Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart
- For Crust
- 1/2 lb butter (no substitute)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- Cream Cheese filling
- 16 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- For Crust: Preheat oven to 325u0b0F.
- Place butter in mixer and beat with paddle until soft and light.
- Gradually beat in sugar.
- Beat 5-10 minutes until the mixture is very light and whitened.
- Mix flour in gradually until completely mixed. Don't over beat.
- Gather dough and wrap in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate about 30 minutes.
- Roll out dough, place a large spring form pan upside down in the middle of the dough and cut roughly 1/2 inch out from pan.
- Place cookie dough inside pan and bake for 15 minutes.
- Cream Cheese Filling: With wire whisk attachment beat soften cream cheese at highest speed until completely smooth and fluffy.
- Add sugar and vanilla.
- Beat for about 5 more minutes.
- Spread filling on crust, the crust does not have to be completely cooled.
- I start the filling when I pull the crust out of the oven.
- Now cover the top with sliced strawberries.
- Do not add sugar to the strawberries because it makes it to watery.
- Chill and serve!
crust, butter, powdered sugar, flour, cream cheese filling, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, fresh strawberries
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-cream-cheese-tart-61043 (may not work)