Apricot Tassies Recipes

Steps:

• For Base:.
• In food processor, combine flour, 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese; process until mixture forms a large ball. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 15 minutes.
• For Filling:.
• Combine brown sugar, egg, 1 tbsp buter, vanilla and salt in a bowl until smooth. Stir in apricots and nuts.
• Preheat oven to 325°F Shape dough into 2 dozen 1 inch balls and place in paper lined or greased miniture muffin tins. Press dough on bottom and up sides of each cup. Fill each with 1 tsp apricot-pecan filling. Bake 25 minutes or until golden and filling sets. Cool and remove from cups. Cookies can be wrapped tightly in plastic and frozen up to 6 weeks.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350*.
• beat cream cheese, butter and 2 tbls sugar in medium boil till fluffy -- stir in 2 cups of flour to make a soft dough.
• divide dough in half.shape each portion into 1" balls.
• press balls in miniature muffin cups.set aside.
• to prepare FILLING:.
• beat 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, 1/4 cup flour,vanilla and Solo apricot filling with mixer on low-medium speed until well blended.
• stir in nuts, if using.(I like it without nuts).
• spoon evenly into pastry lined muffin tins.
• bake 25-30 minutes or filling is set and crust is golden brown --
• cool completely in cups on wire rack.
• when cool remove -- .