Easy Summer Fruit Cookie Tarts

Step 1

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Step 2

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy:

Step 3

Add the egg yolks, milk and vanilla and beat well.

Step 4

Fold in the dry ingredients until crumbly, then press the dough into a ball , wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for a half hour.

Step 5

Press the cookie dough into tart pans about a 1/4 inch thick on the bottom and sides.

Step 6

Add any sliced fruit or berries into the pastry shell and sprinkle each one with 1/2 tsp sugar. You can probably omit the sugar if you'd rather just have the natural sweetness of the fruit. Some fruit and berry suggestions include:

Step 7

blueberries, strawberries, peaches, plums, nectarines, blackberries or raspberries.

Step 8

Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees F until evenly dark golden brown at the edges. You want some good dark color to the cookie crust to make sure they are fully baked.

Step 9

Cool on a wire rack to almost room temperature before removing from the pans to cool completely. These would also be excellent served warm with a scoop of good vanilla bean ice-cream.