These will be as good as the ingredients you put into them. Good quality chocolate chips, [never Trophy] and full fat milk products are essential. Always use parchment liners. Chocolate Chip Muffins
3 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup 3.25% buttermilk
1/2 cup 14% sour cream
1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
• Preheat oven to 400F and line a 12 cup muffin tin with parchment only liners.
• In the beater bowl combine the butter, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla, and beat on medium-low speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and the yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the flour one cup at the time stirring with a wooden spoon just to combine.
• Slowly add the buttermilk and sour cream and just stir to combine. Be sure not to over mix.
• Add the chocolate chips and gently fold them into the batter.
• Fill the muffin tins and bake in the preheated oven until the tops are lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
