12 Days of Cozy Bakes – Cinnamon Chip Muffins

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On Thin Icing is set in the remote Southern Oregon Mountains at Lake of the Woods resort where a snow storm descends on the high alpine lake forcing everyone to gather around a cracking fire with steaming mugs of French press, spiked hot chocolate and these Cinnamon Chip Muffins as a blizzard rages outside. These spicy yet sweet muffins are the antidote for cold, dark winter mornings. The warming spices and bursts of cinnamon chips in every bite are sure to delight your tastebuds and brighten your day.

Over the years readers have sent me their own versions of these muffins that they created based on the description in the book. I give you Jules’ take on a cinnamon chip muffin today. If you can’t find cinnamon chips you can substitute with a variety of flavors—butterscotch, chocolate, or even with golden raisins or chunks of dates.

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Cinnamon Chip Muffins

Ingredients:
For the Muffins:
⅓ cup butter—melted
½ cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp nutmeg
1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup milk
½ package (1 cup) cinnamon chips

For the Topping:
4 tbsps brown sugar
2 tsps pumpkin pie spice

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375° F. Combine melted butter, sugar, and egg in a mixing bowl or in an electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients—flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well and slowly incorporate the milk. Stir cinnamon chips in by hand. Coat a large muffin tin with baking spray. Fill batter ¾ of the way. Mix brown sugar and pumpkin spice together and sprinkle on top of batter. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until a toothpick comes clean from the center. Remove muffins from tin and serve warm.