Bittersweet Chocolate Tartlets

Total Time: 56 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 26 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (1 ounce) square baking bar
• 1/2 teaspoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f combine 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese in small bowl. beat at medium speed until smooth. reduce speed to low; add all remaining shell ingredients. beat until well mixed. (mixture will be crumbly.).
• 2 shape dough into 24 (1 1/4-inch) balls. place one ball of dough into each ungreased mini muffin cup. press dough evenly on bottom and up sides of muffin cup.
• 3 melt baking chocolate and 3 tablespoons butter in small saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 3 minutes). remove from heat. cool 5 minutes. stir in all remaining filling ingredients.
• 4 spoon filling into each shell. bake for 26 to 28 minutes or until filling is set. cool in pans 5 minutes. carefully remove tartlets from pan. cool completely on cooling racks over waxed paper.
• 5 melt baking bar and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 4 minutes). drizzle glaze over tartlets.