Hats and Bats Chocolate-Peanut Butter Tarts

Name: Hats and Bats Chocolate-Peanut Butter Tarts
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 c. smooth peanut butter; 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar; 1/3 c. mini chocolate chips; 2 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for work surface; 1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 tbsp. granulated sugar; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 1/2 c. (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 1 package (8 ounces) cold cream cheese, cut into small pieces; Store-bought white frosting; White sanding sugar, for decorating

Delightfully flaky and perfectly on-theme, these chocolate-peanut butter tarts will shine at your annual Halloween party.

By Tara BenchPublished: Sep 6, 2019

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Brian Woodcock

Yields:

20 serving(s)

Total Time:

3 hrs 5 mins

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Ingredients

1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for work surface
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 package (8 ounces) cold cream cheese, cut into small pieces
Store-bought white frosting
White sanding sugar, for decorating

Directions

1. Step 1Stir together peanut butter and confectioners’ sugar in a bowl until smooth and a dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips.
2. Step 2Pulse together flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, and salt in a food processor, 3 to 4 times. Add butter and pulse until butter is the size of peas, 5 to 6 times. Add cream cheese and pulse until dough forms, 10 to 12 times. (Add 1 to 2 tablespoons water if needed to help dough form.) Divide dough into two pieces and wrap in plastic wrap; flatten. Chill at least one hour and up to 2 days.
3. Step 3Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll out dough to 1/8-inch thick on a lightly floured work surface. Cut shapes with 3-inch witch hat and bat cookie cutters; place half of each shape, 1/2-inch apart, on prepared baking sheet. Top with peanut butter filling leaving a small border around the edge. Brush edges with water and place a duplicate cutout on top. Crimp edges with a fork.
4. Step 4Bake until cooked through, 9 to 10 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely. Place a small amount of white frosting in a ziptop bag, snip a very small hole in one corner. Pipe eyes on bats and a band on the witch hats. Sprinkle with sanding sugar.