Peppermint Candy Tarts

• 12 cup sugar
• 12 cup butter, softened
• 12 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 egg
• 1 12 cups flour
• 14 teaspoon baking soda
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 -3 drops red food coloring
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk
• 12 cup hard peppermint candy, crushed, about 18 candies

1. FOR TARTS:.
2. Heat oven to 350.
3. Grease bottoms only of 32 mini muffin cups.
4. In a large bowl, beat sugar and 1/2 cup butter until fluffy.
5. Beat in peppermint extract and egg until blended.
6. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda and salt.
7. Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
8. Press each ball in bottom up the sides of muffin cups.
9. Bake 9-12 minutes until set and edges are light golden brown.
10. Cool 1 minute, remove from muffin cups to cooling racks.
11. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
12. FOR FILLING:.
13. In small bowl, beat powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp butter, food coloring, and milk on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
14. Stir in 1/4 cup of the crushed candies.
15. Spoon or pipe 1 rounded tsp of filling into each tart shell.
16. Sprinkle with remaining crushed candies.

sugar, butter, peppermint, egg, flour, baking soda, salt, powdered sugar, butter, coloring, milk, hard peppermint

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/peppermint-candy-tarts-194488 (may not work)