Apple Nut Cookie Tart Recipes

CLASSIC APPLE TART

Steps:

• Set the cubed butter on a plate and place it in the freezer for 15 minutes. Fill a cup with ice and water and set aside. Place 1 1/2 of the flour, 1 8 teaspoon of the salt, and 1 tablespoon of the sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine. Take the butter out of the freezer and add it to the flour. Pulse the mixture until it looks like wet sand, about 10 seconds. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of the ice water and pulse until the dough comes together into a ball.
• Lightly flour your work surface and place the dough on top. Then lightly flour the top of the dough and roll to about a 10- to 11-inch circle, sprinkling more flour under and on top of the dough as necessary. Gently drape the dough over the rolling pin and transfer it to a 9- or 9 1/2-inch fluted tart pan (ideally one with a removable bottom). Fit the dough into the bottom and up the sides of the pan as evenly as possible and press off excess dough from the fluted rim. Set the tart pan on a baking sheet and place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350degreesF. Peel, core, and quarter the apples and then thinly slice them lengthwise. Place the apples in a large bowl and toss with the lemon juice, the cinnamon, and the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 8 teaspoon salt. Remove the baking sheet with the tart shell from the refrigerator. Arrange the apples in concentric circles so they overlap slightly. Brush the edges of the crust with the melted butter and then bake until the edges are golden and the apples have cooked down, about 1 hour. Cool for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

NUT COOKIE TARTLETS

Steps:

• To make Pastry: Cream together butter and cream cheese. Add the 6 tablespoons white sugar, 2 cups flour and blend well.
• Shape into balls about 1 inch in diameter (flour palms of hands to facilitate rolling). Place ball in greased tartlet pan and flatten. Should fill pan by 3/4.
• To Make Filling: Mix together vanilla, egg, brown sugar, and chopped nuts.
• After flattening ball in tartlet tin make a thumb print in center and fill with a full 1/2 teaspoon of nut filling.
• Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 17 to 20 minutes. Cool completely before removing from pan.

APPLE TART

Steps:

• Prepare dough: In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine margarine, eggs and sugar. Mix until blended. Add flour and baking powder, and mix until smooth. Dough should be very soft but not sticky; if necessary, gradually add up to 1/2 cup flour. Cover, and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough in two. Lightly oil a 7-by-11-inch glass baking pan. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half the dough to fit into bottom of pan. Spread marmalade evenly over dough in pan. Sprinkle with walnuts. Toss apples with cinnamon, and spread evenly over walnuts.
• Roll out remaining dough to about 8 by 12 inches, so that it will blanket apples. Place dough in pan, tucking in edges. Bake until surface is golden brown and bottom is light brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour. (If surface browns too quickly, cover with foil.) Remove from oven. Through a sieve, dust 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar over hot tart. Allow tart to cool.
• Cut tart into 24 squares. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and serve.

NUTS FOR APPLES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine sugar, applesauce, peanut butter and egg in large bowl. Mix until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Spoon dough by rounded tablespoons onto lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool slightly before removing cookies to cool completely.

APPLE AND NUT-BUTTER PUFF PASTRY TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Roll out puff pastry on a lightly floured surface into a long rectangle. Cut in half crosswise (halves should be almost square). Transfer to a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet; prick with a fork in several places. Using a small offset spatula, spread 2 Tbsp. peanut butter in the center of each half to make a 5" round, then spread 2 Tbsp. apple butter over top of each nut-butter round. Pile up apples in the center of each puff pastry and top with peanuts. Dot fruit with butter and sprinkle with sugar.
• Beat egg and 1 tsp. water in a small bowl, then brush pastry with egg wash and fold up edges around apples, leaving the center open. Press along the folded edges to lightly seal. Brush outside of pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with more sugar. Let chill in freezer 10 minutes.
• Bake tarts until puff pastry is golden, 15-20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F and continue to bake until pastry is deep golden brown and apples are tender, 20-25 minutes.
• Do Ahead
• Tarts can be baked 6 hours ahead. Store uncovered at room temperature.

APPLE TART

Steps:

• In a 10-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, heat 3/4 cup sugar, stirring constantly until it is liquefied and golden brown. Remove from the heat. , In a small bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon and remaining sugar. Arrange half the apples in a single layer in skillet. Sprinkle with half the sugar mixture. Arrange half the remaining apples in circular pattern over sugar; sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture. Place remaining apples over all, keeping the top as level as possible. Dot with butter. , Roll out dough to 11-in. circle; place over apples, pressing gently to completely cover. Do not flute. Bake at 400° until apples are tender and golden brown, about 50 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.

APPLE NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together sugar and shortening.
• Beat in egg.
• Sift together dry ingredients, and add to mixture. Beat until well blended.
• Stir in apples and nuts.
• Drop in the shape of a ball on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375, for 12-15 minutes.

