Pie Recipes
Bluegrass Chocolate Tarts
Yield: 6 dozen
Ingredients
Filling
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons bourbon
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Tart Shells
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
Instructions
Filling
- Cream butter and sugar; add eggs, mixing well. Add flour, salt, and bourbon, stirring until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Spoon mixture into Tart Shells, filling three-fourths full.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
Tart Shells
- Combine all ingredients; stir until blended. Shape dough into 72 balls; chill. Place in greased miniature (1 3/4 inch) muffin pans, shaping each ball into a shell.
To freeze
- Bake as directed; let cool. Place tarts in freezer container; cover and freeze up to 2 weeks.
- To serve, let thaw.