Cream Cheese Nut Tarts - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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3 oz. cream cheese
1 stick oleo
1 c. flour
1 egg, beaten
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. melted butter
2/3 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
Preparation
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Dough can be made ahead of time and frozen.
Cream together the cream cheese and 1 stick of oleo.
Add 1 cup of flour.
Mix and make into a ball.
Chill.
Filling consists of one beaten egg, to which is added 3/4 cup brown sugar.
Mix well.
Add the salt, vanilla and melted butter; mix.
Then add the chopped nuts.
Mix all together.
Divide the chilled dough into 24 balls.
Each ball makes one tart shell.
Fill at least 1/2 full with filling.
Pan measures 1 3/8 on bottom and 1 7/8 on top.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1/2 hour or until shell is golden brown.
Check after 20 minutes.
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