Cheaters Strawberry Cookie Tart Recipes

STRAWBERRY COOKIE TARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat melted chips, cream cheese, whipped topping, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla until smooth. Spread about 1 heaping tablespoon onto each cookie. Top with sliced strawberries. Refrigerate until serving.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE COOKIE TARTS

Steps:

• Make cookie dough as directed on package. Roll dough into 32 (1-inch balls); place in greased muffin cups. Press each ball in bottom and up side of muffin cup. Bake at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Cool 20 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely.
• Mix cream cheese, milk and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Fill each cookie cup with rounded teaspoonful of filling. Top each cookie with decorating icing and sprinkles. Store in refrigerator.

CHEATER'S STRAWBERRY COOKIE TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Line 9-inch round baking pan with waxed paper; spray with cooking spray. Melt 2 oz. chocolate as directed on package; place in medium bowl. Add cookie dough; mix well. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 20 min. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 min. Run knife around edge to loosen crust from rim of pan; remove rim. Invert crust onto wire rack. Remove bottom of pan. Cool crust completely.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP.
• Invert crust onto serving plate. Spread top with pudding mixture. Top with fruit. Melt remaining chocolate as directed on package. Drizzle over dessert just before serving. Let stand until chocolate is firm.

CHEATERS STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Bake cake according to package instruction. Cool on a wire rack.
• While the cake is cooling, gently toss the strawberry slices with sugar (if using). Let sit on the counter for 30 minutes. You'll also get some very nice juice to drizzle.
• To serve, cut cake into individual serving size pieces. Then cut each piece horizontally into two layers.
• Spread the bottom layer with Cool Whip. Top with some of the strawberries. Do not mound them, or the next layer will slide off.
• Top with second layer of cake and press gently.
• Add a large dollop of Cool Whip and garnish with more strawberries.
• Yes -- that simple.

AUNT SIS'S STRAWBERRY TART COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, the sugar, and the salt, add the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Stir in the egg yolks, blend the mixture until it forms a dough, and chill the dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Let the dough soften slightly, roll level teaspoons of it into balls, and arrange the balls about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Using your thumb, make an indentation in the center of each ball, being careful not to crack the dough around the edges. (If the dough cracks, reroll it and try again.) Fill each indentation with about 1/4 teaspoon of the jam and bake the cookies in batches in the middle of the oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are pale golden. Let the cookies cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, transfer them to racks, and let them cool completely. The cookies may be made 1 month in advance and kept frozen in airtight containers.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Combine sugar, thawed strawberries, and any strawberry juice in a heavy pot over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a boil, being careful not to burn the sugar. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature, 15 to 30 minutes. Place syrup in the refrigerator to chill, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 24-cup mini muffin tins.
• Cut butter into flour until well mixed and granular. Mix in just enough water (1 tablespoon at a time) to make a dough.
• Roll dough on a floured working surface with a floured rolling pin until very thin and almost transparent. Use a large round cookie cutter to cut out circles of dough. Lightly press circles into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Meanwhile, beat powdered sugar, cream cheese, and whipping cream together until well mixed.
• Fill each cooled pastry crust with cream cheese filling, then drizzle with strawberry syrup and garnish with mint leaves.