Peppermint Candy Tarts

Submitted by Zaney1

"This recipe comes from a Pillsbury holiday baking cookbook. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks good."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 39mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 32 tarts

ingredients

• 118.29 ml sugar
• 118.29 ml butter, softened
• 2.46 ml peppermint extract
• 1 egg
• 354.88 ml flour
• 1.23 ml baking soda
• 1.23 ml salt
• 473.18 ml powdered sugar
• 44.37 ml butter, softened
• 0.13-0.19 ml red food coloring
• 29.58-44.37 ml milk
• 118.29 ml hard peppermint candy, crushed, about 18 candies

directions

1. FOR TARTS:

2. Heat oven to 350.
3. Grease bottoms only of 32 mini muffin cups.
4. In a large bowl, beat sugar and 1/2 cup butter until fluffy.
5. Beat in peppermint extract and egg until blended.
6. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda and salt.
7. Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
8. Press each ball in bottom up the sides of muffin cups.
9. Bake 9-12 minutes until set and edges are light golden brown.
10. Cool 1 minute, remove from muffin cups to cooling racks.
11. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

12. FOR FILLING:

13. In small bowl, beat powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp butter, food coloring, and milk on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
14. Stir in 1/4 cup of the crushed candies.
15. Spoon or pipe 1 rounded tsp of filling into each tart shell.
16. Sprinkle with remaining crushed candies.

Reviews

[Diva no1]

I have made this several times and always received rave reviews. I purchased pepermint candy cane sprinkles from a baking supply store and use these on top, and they look beautiful! They also freeze very well.

 

[christinaliebe]

this recipe was so awesome. I had to make 4 or 5 batches just to keep up with the demand. This one was a real crowd pleaser

 

[Marcea Pfarner]

Made these last year and they are the best. A little sweet but very good!