Heart Tarts

(www.familyfun.go.com/recipes/heart-tarts-975751/)

Tarts:

1 prepared pie crust

1 jar of strawberry jam

1 egg whisked with 1 tsp of water

Frosting:

2 1/2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar

1 Tbsp water

1 Tbsp softened butter

2 Tbsp light corn syrup

Red Food Color

Sprinkles (optional)

Instructions:

1.  Heat the oven to 400° and cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

2.  On a floured surface, roll out the piecrust to a 1/8-inch thickness. Use a large heart-shaped cookie cutter (ours measures 4 inches wide) to make pairs of hearts, gathering the scraps and rerolling the dough as necessary.

3.  For each tart, spread 2 teaspoons of strawberry jam on a heart, leaving a ½-inch margin on all sides. Brush the egg mixture around the edge before placing a second heart on top. Use the tines of a fork to seal the edges, then brush the tops with the egg mixture.

4.  Bake the hearts on the prepared cookie sheet until their edges are just beginning to brown, about 15 minutes. Let them rest on the sheet a few minutes, then move them to a rack and let them cool completely.

5.  Whisk the first four frosting ingredients in a medium bowl, adding more water a teaspoon at a time if needed to make a smooth, creamy frosting. Add a few drops of food coloring and mix until well blended. Spoon the frosting into a ziplock bag, snip off a corner, and squeeze it onto the tarts. Top them with nonpareils or colored sugar.

Recipes

Just in time for your valentine!   Heart tarts are a very flaky pastry filled with strawberry jam.  These are wonderful just out of the oven and oh so much better than pop-tarts!  Go ahead and make them for a breakfast treat or anytime snack!