Cookie Tarts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening, soft (do not use butter)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• pie filling, such as cherry, blueberry, raspberry

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and sugar.
• 2 add beaten eggs , vanilla and milk and beat well.
• 3 mix together salt, baking powder and flour.
• 4 add about half flour mixture using mixer; stir in the rest by hand.
• 5 if mixture is very soft add a bit more flour. be sure not to add too much flour.
• 6 place in the refrigerator to chill for 1/2 to 1 hour if the dough is still too soft to roll into balls.
• 7 roll into 1/2 inch balls.
• 8 place balls into well-greased mini tart pans.
• 9 press the balls into the pan to create little shells. this may take a bit of practice.
• 10 put about 1/2 teaspoon pie filling into the center of each tart.
• 11 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for about 12 to 15 minutes.
• 12 they should be a very light color. don't let them get too dark or they will be dry.
• 13 time does not include if chilling time is required.