Crescent Tarts Recipes

EASY CRESCENT ROLL CHERRY TARTS

Steps:

• Place crescent dough on a lightly floured surface; seal seams and perforations. Cut into 24 pieces; press onto the bottoms and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Place about 1/2 teaspoon in each cup. Combine pie filling and extract; place about 2 teaspoons in each cup., Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Refrigerate until serving.

CRESCENT TARTS

Steps:

• Cut the butter into the flour and mix until the mixture resemble coarse crumbs. Stir in the sour cream. Cover and refrigerate cough overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Combine the sugar, chopped nuts and cinnamon.
• Divide chilled dough into quarters. On a lightly floured surface roll out dough into circles 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into wedges and sprinkle with the nut mixture. Roll up into crescent shapes, starting with the wide end first.
• Sprinkle cooled cookies with confectioners' sugar.

NANA'S CRESCENTS OR SAND TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• With an electric mixer or by hand, cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add vanilla and then stir in flour and chopped nuts until combined. Roll tablespoon-sized pieces of dough into crescent shapes. Repeat until no dough remains. Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until cookies are lightly golden.
• While cookies are in the oven, put 2 cups powdered sugar in a large resealable bag. Remove cookies from baking sheet and add them to the bag of powdered sugar. Carefully turn cookies in sugar while they are still hot. Remove cookies from bag and shake lightly to remove excess sugar.

BACON CRESCENT TARTS

Steps:

• Mix in blender: cream cheese, milk, eggs, cheese, green pepper, onion.
• Grease muffin tin with Pam.
• Separate crescent dough into eight triangles.
• Press onto the bottom and up the sides of muffin tins.
• Sprinkle half the bacon into cups.
• Gently pour egg mixture over crust (don't overfill).
• Top with remaining bacon.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 18-22 minutes (until knife comes out clean).
• Makes a nice breakfast served with juice and fresh fruit.