Filled Cupcakes

Make chocolate cake batter from any recipe, fill cup liners 1/3 full
Filling:
6 oz cream cheese
1 egg
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup coconut
3/4 cups chopped nuts (optional)

Add a teaspoonful of filling and finish filling with cake batter until 2/3 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350.

This recipe was on the back of the peanut butter star cookies, and it's way good too. A nice twist on regular cupcakes...people always love them, so thought I'd share!

Peanut Butter Stars

1 cup margarine
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

milk chocolate stars or hershey kisses

In a bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat first 6 ingredients. At low speed beat in the dry ingredients.
Shape into 1 inch balls. Roll in sugar. Do not flatten. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Immediately press milk chocolate stars in center of each cookie. Cool.