Cranberry Tarts

Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 48 -72 fresh cranberries, washed and drained

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f.
• 2 for crust combine first three ingredients in small bowl.
• 3 beat at medium speed until dough forms a ball.
• 4 divide dough into 24 equal pieces.
• 5 place 1 piece of dough into each ungreased mini muffin cup.
• 6 press dough evenly bottom and up sides of muffin cup.
• 7 for filling combine sugar, pecans, egg, 2 tablespoons butter and vanilla in small bowl.
• 8 place 2 or 3 cranberries in each pastry-lined cup.
• 9 spoon 2 teaspoonfuls sugar mixture over cranberries.
• 10 bake 22 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 11 loosen tarts from pan while hot by running knife around inside of rim.
• 12 cool completely, then remove from pans.