Recipe

Miniature Jam Tarts Recipe

	Notyourmomma / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago 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 wo... More Prep:300m Cook:15m Servings:48	Notyourmomm
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Ingredients

2/3 cup of unsalted softened butter

1 3 oz. package of cream cheese, softened

1 cup of firmly packed brown sugar

1 tsp of vanilla

1 egg

2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour sifted

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.

Favorites are seedless blackberry, orange marmalade, blueberry conserve and apricot or fig jam.

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)

Directions

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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