Festive Triangle Tarts
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 cup jam or preserves
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped nuts
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring
- 3 to 4 teaspoons water
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in bowl; add butter and cream cheese.
- Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add water; continue beating just until dough forms.
- Shape dough into a ball; divide in half.
- Flatten each half; wrap in plastic food wrap.
- Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until firm.
- Combine all filling ingredients in bowl; set aside.
- Heat oven to 375F.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Cut dough with floured 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter.
- Place cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Spoon 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of each round.
- Lift up edges of each circle at 3 points; pinch points together very firmly, forming a triangle and leaving center open.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- (Tarts will open slightly as they bake.)
- Remove from cookie sheets.
- Cool completey.
- Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring and enough water for desired glazing consistency in small bowl.
- Drizzle over tarts.
flour, sugar, salt, butter, cream cheese, cold water, preserves, nuts, powdered sugar, almond flavoring, water
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/238/festive-triangle-tarts (may not work)