REDUCED FAT BUTTER TART AND APPLE NUT ROLL

Steps:

• Place brown sugar, currants, pecans, grated apple, 3 tablespoons butter, cream cheese, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and pinch of salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Leave to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Reserve about 1 tablespoon of the 2 beaten eggs for topping. Whisk a small amount of the warm apple mixture into the remaining beaten eggs; whisk the egg mixture into the apple mixture. Return saucepan to low heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, until apple mixture is thickened to the consistency of jam, about 5 minutes. Set filling mixture aside to cool, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a large baking sheet.
• Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble, about 3 minutes. Remove milk mixture from heat; stir in sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, and yogurt. Set milk mixture aside to cool until lukewarm, about 10 minutes; stir in 1 beaten egg and yeast.
• Pour milk mixture into a large bowl; stir in the flour gradually until a soft dough forms. Divide dough into two balls; roll each ball out into an oval about 3/16-inch thick on a lightly floured surface, dusting with flour as needed to avoid sticking.
• Spread filling evenly over dough to within 2 inches of edges; roll up, jelly-roll style, and crimp the ends of rolls to close; transfer rolls to the prepared baking sheet. Using a sharp knife, make a few diagonal slits in the tops of the rolls. Whisk together the 1 teaspoon white sugar and reserved egg for topping; brush over the surface of the rolls.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes, turning the baking sheet halfway through baking time. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before slicing.

FRESH APPLE-NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, salt, baking soda and spices.
• Cream sugar and butter.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Stir in half of dry ingredients.
• Add nuts, raisins, and apples.
• Mix in milk and rest of dry ingredients.
• Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheets. Cookies should be placed about 2 inches apart.
• Bake at 400 degrees from 12 to 14 minutes.

EASY APPLE TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Make pastry as directed-except roll into 13-inch round. Place on ungreased large cookie sheet. Cover with plastic wrap while making filling.
• In large bowl, mix brown sugar and flour. Stir in apples. Remove plastic wrap from pastry. Mound apple mixture in center of pastry to within 3 inches of edge. Cut butter into small pieces; sprinkle over apples. Fold edge of pastry over apples, making pleats so it lays flat on apples (pastry will not cover apples in center). Sprinkle pastry with sugar.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is light golden brown. Cover center of pie with 5-inch square of foil during last 10 to 15 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning. Cool on cookie sheet on cooling rack 1 hour, or serve warm if desired.

APPLE-NUT BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add apple and onion; cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in blue cheese, 3 tablespoons walnuts and salt. Spoon a rounded tablespoonful into each tart shell. , Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts; bake until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes longer., Freeze option: Freeze cooled pastries in a freezer container, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, reheat pastries on a baking sheet in a preheated 350° oven until crisp and heated through.

APPLE WALNUT TART

Steps:

• Prebake tart shell and brush warm shell with apricot preserves. (SQ note - Baking time was not included in this recipe but listening to reviewers leads me to think that 15 minutes at 350F should be about right.).
• Peel, core and slice apples.
• Sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Arrange apple slices in tart shell.
• Scatter walnuts on top of fruit.
• Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon in small bowl.
• Add butter and work with fingers to form a crumb topping.
• Sprinkle over tart.
• Bake at 400 for about 40 minutes or until top is golden brown.

RUSSIAN APPLE TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a small cookie sheet.
• Mix apple slices with lemon juice in a bowl. Stir lemon zest, walnuts, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl.
• Mix sugar and butter together in another bowl. Mix in egg, followed by flour until a dough forms.
• Spread dough over the prepared cookie sheet with your hands. It will be thin. Sprinkle walnut mixture evenly over the dough and press it in with your hands. Arrange the apple slices over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• While the tart is baking, heat the apricot jam in microwave or stovetop until it reaches a liquid consistency, about 1 minute.
• Remove the tart from the oven and brush it with warmed jam. Return to the oven and bake until golden and set, 15 to 20 more minutes.
• To serve, pour cognac into a ladle, carefully light with a match, and pour over the whole tart. The alcohol will burn off.

APPLE TART

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400.
• Mix flour and salt together. Cut in the Crisco until dough turns into pea-sized pieces. Add ice water slowly and mix. Form dough into ball and roll out for a 9-inch fluted tart pan.
• Quarter the apples, removing stems and seeds. Slice the apples paper-thin.
• Melt the apple jelly or red currant jelly over low flame and brush half the melted jelly over the bottom of the crust. Spread two-thirds of the apples in the bottom of the crust. Spread the applesauce over the apples. Top the tart with remaining apples, arranging them carefully in overlapping, circular pattern. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes. Let stand at room temperature. Glaze with remaining melted jelly.