Bittersweet Valentine's Day Chocolate Tartlets

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE TARTLETS

This intense chocolate flavor is for dark chocolate lovers only!

Preparation time: 30 min  Baking time: 26 min Yield: 2 dozen tartlets

Shells Ingredients:

1/2 cup LAND O LAKES� Butter, softened 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

Filling Ingredients:

3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate 3 tablespoons LAND O LAKES� Butter 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla

Glaze Ingredients:

1 (1-ounce) square white baking bar 1/2 teaspoon shortening

Heat oven to 325�F. Combine 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese in small bowl.. Beat at medium speed until smooth. Reduce speed to low; add all remaining shell ingredients. Beat until well mixed. (Mixture will be crumbly.)

Shape dough into 24 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place one ball of dough into each ungreased mini muffin cup. Press dough evenly on bottom and up sides of muffin cup.

Melt baking chocolate and 3 tablespoons butter in small saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 3 minutes). Remove from heat.. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in all remaining filling ingredients.

Spoon filling into each shell. Bake for 26 to 28 minutes or until filling is set. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Carefully remove tartlets from pan. Cool completely on cooling racks over waxed paper.

Melt white baking bar and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 4 minutes). Drizzle glaze over tartlets.

Nutrition Facts (1 tartlet): Calories: 140, Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 25mg, Sodium: 70mg, Carbohydrates: 14g, Dietary Fiber: 1g, Protein: 2g Jenn B aka Mom2Sam and Tiny http://groups.yahoo.com/group/1recipes_galore2007-smallappliance http://groups.yahoo.com/group/1Recipes_Galore2007-drinks Check them out

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