Chocolate Chip Muffins
Chocolate chip muffins are perfect for breakfast or brunch, but they make a fantastic dessert, too.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate chip muffins, chocolate chips, muffin recipe
Servings: 12
Calories: 302kcal
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar *
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup chocolate chips or 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line with paper cups either a 12-count regular muffin pan or a 6-count Texas muffin pan.
In a large bowl add the butter, sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and eggs, beating well. Add the milk and beat until incorporated.
Stir in the flour and chocolate chips until well mixed. Distribute batter evenly between either 12 regular sized muffins or 6 Texas sized muffins.
Bake smaller muffins 25-30 minutes. Bake large Texas-style muffins 30-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and cool on wire racks.
Makes 12 regular or 6 Texas-sized muffins.
*You can reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup if you don't like them overly sweet.
You can also use 1/2 cup MINI chocolate chips if you want them smaller and more evenly dispersed AND to save fat and calories.
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 191mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 326IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg