Reese’s Double Chip Tassies

By Wollygator

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 cups sugar, divided
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups (11-oz package) Reese’s Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Chips, divided
• 2 teaspoons shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil)

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

1. Beat ¾ cup butter and cream cheese in medium bowl; add flour and ¼ cup sugar, beating until well blended. Cover; refrigerate about one hour or until dough is firm. Shape dough into one-inch balls; press each ball onto bottom and up sides of about 36 small muffin cups (1-3/4 inches in diameter).
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine egg, remaining ½ cup sugar, melted butter, lemon juice and vanilla in small bowl; stir until smooth. Set aside 1/3 cup chips; add remainder to egg mixture. Evenly fill muffin cups with chip mixture.,
3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until filling is set and lightly browned. Cool completely; remove from pan to wire rack.
4. Combine reserved 1/3 cup chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at high (100%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary microwave additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred., Drizzle over tops of tassies. Makes 3 dozen cookies.