Key Lime Tarts

Name: Key Lime Tarts
Ingredients: 24 Key Lime Cooler cookies; 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 egg; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons lime juice, preferably Key lime; 1 teaspoon lime zest; Fresh sweetened whipped cream; Mint leaves or lime zest, for garnish

8 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

24 Key Lime Cooler cookies
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice, preferably Key lime
1 teaspoon lime zest
Fresh sweetened whipped cream
Mint leaves or lime zest, for garnish

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2

Fill 2 (12-muffin) mini muffin tins with paper cups and spray cups with cooking spray.
3

Place 1 Key Lime Cooler cookie in the bottom of each cup, flat side down.
4

Prepare filling.
5

Beat together cream cheese, egg, sugar, lime juice, and zest until well mixed.
6

Fill the cups to the top.
7

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
8

Remove tarts to cool.
9

When completely cool, fit a star tip in a pastry bag and fill with the whipped cream.
10

Pipe the whipped cream on top of the tarts.
11

Garnish with tiny mint leaves or lime zest.