Apricot Tarts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup dried apricot, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a small mixing bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and flour until blended.
• 2 cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 3 in a small saucepan, bring apricots and water to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes; drain.
• 5 add the pecans, sugar, marmalade, cinnamon and cloves; set aside.
• 6 shape dough into 24 balls.
• 7 press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased miniature muffins cups.
• 8 spoon apricot mixture into cups.
• 9 bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until browned.
• 10 cool for 10 minutes; before removing from pans to cool completely.
• 11 for topping, in another small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
• 12 beat in vanilla.
• 13 gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.
• 14 spoon a dollop onto each tart.
• 15 store in the refrigerator.