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By Mary
/ December 1, 2016
Christmas Cookie Exchange — Cookie #1
Christmas is around the corner and I'm starting to think about our annual cookie exchange. This year I was looking for something different and ran across this easy, quick recipe from Land-O-Lakes. These are yummy and elegant looking -- a great start to my Christmas Cookie Exchange contribution. The original recipe is below -- but, due to my daughter's dairy allergy, I made a substitution that worked very well. I use Butter Flavored Crisco in place of butter-- it works very well for a baking substitute -- don't use a dairy free margarine in your baking, they contain too much water and you will not get a satisfactory result. Land-O-Lakes Pecan Tartlets Save Print Prep time 30 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 45 mins Author: Land-O-Lakes Recipe type: Dessert / Cookie Cuisine: American Serves: 36 Ingredients Tart Shells 1¾ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened ½ cup sugar 1 Land O Lakes® Egg 1 teaspoon almond flavoring ( I used vanilla) Filling 1 cup powdered sugar ½ cup Land O Lakes® Butter ⅓ cup dark corn syrup (I used light corn syrup) 1 cup chopped pecans Garnish with 36 pecan halves Instructions Heat oven to 400°F.Combine all tart shells ingredients in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press 1 tablespoon mixture into each cup of mini muffin pans to form 36 (1¾ to 2-inch) shells. Bake 7-10 minutes or until very lightly browned. Remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees Combine all filling ingredients except chopped pecans and pecan halves in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 4-5 minutes or until mixture comes to a full boil. Remove from heat; stir in chopped pecans. Spoon filling into baked shells; top each with pecan...
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Welcome to my blog! I am an Iowa Farm girl who aspires to write a cookbook featuring vintage and favorite recipes from my family and friends. I'd like to bring you the art of cooking like your mother, grandmother, or whoever is your cooking inspiration. Keep it simple and enjoy! --Mary Food Blogger, Travel Writer, Photographer, Computer Geek, & Gardener
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