Wednesday's Lemonade Cupcakes

It's Girl Scout cookie season!! You know what that means? Cookie cupcakes! Not only do I love Girl Scout cookies, but I love thinking about the great joke in The Addams Family Values. It was a classic dialogue when the Girl Scout tells Wednesday that she will trade a box of her cookies for a glass of lemonade so long it is made from real lemons, to which Wednesday replies, "Are they made from real Girl Scouts?." In Wednesday's honor I shall call these Wednesday's Lemonade Cupcakes.

I made the decision to use the brand new Savannah Smiles cookies for my first new cupcake. Can I just tell you all how awesome they turned out? The cookie itself is crunchy and lemony, and are covered in powdered sugar. I went with a lemon glaze instead of a frosting this time because I knew that I wanted to put half of a Savannah Smile on top of each cupcake before dusting them with powdered sugar, just like the cookies.

Wednesday's Lemonade Cupcakes, makes 12 cupcakes
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cups flour
1/4 cups crumbled Savannah Smiles cookies, about 4-5 cookies, flour-like texture
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 large eggs
1/4 cup skim milk

3/4 tsp vanilla extract

Lemony Glaze
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp powdered sugar
fresh lemon zest
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp boiling water

Preheat oven to 350* and prepare 12 cupcake liners. Cream together butter and sugar. Once combined add eggs, vanilla, and milk. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, cookie crumble, baking powder, and salt. Mix lightly until combined, about 2-3 minutes on low. Spoon into cupcake pan and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool before topping.

While baking, mix glaze ingredients together into a small pan (I have a one-egg frying pan that I used, but the 2-cup pot would probably work well too). Simmer on medium heat and stir to combine all ingredients. Let heat and thicken, being careful not to boil over or burn. Remove from the heat and let cool, being sure to stir often to keep the cooling consistent throughout the liquid.

Once cupcakes have cooled, spoon desired amount of cooled glaze to the top of one cupcake at a time, placing the halved cookie piece on top. Finish with powdered sugar. Eat and enjoy!

Savannah Smiles Cupcakes: ~180 calories per cupcake, recipe makes 12 cupcakes