Taffy Tarts Recipe
Taffy tarts are simple cream cheese tarts flavored with vanilla. Made with eggs, butter, flour and sugar, the taffy tarts are simply baked to a beautiful golden brown and can be served as desired as dessert tarts.
Ingredients
1/2 of an 8 ounce package cream cheese
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 slightly beaten eggs
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon vanilla
Directions
For pastry, in a large mixer bowl beat cream cheese and the 3/4 cup butter or margarine for 30 seconds.
Add the 1 1/2 cups flour; beat well.
Form into a ball.
For filling, in a small mixer bowl combine the brown sugar, eggs, the 2 tablespoons flour, the 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, and the vanilla; beat till combined.
Shape the pastry dough into 36 balls; place each ball in an ungreased 1 3/4 inch muffin cup.
Press dough onto bottom and up sides of cups.
Spoon 1 tablespoon filling into each cup.
Bake in a 325° oven about 35 minutes or till golden.
Cool for 15 minutes on wire racks.
Remove tarts from pans; cool on racks.
Store the tarts, covered, in the refrigerator.
Add the 1 1/2 cups flour; beat well.
Form into a ball.
For filling, in a small mixer bowl combine the brown sugar, eggs, the 2 tablespoons flour, the 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, and the vanilla; beat till combined.
Shape the pastry dough into 36 balls; place each ball in an ungreased 1 3/4 inch muffin cup.
Press dough onto bottom and up sides of cups.
Spoon 1 tablespoon filling into each cup.
Bake in a 325° oven about 35 minutes or till golden.
Cool for 15 minutes on wire racks.
Remove tarts from pans; cool on racks.
Store the tarts, covered, in the refrigerator.
