Sugar Cookie Tarts
A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Sugar Cookie Tarts.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine -- softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 egg
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese -- softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Toppings (sliced fresh fruit, miniature chocolate chips, chopped pecans or jam with toasted sliced almonds)
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven to 375º.
- 2
Beat sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- 3
Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
- 4
Roll half of dough at a time 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured surface.
- 5
Cut into 3-inch rounds.
- 6
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- 7
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.
- 8
Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
- 9
Cool completely.
- 10
Prepare Cream Cheese Spread.
- 11
Spread about 2 teaspoons spread over each cookie.
- 12
Arrange Toppings on spread.
- 13
Store covered in refrigerator.
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