Time: 45 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 8

To make these charming holiday mini tarts, you'll need a few cookie cutters—round and tree-shaped—and store-bought puff pastry and ready-made cherry pie filling will save you a lot of kitchen fuss. For a striking presentation, Ree Drummond places the tarts on rosemary sprigs, resembling pine needles, and dusts them with powdered sugar "snow."

Ingredients:

• 1 package (400 g) chilled pie dough, or dry mix for shortcrust pastry
• 1 large egg
• 1 jar (600g) cherry pie filling (oven-safe baking filling with cherry pieces)
• Sprigs of fresh rosemary for garnish
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• Special equipment: round cookie cutter with smooth edges, diameter 6 cm, round cookie cutter with smooth edges, diameter 5 cm, Christmas tree cookie cutter, diameter 4 cm.

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Preheat oven to 190°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
• Place one sheet of pie dough on a cutting board. Using a large round cutter, cut out 8 circles from the dough. Place the circles on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Remove any remaining dough.
Step 3
• Place the second sheet of pie dough on a cutting board. Using a large circle cutter, cut 8 more circles from the dough. Then, using a small circle cutter, cut 8 smaller circles from the larger circles on the board. Set the circles aside. Using a Christmas tree cutter, cut 8 small Christmas trees from the smaller full circles. You should now have 8 full circles with a 6-cm diameter, 8 rings with a 6-cm diameter, and 8 small Christmas trees from the dough.
Step 4
• Beat an egg with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush the edges of the large circles with egg wash. Place the rings on top of the egg wash circles. Carefully spoon 3 cherries into the center of each tart. Place a Christmas tree on top of the cherries, with the stems touching the rings. Brush the rings and tree with egg wash. Bake the tarts until dark golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
Step 5
• Place a layer of rosemary on a platter or cake stand and arrange the tarts on top. Dust with powdered sugar and enjoy!

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