Nut Cookie Tartlets recipe

40 servings

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese

1 cup butter

6 tablespoons white sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 egg

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup chopped walnuts

To make Pastry: Cream together butter and cream cheese.

Add the 6 tablespoons 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 teaspoon of nut filling.

Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 17 to 20 minutes.

Cool completely before removing from pan.