Streusel Topped Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Muffins:
1 spice cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 (12 oz) bag chocolate chips

Streusel Topping
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
3 TBS butter

1.  Preheat oven to 350℉.  Line 24 muffin cups or spray with nonstick cooking spray.

2.  In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl combine cake mix, sour cream, pumpkin, oil, eggs, and vanilla.  Mix until smooth.  (a couple of minutes)  Add chocolate chips and mix well.

3.  Divide dough evenly among muffin cups.

4.  Make streusel topping by combining sugar, flour and pumpkin pie spice.  Add butter and cut in with 2 knives or a pastry cutter until you get course crumbs.  Sprinkle on top of muffins.

5.  Bake for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with no crumbs on it.  Cool on a wire rack before serving.