melting moments tart style

Melting moments are actually a cookie... not a tart crust... but they sure are scrumptious with fruit (and such) gooed all over the top... and they look like tarts.

You know how white wonder bread sticks to the top of your mouth? (and if peanut butter is on it, you have to have a scraper actually remove it from the palate... Mom says its called Wonder bread cuz you "wonder what is in it"?) well, melting moments have a similar effect with a critical exception... they taste so delish that for the time that it is plastered on the roof of your mouth you find yourself in taste bud orbit... so you don't mind so much! Truth is, you will go back for seconds and thirds... if you make them yourself you may stop there~ only driven by the guilt of the ingredients... but your guests will consider them so light and lovely they may eat a dozen...

I joined these recipes myself... so I'm calling it mine. I don't know where they individually originated. Melting moments have been a family delight for ages.

Ingredients:

1 C butter

3/4 C cornstarch

1/3 C powder sugar

1 C flour

1 tsp vanilla

How to Instruction:

mix ingredients well. It will have the consistency of sugar cookie dough when done... although a little greasier! ~

Cool for 2 hours... this is a must!

roll dough into balls and place each one in a mini muffin tin. (the ball should nearly fill the mini sized tin) Push them down a tiny bit to create a flat surface... but not enough that they sqoosh to the sides.

~ You must know that however you shape them is how they will cook... they never flatten!

Bake @ 350 degrees about 10-12 min... or until light golden (LIGHT being the key word)

dump out onto a flat surface. They will be crumbly at first... so try not to touch them until they cool. Once they are cooled put them on a plate and straight to the fridge!

the goo that goes next:

1 jar of marshmallow cream

1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese

* mix together until ultra creamy! No chunks!

Pipe goo onto the top and then add your choice of fruit.

I like to cut kiwi, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, or blackberries into small pieces and gently set them atop. Choose a few... not all the fruits. Less is more here!

Keep refrigerated until ready to devour.