Black Bottom Cupcakes Batter: 1 1/2 cups flour 1 cup water 1 tsp salt 1/3 cup oil 1 tsp baking soda 1 tbl. vinegar 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 cup cocoa Filling: 8 oz. cream cheese 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1/8 tsp. salt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels Preparation: Combine in small bowl - cream cheese, egg, salt, sugar and chocolate morsels. Mix well and set aside. Sift together in large bowl - flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, cocoa. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer well. Fill small muffin tins lined with muffin papers 1/2 full with chocolate batter. Top each with 1/2 tsp. cheese filling. Bake approximately 18 min. Chewy Oatmeal Cookies 3/4 c butter or shortening 1 1/4 c brown sugar -- firmly : packed 1 egg 1/3 c milk 1 1/2 ts vanilla 3 c oats, rolled (raw) -- quick/ : old fashioned 1 c flour -- all-purpose 1/2 ts baking soda 1/2 ts salt 1/4 ts cinnamon 1 c raisins 1 c walnuts -- chopped Preparation: Heat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease cookie sheet with shortening. Combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla; beat with mixer on high speed to blend well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; add to shorteing mixture and combine until just blended. Stir in raisins and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-13 min., or until lightly browned.           Help keep Mystical Meadows on the Web! All donations will go towards the hosting fees and prizes for our SOTY. All contents of this site are copyright ©Mystical Meadows. Graphics herein made exclusively for Mystical Meadows.