My mother-in-law appeared with cupcakes recently.  Which may not be any big deal on most days, but this time she said she had used a new frosting – Cream Cheese Cookie Dough Frosting!  All I can say is that she had me at cookie dough!

Cream Cheese Cookie Dough Frosting

Ingredients:

• 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 5 Tbsp. butter, softened
• 1 envelope Dream Whip (comes in a box where baking supplies usually are in the grocery store.  It is a whipped topping mix)
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. milk, more if needed
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips
• 3 cups powdered sugar, more if needed

Directions:

1. Cream softened cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl.
2. Add brown sugar, vanilla, and Dream Whip – evenly beat together.
3. Add milk, flour, powdered sugar – beat to evenly incorporate until smooth
4. Stir in mini chocolate chips

NOTE: We have a friend who is quite the baker herself.  She LOVED this recipe and suggested using it as cannoli filling, which she has done and says is fabulous as well!