Ahhh, the satisfying first bite of a freshly baked muffin. I don't know what is better... Sinking your teeth into a crispy, chocolate covered muffin top, or having the whole house smell so good while they're baking. Well, I'd prooobably say the sinking your teeth part, since you're devouring them.

Ingredients needed
A super simple list of ingredients is all that's standing between you and a batch of these amazing muffins.
• All-purpose flour
• Salt
• Baking powder + baking soda
• Unsalted butter
• Granulated sugar + light brown sugar
• Buttermilk
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract
• Chocolate chips
• Turbinado sugar (optional)

Now remember, these are chocolate chip muffins. You want to be sure to not skimp of the chocolate! I like adding chips to the batter, as well as topping each muffin off with more, to make sure you get chocolaty goodness in every bite.
I also love topping these muffins with turbinado or sanding sugar. It's definitely not necessary to do so, but I highly recommend it. It adds an amazing crunch to your muffin tops that's incredible.

Tips for the best chocolate chip muffins
Use room temperature ingredients. It's important to make sure that your refrigerated ingredients (buttermilk, melted butter, and eggs) are all room temperature when you go to make your muffins. Be sure to set them out to come to room temp before baking.
Don't over mix your batter! This is probably the one tip I stress the most when it comes to muffins. Over mixing your muffin batter will lead to tough muffins! Whisk together the wet ingredients, and fold in your dry ingredients. You want to avoid whisking everything together. Fold everything together until there are just a few streaks of flour left. You don't want your batter to be totally smooth.
Fill those muffin cups! Don't be afraid of a little muffin top. A lot of my muffin recipes seem like it yields too much batter. But fear not-- it's just to help you get a beautiful muffin top. Generously filling your muffin cups and baking on a high heat will get you that perfect muffin top every time.

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