ISCHL TARTLETS

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A Christmas favorite of ours for several years.

Provided by JACLYN

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Tarts

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
½ cup ground almonds
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 (12 ounce) jar raspberry preserves
⅛ cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Sift flour and baking powder onto waxed paper.
  • Beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, and egg until fluffy. Add flour mixture and blend. Stir in ground almonds and lemon rind.
  • Turn dough out on waxed paper and shape into ball. Chill several hours.
  • Cut dough in half. Roll out to 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured board. Cut out with 3-inch cookie cutter (bottom), repeat with remaining dough and cut small hole in center of these (top).
  • Bake in a 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for about 10 minutes, and cool.
  • Heat preserves in saucepan.
  • Spread heated preserves on bottom cookie. Put on top cookie and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Fill center of cookie with preserves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222.4 calories, Carbohydrate 29.8 g, Cholesterol 32 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 78.4 mg, Sugar 17.6 g

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