Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375

Step 2

Beat the butter and sugar until creamy

Step 3

Add the eggs and beat

Step 4

Add the sour cream and vanilla and beat

Step 5

In a separate bowl mix the dry ingredients

Step 6

Mix ½ the dry ingredients into the butter mixture

Step 7

Add the milk and beat

Step 8

Mix in the rest of the dry ingredients by hand - be careful not to over mix - the batter should be lumpy and have some flour streaks still.

Step 9

Fold in 2 1/2 C of the chocolate chips

Step 10

Scoop into muffin tins

Step 11

press then last 1/2 C chocolate chips into the tops of the muffins and for extra crunch sprinkle coarse turbinado sugar (or sugar crystals) on the top too

Step 12

Bake at 375 for 5 mins then lower the oven to 350 and finish baking, 12-15 mins