Little Peanut Butter Party Tarts
- 13 cup butter (equals 5 tablespoons, at room temperature)
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese (at room temperature)
- 1 cup flour (sifted)
- 12 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1 egg (slightly beaten)
- 34 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 14 cup dark corn syrup
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon butter (melted)
- Pastry directions:.
- Combine softened butter and cream cheese and cut-in flour for pastry.
- Knead dough slightly and shape into a ball.
- Refrigerate dough for 2-3 hours until well chilled, for easier handling.
- Or stick the dough in the freezer to cut down on the chill time!
- Divide well chilled dough into 24 small balls and press into mini muffin pans or tart shells.
- Filling directions:.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees or to 350 degrees for dark pans.
- Blend peanut butter and beaten egg ~ combine with all other ingredients.
- Pour into pastry-lined pans, filling about 3/4 full.
- Bake at 375 degrees, or 350 degrees if pan is dark, for about 16-18 minutes, until filling is set and pastry is nicely browned.
- When cool sprinkle filling with confectioners sugar.
- Makes 24 tarts.
butter, cream cheese, flour, crunchy peanut butter, egg, brown sugar, corn syrup, salt, vanilla, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/little-peanut-butter-party-tarts-272796 (may not work)