Cottage Cherry Tarts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening, chilled and sliced
1 cup small curd cottage cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
powdered sugar
1 (12 ounce) jar Smucker's® Orchard's Finest® Michigan Red Tart Cherry Preserves

Preparation

HEAT oven to 350\u00b0F Mix flour and salt in a medium bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture with pastry blender. Cut in cottage cheese and vanilla until a firm dough is formed.
SPRINKLE counter with powdered sugar. Roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch squares. Fill with 1/2 teaspoon preserves. Overlap opposite corners; seal tightly. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
BAKE 14 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Arrange on serving platter; sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.