Nut Cookie Tartlets


2 cups all purpose flour
2 (3 oz.) packages of cream cheese
1 cup butter or margarine
6 tablespoons white sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350F. To make pastry, cream together butter and cream cheese. Add the white sugar, 2 cups flour and blend well. Shape into balls about 1-inch in diameter (flour palms of hands to facilitate rolling). Place ball in greased tartlet pan and flatten. Should fill pan by 3/4. To make filling: Mix together vanilla, egg, brown sugar, and chopped nuts. After flattening ball in tartlet tin, make a thumb print in center and fill with a full 1/2 tsp. of nut filling. Bake for 17-20 minutes. Cool completely before removing from pan.


Reviews of Nut Cookie Tartlets:

1-4 of 4 reviews  

  Phyllis in New Jersey  Dec 20, 2008
Would make this again.
I make these every year for Christmas. Everyone looks forward to them. They say it's not Christmas without them five stars

  Joanne in Florida  Dec 23, 2007
Would make this again.
These were excellent! Savory nuts and sweet cream cheese seem to be the perfect blend of flavors. five stars

  A cookie baker in chicago  Dec 1, 2006
Would make this again.
we call these nut cups. every christmas i have to make about 6 dozen of these for the family to take home, we love them. five stars

   Dec 12, 2002
Would make this again.
It was a little hard to make but it was good four stars

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