Milk Chocolate Tassies
- Level: Easy
- Yield: about 24 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 156
- Total Fat
- 9
- Saturated Fat
- 5
- Carbohydrates
- 17
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 12
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 26
- Sodium
- 46
- Total: 3 hr 30 min
- Prep: 1 hr 40 min
- Inactive: 1 hr 30 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
8 ounces milk chocolate, finely chopped
Nonstick cooking spray
3 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream
Candy-coated chocolates, for topping
Directions
- Beat the butter, cream cheese, brown sugar, granulated sugar and salt in a medium bowl with a mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour until incorporated. Beat in 2 ounces of the chopped chocolate. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the dough is no longer sticky, about 1 hour.
- Coat a 24-cup mini-muffin pan with cooking spray. Divide the dough between the cups (about 1 heaping tablespoon each); press into the bottoms and up the sides to create cups. (If the dough becomes sticky, dampen your fingers.) Refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the cookies until browned around the edges and dry in the centers, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes in the pan, then use the back of a small spoon to gently indent the center of each. Use an offset spatula to remove the cookies from the pan; transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, put the remaining 6 ounces chopped chocolate and 3 tablespoons heavy cream in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring, until smooth. Let stand until thick like hot fudge, 10 minutes. (If the chocolate is too thick, gradually stir in 1 more tablespoon heavy cream. If the chocolate hardens, return to the microwave.) Spoon the chocolate into the cookies and top with the candies. Let cool completely.