Categories: Pie- Cobbler- Cheesecake-Tart

Ingredients

• 1 (8oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

1. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
2. Gradually add flour to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Shape mixture into 48 balls, and place on a baking sheet; cover an chill 30 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place 1 dough ball into each cup of lightly greased (24 cup)miniature muffin pans, and shape each into a pastry shell.
4. Whisk together eggs as next 4 ingredients

5. Pour into pastry shells.

6. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 22 minutes or until filling is set. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely (about 20 minutes).

7. Chocolate Chess Tarts:

8. Increase vanilla to 2 tsp. Microwave 2 (1 oz.) unsweetened chocolate baking squares, chopped, in a microwave-safe bow at high 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until melted and smooth,

9. stirring at 30 second intervals. Prepare recipe as directed, stirring chocolate into egg mixture. Garnish with shaved chocolate or chopped toasted pecans.

10. makes 4 dozen

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