Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Filled Cupcakes..the easy version

These cupcakes knock people's socks off. I can not make them without at least 10 people asking for some. I call this one the easy version because with the original version, you make your own cookie dough. Since I like to keep things simple, I just buy the cookie dough already made and it works just as well.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Filled Cupcakes

1 box Betty Crocker Yellow Cake mix, plus ingredients listed on box to make the cake
1 large tube chocolate chip cookie dough
Chocolate Frosting

Open cookie dough package and roll the dough into 1 inch balls. Freeze at least 2 hours or over night, until frozen solid. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!!! If you do not freeze the cookie dough, it will bake inside the batter. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Follow the directions on the cake mix box to make the cake batter. Place paper cupcake cups into a pan and fill each one with batter until 2/3 full. Drop 1 frozen cookie dough ball in the center of each. Place in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes depending on your oven. Do not over-bake. I check mine at 16 minutes. If I think they need more time, I check them every minute or so until they are just firm on top. If you are going to check them with a toothpick, check them at the sides, not the top. Otherwise you will be sticking the toothpick in the cookie dough.

Footnote - Store in the refrigerator....so the cookie dough stays firm.