Miniature Jam Tarts
From notyourmomma 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 48
When the daughter needed a fun party theme, we made mini-foods. Pigs in a blanket, sliders, English muffin pizzas, tiny fruit skewers with dip, dixie cups of chocolate mousse, mini- key lime cheesecakes and these little jam tarts It was a lot of work but the kids were in awe and we had a lot of fun. Read more See less
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup of unsalted softened butter shopping list
- 1 3 oz. package of cream cheese, softened shopping list
- 1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp of vanilla shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour sifted shopping list
- 3/4 cup of favorite flavor of jam or preserves. I like to mix up the flavors and make a dozen of each jam, so everyone has a choice. shopping list
- Favorites are seedless blackberry, orange marmalade, blueberry conserve and apricot or fig jam. shopping list
- 3/4 cup of chopped toasted pecans (lightly toasted in one scant teaspoon of butter with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice use nonstick pan) shopping list
How to make it
- Combine butter and cream cheese in large mixing bowl. Beat until well mixed. Add brown sugar and beat until the sugar dissolves. Add vanilla and egg, beat again until mixed thoroughly.
- Add in flour gradually and beat until a dough forrms. Shape dough into a ball and double wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate at least two hours until quite firm.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide the dough, pinch off 48 equal pieces. Roll each into a one inch ball; press into greased mini-muffin tins forming a cup to hold the jam. Spoon in a scant teaspoon of jam in each cup. Sprinkle top with a bit of the toasted nuts. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before attempting to remove from the pans. The dough is quite tender and it will fall apart if you move them too soon. Cool on wire racks. Keep in air tight tins.
- Good for Christmas cookie exchanges and hostess gifts.
- “I prefer Hostess fruit pies to pop-up toaster tarts because they don't require as much cooking.”
- Carrie Snow (comedienne, actress)
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I used to make these with my aunt, so yummy and easy too!
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