Chocolate, Peanut Butter Cookie Dough, Toasted Marshmallow Cupcakes

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   Cupcakes:

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   Preheat oven to 350.

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   In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Set aside.

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   In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, water, vanilla extract and vinegar.

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   Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients being careful not to overmix.

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   Bake for 20-24 minutes.

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   Cookie Dough Balls:

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   Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about three minutes. Beat in peanut butter along with the vanilla extract and stir to combine.

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   Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add all at once to the butter and sugar mixture and stir until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips.

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    Spoon a scant tablespoons size amount of dough in your hand. Roll into a ball and place on a cookie sheet. Make 24 little cookie dough balls, and refrigerate until ready to top the cupcakes.

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    Meringue:

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    In a large pot, bring about 2 inches of water to a simmer.

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    Whisk together egg whites, sugar, corn syrup and salt.

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    Place bowl over simmering water and whisk as it heats. The sugar will dissolve after about 5 minutes. Keep and eye on the mixture, it shouldn't get warm enough to cook the eggs.

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    Transfer the egg white and sugar mixture to the bowl of an electric stand mixer. With a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites, on high, until stiff peaks form (about 5 minutes) Beat in the vanilla extract last. Cover, and set aside until ready to frost cupcakes.

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    To Assemble Cupcakes:

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    Cut a 3/4-inch hole out of the center of the cupcakes.

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    Place dough balls on top of cupcakes.

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    Place meringue frosting in a pastry bag (or large Ziplock bag) fitted with a medium-large tip. Pipe frosting around the edges of the cupcake and over the dough ball in a circular motion. Frost all cupcakes.

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    Turn on oven broiler.

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    Place cupcakes under the broiler for about 1 minute. Don't even close the broiler door. Keep an eye on them as they toast. Once toasted, remove cupcakes, and toast the remaining 12 in the same fashion.

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