For the Muffins

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Lightly spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Silicone pans work especially well. Set the pan aside.
3. In a medium size mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
4. In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer or stand mixer to beat the softened butter for about 1 to 2 minutes until it’s creamy.
5. Add the sugar to the butter. Continue beating on medium speed for another 1 to 2 minutes until the mixture is smooth and blended.
6. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract. Mix until the batter is smooth and looks thick.
7. With your mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients mixture to the butter mixture in three separate additions. Alternate adding the dry ingredients with adding the milk in two separate additions. Start and end by adding the dry ingredients.
8. Mix the batter only until the flour is fully incorporated and the batter appears smooth. Be careful not to overmix.
9. Use a small cookie scoop or spoons to scoop the batter evenly into the prepared mini muffin pan cavities. Fill each one most of the way full.
10. Bake the muffins for about 12 minutes. They are done when the tops feel firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean with no wet batter attached.
11. Let the baked muffins cool in their pan for about 5 minutes before carefully transferring them onto a wire cooling rack to finish cooling slightly.

For the Coating

1. Melt the butter for the coating in a small bowl. Set the melted butter aside.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and ground cinnamon for the coating. Stir them together until they are well mixed.
3. Take one muffin at a time. First, gently roll or dip the warm muffin in the bowl of melted butter, making sure it’s evenly coated.
4. Immediately after dipping in butter, roll the buttered muffin in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Ensure the entire surface is covered.
5. Place each coated muffin back onto the wire cooling rack.
6. Allow the muffins to sit on the rack for about 20 minutes after coating. This waiting period helps the muffins absorb the wonderful butter and cinnamon sugar flavor, making them even better. Enjoy these delicious treats!