Three Nut Butter Tarts

You can use pie crust mix or prepare your own for these Yummy tarts! A special treat for the Xmas cookie tray.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 12 tarts

Ingredients

•  prepared  pie crust mix
• 2⁄3 cup  mixed nuts
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1  cup golden syrup
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
2. Prepare pie crust mix according to package directions or prepare your own recipe.
3. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8" thickness.
4. Using 4 " round cookie cutter, cut out circles, re-rolling scraps if necessary.
5. Fit circles into muffin cups.
6. Divide nuts equally among pastry shells.
7. Whisk butter, corn syrup, eggs and vanilla in large bowl.
8. Spoon 3 tablespoons of filling into each tart shell, about 3/4's full.
9. Bake in centre of preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until filling is puffed, set and pastry is golden brown.
10. Let cool in pans for 2 minutes.
11. Remove and transfer to cooling racks using caution as filling will be very hot.