Step 1

IMPORTANT: Make sure all your ingredients are at room temp (see notes at the bottom of the recipe)

Step 2

Preheat your oven to 400ºF - Line a muffin tin with paper liners.

Step 3

Sift together your flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Step 4

Cream together your butter and sugar in a medium bowl with your mixer until light and fluffy

Step 5

Add in your egg and vanilla. Continue creaming until pale in color

Step 6

While mixing on low, add in 1/3 of your flour mixture, then 1/3 of your buttermilk. Repeat two more times until just combined. Do not overmix.

Step 7

Fold in the mini chocolate chips

Step 8

Fill your liners all the way to the top with muffin batter. Top with more chips if desired and sparkling sugar.

Step 9

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until edges begin to slightly brown and a wooden skewer comes out cleanly when inserted into the center of the muffin.

Step 10

Let your muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes then move them to a cooling rack to cool the rest of the way.