no butter. So I substituted applesauce, and the result was so yummy, and we had a new recipe in the family. These Chocolate Chip Cookies taste like muffin tops, so I’m calling them chocolate chip muffin top cookies.
If you are looking for delicious breakfast sweets, then you might want to take a look at my recipes for shortcut crescent roll sticky buns, cinnamon rolls made with frozen bread dough, and a tasty cream cheese french toast bake.
What You’ll Love About this Recipe
- This recipe has no butter, so you won’t have to worry about all that extra fat
- It’s an easy-to-make recipe.
- This recipe for chocolate chip muffin tops is a huge hit. My family requests it. I hope that it will be one of your family’s favorites, too.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup of brown sugar
- 1/4 cup of oil – **You can omit the oil if you want. I tried it both ways, and there is just a slight difference in the moistness.
- 1 cup of original applesauce
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- Two eggs
- 2&1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 11 oz. Milk chocolate chips
How to Make Chocolate Chip Muffin Top Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Mix the sugar, oil, & applesauce
- Add vanilla and eggs
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, soda, and salt.
- Slowly add that to the wet mixture, mixing it in.
- Finally, add the Chocolate Chips
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Drop large spoonfuls onto your cookie sheet. If you don’t have parchment paper, use an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes – Makes about one dozen Very Large Muffin Cookies.
Variation
Try blueberry muffin top cookies – substitute frozen blueberries for the chocolate chips
FAQs
What is a Muffin Top Cookie?
A muffin top cookie is a cookie that is soft, fluffy, and chewy like a muffin, but only produces the top of the muffin to enjoy.
Can Muffin Top Cookies be Made with Fruit or Nuts?
Yes! Try frozen strawberries or blueberries in place of chocolate chips. Slivered almonds or crushed walnuts would also be a great addition to a muffin top cookie.
What to Serve With
- Blueberry Smoothies
- Copy-Cat Orange Julius Drink
- Watermelon Juice
- Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole
Storage and Reheating
Store muffin tops at room temperate in an airtight container for up to one week
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Serving Size
This recipe will make at least one dozen muffin top cookies, but you can certainly squeeze out more if use a smaller spoon to scoop out the cookies.
For example, A cookie scoop will make about three dozen muffin-top cookies where an ice cream scoop will make about one dozen muffin top cookies
Printable Recipe
No Butter Chocolate Chip Muffin Top Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup oil You can omit the oil if you want. I tried it both ways, and there is just a slight difference in the moistness.
- 1 cup original applesauce
- 1 tsp, vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 2.5 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 11 oz. Milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Mix the sugar, oil, & applesauce
- Add vanilla and eggs
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, soda, and salt.
- Slowly add that to the wet mixture, mixing it in.
- Finally, add the Chocolate Chips
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Drop large spoonfuls onto your cookie sheet. If you don't have parchment paper, use an ungreased cookie sheet
- Bake for 12 minutes
Notes
Nutrition
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Adapted from – Calvin Christian School Cookbook
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