Almond Tassies Recipes

ALMOND TASSIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Combine sugar, egg, butter, extracts and salt.
• Mix in sliced almonds.
• Place 1 whole almond in each unbaked pastry shell, then spoon almond mixture on top, 3/4 full.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden.

ALMOND TASSIES

Steps:

• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix the softened butter and cream cheese until smooth. Slowly add in flour and mix until a dough forms.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• Roll dough into 1" balls; using a tart tamper or fingers, press dough into bottom and up sides of ungreased mini muffin tins.
• In a mixing bowl, combine eggs and granulated sugar. Beat until eggs begin to lighten in color. Then, add in crumbled almond paste and mix until smooth.
• Spoon filling into prepared muffin tins; top each tassie with sliced or slivered almonds.
• Bake at 325°F for 20-25 minutes; do not allow almond mixture to brown.
• Allow tassies to cool in pans about 5 minutes, then run knife around edge of each tassie. Allow tassies to cool an additional 5 minutes or until cool enough to remove from pan. Cool tassies completely on wire rack.

HOLIDAY ALMOND TASSIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. Shape into 48 balls. With floured fingers, press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups., For filling, in a large bowl, combine the almond paste, sugar, eggs, orange juice, cream and flour. Fill prepared cups three-fourths full. Sprinkle with almonds. , Bake at 400° until lightly browned, 12-13 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before carefully removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND TASSIES

Steps:

• For dough:
• Beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, and salt in large bowl until blended. Stir in flour (dough will be soft and sticky). Scrape dough onto sheet of plastic wrap. Using plastic as aid, shape dough into disk. Cover and chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Roll dough into twenty-four 1-inch balls; place 1 dough ball in each of 24 mini (2 x3/4-inch) muffin cups. Chill 15 to 20 minutes. Using floured fingertips, press dough over bottom and up sides of each muffin cup, forming shell. Chill until ready to use, up to 1 day.
• For filling:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl until blended. Stir in almonds and chocolate morsels. Spoon filling into shells.
• Bake tassies until crusts are golden brown and filling is set, 23 to 25 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Using small sharp knife, cut around each cookie to loosen, then turn out onto rack and cool completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight in refrigerator.

ALMOND RASPBERRY TASSIES

Steps:

• blend softened butter and cream cheese.stir in flour.mix to combine.chill.
• divide dough into 24 balls.press into sides and bottom of small miniature muffin tins --
• fill with prepared filling.
• to prepare FILLING:.
• put 1/2 tsp raspberry preserves into each unbaked shell.
• use your fingers to combine sugar and almond paste -- add egg yolks, one at a time, beat well as you ad each yolk -- blend in other ingredients --
• spoon into shells on top of preserves.
• bake at 400* for 15 minutes.
• cool in pans on rack before removing from miniature tins -- .

ALMOND RASPBERRY TASSIES (FILLING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Beat egg, sugar, and almond paste together.
• Divide raspberry preserves among pastry-lined mini muffin cups (about 1/2 teaspoon each).
• Spoon 1 level teaspoon of the almond mixture over the preserves.
• Sprinkle with chopped sliced almonds.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.