Choco-Chip Cupcake with Choco-Chip Frosting

Ok, so when I tell you that this is an OVER-indulgence...it's an understatement. It's very sweet and very chocolate chippy. Before this, I thought I had a sweet tooth....but reality set in after I bit into this bad boy.

I'm sorry for the lack of pictures, I'm still trying to find the right balance between taking too many pictures and remembering to take any at all. 

This was a "tasting", so I made half of the original recipe.

 I remembered about the pictures when I was almost done with the batter.....ugh! This is the "mix in stiffened egg whites" stage.

Quest for the greatest Chewy Choco-Chip Cookie

I'm on a quest...well maybe a few quests...but this specific one is about the perfect Chewy Choco-Chip Cookie. 

I've started by following a recipe from In the Sweet Kitchen.

The recipe is named "The Ultimate Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookie"....the results were a very, very cakey (not chewy) cookie.  I can imagine that there are those who LOVE these type of cookies, but I'm not one of them. To each their own.

My first mistake - - I should have cut the recipe in half, this made a a lot of dough.