Christmas Cookie Exchange - Black Bottom Cupcakes

Okay, so these are not technically cookies. But they are always a hit when I give them out every year at Christmas. These go way back into my childhood as my mom made them every year. And now I do. It just wouldn't be Christmas without these.


BLACK BOTTOM CUPCAKES

Ingredients:

For Cream Cheese Filling:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 egg
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

For Cupcake:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350°. Line two 12-cup mini muffin pans with paper or foil baking cups. There are always fun Christmas ones around.


• To make cream cheese filling: using an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, egg, sugar and salt. Fold in the chocolate chips and set aside.


• To make cupcakes: in a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, the baking soda and cocoa powder. Add water, the oil, vinegar and vanilla and blend with electric mixer until smooth.


• Fill each baking cup two-thirds full with the cupcake batter and top with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture. Bake until the edges are firm to the touch, about 25 minutes.

Also, found nutritional info for those of us who need to know that.

Nutritional Information
Black Bottom Cupcakes
Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 137
Total Fat: 6.7g
Cholesterol: 19mg
Sodium: 144mg
Total Carbs: 17.8g
Dietary Fiber: 0.5g
Protein: 1.9g

Check out more Christmas cookie recipes at The Mom Creative blog.


Or for more cupcake recipes visit Hoosier Homemade.