Cottage Cherry Tarts

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• Ready In: 24 mins
• Yields: 4 dozen

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

Directions

1. HEAT oven to 350°F 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.