These look great, and I can't imagine any such thing as "too chocolatey" but I have a question: don't the chocolate chips need to be melted? How do they get blended in? Maybe it's using a stand mixer, does that pulverize them? Since I only have a medium-powered hand mixer, I worry that they won't melt and I'll have chocolate chip cupcakes, which isn't what I want. Help? The chips do not need to be melted in this recipe and will not be pulverized by the mixer. They chips will melt in the oven as they would in a cookie or muffin, but become solid again when at room temperature. The cupcakes will have a chocolate chip texture, however if you wish not to have this end result, you can easily omit the chips. ~Amy @KAF

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