Cranberry Pecan Tarts

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Cranberry Pecan Tarts

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Makes: 24 servings
Yield: 24 cookie tarts
Prep 35 mins
Cool 10 mins
Bake 30 mins

Ingredients

1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel
1/2 cup orange juice
2/3 cup chopped or snipped dried cranberries
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 3 - ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Set aside orange peel. In a small saucepan, bring orange juice to boiling. Add cranberries. Remove from heat; let stand for 10 minutes. Drain cranberries, discarding orange juice.
For crust: In a medium mixing bowl, beat the 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Stir in flour. Divide dough into 24 pieces; shape into balls. Press balls into the bottoms and up the sides of 24 ungreased 2- to 2 1/2-inch fluted tart pans or 1 3/4-inch muffin cups.
For filling: In a small bowl, stir together the egg, brown sugar, cornstarch, the orange peel, the 1 tablespoon melted butter, vanilla and salt until combined. Stir in drained cranberries and pecans. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the filling into dough-lined pans. Set tart pans on a large cookie sheet if using.
Bake in a 325 degrees oven about 30 minutes or until crust is golden. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully remove tarts from pan by running a knife around edges and lifting out. Let cool.

Nutrition Facts

(Cranberry Pecan Tarts)

Servings Per Recipe 24, Folate (µg) 12, fiber (g) 1, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0, Monosaturated fat (g) 2, calcium (mg) 20, Potassium (mg) 46, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0, sodium (mg) 67, vit. C (mg) 3, iron (mg) 0, vit. A (IU) 194, sugar (g) 10, cal. (kcal) 129, pro. (g) 1, Trans fatty acid (g) 0, Thiamin (mg) 0, chol. (mg) 23, sat. fat (g) 4, Riboflavin (mg) 0, carb. (g) 15, Niacin (mg) 0, Fat, total (g) 7

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