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Do-si-do Cupcakes

03/11/16 | Cupcakes, Desserts, Recipes

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These do-si-do cupcakes are intensely peanut buttery and topped with peanut butter buttercream.

Do-si-do Cupcakes - Intensely peanut buttery cupcakes topped with peanut butter buttercream. Recipe includes nutritional information and small-batch instructions. From BakingMischief.com

How is everyone doing this fine Friday morning? Have any fun weekend plans? I have a ton of recipe testing to do so I will be up to my eyeballs in sugar. If you never hear from me again, it’s because I’ve slipped into a sugar coma and drifted away happily…

And speaking of sugar, today, we are moving on to Girl Scout cupcake recipe number 2. (To see the first cupcake in this series, check out my Tagalong Cupcakes post.) Today’s cupcake is inspired by my second-favorite Girl Scout cookies, Do-si-dos.

Do-si-dos are a great cookie because they’re all about the peanut butter, thin oatmeal cookies sandwiching a thick layer of sweet and creamy PB goodness, and what self-respecting peanut butter lover is going to turn that down?

My Do-si-do cupcakes are the least literal adaptation of the bunch. For one, I had a hard time adapting the oatmeal cookie into cupcake form, so since we’re all there for the peanut butter anyway, I went with a peanut butter base.

And visually, I thought about making cupcake sandwiches, but didn’t want the cupcake to have to be unwrapped to make the sandwich, and filling the center of the cupcakes with peanut butter was just unappealing looking, so I went with a straight up cupcake and rose-frosted top. I mean, it might as well be pretty, right?

Do-si-do Cupcakes - Intensely peanut buttery cupcakes topped with peanut butter buttercream. Recipe includes nutritional information and small-batch instructions. From BakingMischief.com

Here’s the deal with these Do-si-do Cupcakes: just like with the cookies, peanut butter lovers only, need apply. Seriously, these things are so intensely peanutbuttery (that’s a word, right?) that if you don’t count peanut butter among the five essential food groups, just back away slowly.

Okay, now that it’s peanut butter lovers only here, guys, these are the best cupcakes ever!! They are soft and so dense. They’re almost like a the best homemade peanut butter cookie you ever ate, in cupcake form.

For the frosting, I adapted the peanut butter buttercream from the Tagalong cupcakes to make it a better fit. It’s whipped, making it a little lighter, because again, the cupcakes are so rich. I also substituted half brown sugar in the frosting to give it a slightly grittier mouth feel to replicate the crumbly texture of the cookies.

I dropped these off at my dad’s comic book shop to get rid of them (so I wouldn’t eat EVERY SINGLE ONE) and when he tasted one, he told me that I’d better hide because once the Girl Scouts knew I had their secret frosting recipe they were going to come after me. It’s such a dad thing to say, but also a pretty great endorsement of the cupcakes.

Stay tuned next week for the cupcake based off the second-best selling Girl Scout cookie, the one I’ve oft referred to as a crime against nature…

Do-si-do Cupcakes - Intensely peanut buttery cupcakes topped with peanut butter buttercream. Recipe includes nutritional information and small-batch instructions. From BakingMischief.com

Do-si-do Cupcakes

These do-si-do cupcakes are intensely peanut buttery and topped with peanut butter buttercream.
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Dessert
Total Time: 1 hour hour
Servings (Hover or Click to Change Yield): 12
Calories: 390kcal
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 cup (140g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons (3oz) unsalted butter room temperature
  • 3/4 cup (190g) smooth peanut butter
  • 1 cup (200g) packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk

Whipped Peanut Butter Buttercream

  • 3 tablespoons (1.5oz) butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup (66g) packed brown sugar*
  • 1/3 cup (40g) powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

Cupcakes

  • Pre-heat your oven to 350°F and line cupcake pan with liners.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together over a medium bowl. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer, with the paddle attachment, cream butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar until mixture is visibly lightened in color, 2-3 minutes.
  • Scrape down sides and bottom and add the egg and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
  • With the mixer on low, add 1/3 of the flour mixture, followed by half the buttermilk. Repeat, and finish with the final 1/3 of the flour. (Flour, buttermilk, flour, buttermilk, flour). Mix until all ingredients are incorporated and the batter looks smooth.
  • Scrape down the sides and bottom one final time to make sure everything is mixed.
  • Fill cupcake tins about 4/5 of the way full. This should make exactly 12 cupcakes.
  • Bake for 17-20 minutes, or until cupcake tops are firm to the touch (cupcake tops will appear craggy and almost cookie-like). Cool cupcakes in their pan for at least 10 minutes before transferring.

Peanut Butter Buttercream

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, combine butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream. Beat at medium-high speed for 5-8 minutes until very light and fluffy.
  • Frost cooled cupcakes. I used a large open star tip and piped on roses, starting my circle from the center of the cupcake.

