Lemon Curd Tassies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• blend butter and cream cheese together; stir in flour. cover; chill 1 hour.
• on lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness. cut in 3 inch rounds with scalloped cookie cutter. pat rounds in 1 3/4 inch muffin pans. bake tart shells at 400 degrees f (200 degrees c) for 10 to 12 minutes. cool in pans.
• to make filing: grate 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel; set aside. in saucepan combine 3 well-beaten eggs, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1/3 cup lemon juice, and 1/4 cup butter or margarine. cook and stir over low heat till thick, about 15 minutes.
• remove from heat; stir in lemon peel. chill. spoon a rounded teaspoonful of filling into each shell. if desired, top with toasted slivered almonds. chill.