[Kitchen Witch]

TINY TIM TARTS

6 tbsp butter
3 tbsp sugar
1 egg yolk
1 cup sifted flour


1 cup almonds, macadamias, walnuts, or pecans, finely ground
3 egg whites
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla

Make dough: cream butter, add 3 tbsp sugar, and cream until fluffy. Blend in egg yolk and flour. Chill 1 hour.

Combine remaining ingredients, beating well.

Roll chilled dough about 1/4 inch thick, and cut with 2 1/2-inch or 3-inch cookie cutter. Fit carefully into buttered muffin tins, turning back dough over edge. Fill 3/4 full with nut mixture. Bake at 350 deg. for 25 minutes. Cool in tins; remove carefully. Makes 18 tarts.