Lemon Dream Tassies
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Prize-Winning Recipe 2007! Mmm! Lemon meringue pie flavors comes in an easy mini cookie delight.


Lemon Dream Tassies

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Servings: 36 cookie cups
Prep Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
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Ingredients
  • 1   pouch
    Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix (1 pound 1.5 ounces)
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  • 1/2   cup
    whole almonds, ground
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  • 6   tablespoons
    butter or margarine, melted
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  • 1   package
    cream cheese, softened (3 ounces)
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  • 1   jar
    lemon curd (12 ounces)
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  • 2/3   cup
    Betty Crocker® whipped fluffy white frosting
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  • 1/2   cup
    frozen (thawed) whipped topping
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  • 1   teaspoon
    grated lemon peel
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  • 2   tablespoons
    sliced almonds
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
2.
In large bowl, stir cookie mix, ground almonds, butter and cream cheese until soft dough forms.
3.
Shape dough into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Press each ball in bottom and up side of muffin cup.
4.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes.
5.
Remove cookie cups from pan. Fill each with about 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon curd.
6.
In small bowl, mix frosting and whipped topping until well blended. Pipe or spoon 1 rounded teaspoon frosting mixture on top of each filled cookie cup. Top each with lemon peel and almonds. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Nutrition information
Calories 140 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 65mg; Total Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 15g); Protein 1g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0%. Exchanges: 0 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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