Mini Jam Tarts

Name: Mini Jam Tarts
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter softened; 1/2 cup vegetable shortening; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups flour; jams Assorted, Little Mommies used raspberry and apricot jam, but I still like <

7 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter softened
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
jams Assorted, Little Mommies used raspberry and apricot jam, but I still like <

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2

Line a cookie sheet with sides with 48 mini paper cup liners.
3

With mixer on high speed, beat first 5 ingredients together.
4

Stir in flour.
5

Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place in paper liners.
6

Arrange dough on cookie sheet, placing them touching each other so that dough does not spread while cooking.
7

With handle of a wooden spoon, make indentation in center of each cookie.
8

Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
9

Remove from oven and transfer to wire rack.
10

Fill each indentation with a small amount of jam while still warm.
11

Let cool completely.
12

Makes 48 cookies.