Notes

*If you don't like the gritty texture of the brown sugar in the frosting, you can substitute another 1/3 cup of powdered sugar instead.
Did you make this recipe?I'd love to see it! Tag @BakingMischief or hashtag it #BakingMischief.

Nutritional Information
Cupcakes Adapted From: Daisy’s World
Peanut Butter Buttercream Adapted From: Food.com

Small-batch Instructions: If halving, you can use a single egg yolk if you don’t want to deal with halving an egg. Half of 3/4 cup is 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons. For the frosting, just remember that 1/2 of 1 tablespoon is equal to 1 1/2 teaspoons. No preparation changes are needed.

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  1. mpotter says

    February 20, 2020 at 7:52 am

    Hello. I cannot wait to try these cupcakes, as these are some of my favorite GS cookies, too. I never get to buy them because The Mr. prefers your nature’s crime cookies. (: I will say that those cupcakes were the first I ever found of yours and he RAVED about them! He is a man of few words, so……
    I liked them fine. I’m with you on those cookies. Give me a Thin Mint or these Dos-i-dos instead. I did find they are better cold because the caramel masked the coconut.

    I will be trying your Thin Mint cupcakes soon enough.

    But for now- these- do you/can you use natural PB or do you need the sugar & heft from, say, Jif instead??

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 6, 2020 at 10:54 am

      Sorry for the late reply!! For baking, I always recommend sticking with the processed stuff like (like Jif or skippy). Sometimes natural peanut butters work, but you just get more consistent results with processed peanut butters.

      Hope you enjoy the Thin Mint Cupcakes and so happy to hear the hubs enjoyed the other cupcakes!!

      Reply
      • mpotter says

        June 6, 2020 at 5:32 pm

        5 stars
        These were outstanding!!! So the 3 we tried were all fabulous.
        Great work.
        These are so rich. And fluffy!

        I had no idea that frosting could fluff up so much. And the tops of the cupcakes were almost cookie-like.

        Thank you for your hard work.

  2. Maura says

    August 5, 2016 at 8:20 am

    Do you use light or dark brown sugar to make these?

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      August 5, 2016 at 9:07 am

      Hi Maura! Either would work fine. For this particular batch, I used light brown sugar.

      Reply
      • Maura says

        August 6, 2016 at 5:12 am

        Awesome! Thanks so much for the quick response. Will be making these later today 🙂

      • Tracy says

        August 6, 2016 at 3:25 pm

        Yay! I hope you enjoy them. 🙂

  3. Leah says

    June 26, 2016 at 3:36 pm

    I made these today. They’re great!!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      June 26, 2016 at 4:00 pm

      Oh yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Leah!

      Reply
  4. Jolina - The Unlikely Baker says

    March 13, 2016 at 4:06 pm

    Confession time: I’ve never had Girl Scout cookies. Not because I’m a mean old lady who refuses to buy from cute little Girl Scouts but because I didn’t grow up in North America and where I’m from we didn’t have them. Ok now that I’ve gotten that off my chest – LOVE LOVE LOVE peanut butter. Will definitely make these cupcakes!!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 14, 2016 at 9:33 am

      Thanks, Jolina! These cupcakes are definitely ones you can enjoy, even if you’ve never tried a do-si-do cookie before. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Recipes @ Globe Scoffers says

    March 12, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    I love peanut butter, they look delicious. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 12, 2016 at 7:40 pm

      Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  6. Chris @ SimpleFood365 says

    March 11, 2016 at 11:17 am

    Peanut butter is one of my favorite things! These look and sound delicious!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 11, 2016 at 9:13 pm

      Thanks, Chris!

      Reply
  7. Sam | Ahead of Thyme says

    March 11, 2016 at 10:42 am

    These look so yummy. Bookmarking this to make on the weekend!!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 11, 2016 at 9:13 pm

      Thanks so much, Sam. I hope you enjoy them!

      Reply
  8. Megan Marlowe says

    March 11, 2016 at 10:32 am

    I love Do Si Do’s!! And I just love that whipped peanut butter buttercream you have on the top of those! Looks divine!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 11, 2016 at 9:22 pm

      Thanks so much, Megan!

      Reply
  9. Tracy @ Served from Scratch says

    March 11, 2016 at 9:18 am

    I LOVE these! Girl Scout cookie deliciousness all year round! 😉

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 11, 2016 at 9:12 pm

      Thanks, Tracy!

      Reply
  10. Jamie | The Kitchenarium says

    March 11, 2016 at 9:10 am

    YES! Girl Scout cookie adaptations are my favorite. Pour me a big glass of cold milk and pass me a cupcake please! 🙂

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 11, 2016 at 9:12 pm

      Ha, thanks, Jamie!

      Reply
  11. Oriana @Mommyhood's Diary says

    March 11, 2016 at 9:07 am

    I love these Do-si-do Cupcakes! They look amazing. Pinning

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      March 11, 2016 at 9:11 pm

      Thanks for pinning, Oriana!

      Reply
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