This recipe was written on a lined index card and found in a large collection, date unknown. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy of both front and back (spelling corrected).
Easy Jam Tarts
2 – 8 oz pkg cream cheese softened
1/4 c milk
1/2 c butter or marg
1/2 tsp van.
1 1/2 c flour
1/4 c conf. sugar
desired fruit jam
In med. bowl beat cream cheese & milk til fluffy – set aside. In lg bowl cut butter into flour mixture til resemble coarse crumbs. Stir in half of c. cheese mixture til well combined. Shape in a ball in bowl.
Lightly flour board, roll to 12 1/2″ square. Use fluted cutter, trim pastry to 12″ sq.
Cut out 9 4×4″ sq. Cut sqs diagonally twice to form 4 triangles, make 36 triangles. Ungreased sheet. Prick with fork. Bake 350° – 15-20 min. till golden.
Cool. Spread each pastry with jam.
Med. bowl beat reserved c. cheese mixture with conf. sugar. Pastry tube stars, small pipe c. cheese around edges. Garnish.