Little Peanut Butter Party Tarts
photo by KerfuffleUponWincle
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 26mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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24
ingredients
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Pastry
- 1⁄3 cup butter (equals 5 tablespoons, at room temperature)
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 1 cup flour (sifted)
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Filling
- 1⁄2 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1 egg (slightly beaten)
- 3⁄4 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1⁄4 cup dark corn syrup
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon butter (melted)
directions
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Pastry directions:
- Combine softened butter and cream cheese and cut-in flour for pastry. Knead dough slightly and shape into a ball.
- Refrigerate dough for 2-3 hours until well chilled, for easier handling. Or stick the dough in the freezer to cut down on the chill time!
- Divide well chilled dough into 24 small balls and press into mini muffin pans or tart shells.
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Filling directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees or to 350 degrees for dark pans.
- Blend peanut butter and beaten egg ~ combine with all other ingredients.
- Pour into pastry-lined pans, filling about 3/4 full.
- Bake at 375 degrees, or 350 degrees if pan is dark, for about 16-18 minutes, until filling is set and pastry is nicely browned.
- When cool sprinkle filling with confectioner’s sugar.
- Makes 24 tarts.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
KerfuffleUponWincle
Marietta, Georgia