Want to impress your guests this 4th of July? Whip up these incredibly easy and delicious minuature fruit tarts in patriotic red, white and blue! For more entertaining ideas and recipes, read our summer entertaining guide here.

Mini Fruit Tarts

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

shortbread cookies

blueberries

raspberries

fresh mint leaves

In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until well combined then transfer to a pastry bag. Lay shortbread cookies flat on a serving platter and top each cookie with a dollop or “swirl” of frosting. Place one blueberry and one raspberry on top and garnish with a mint leaf. Cream cheese frosting can be prepared the night before and refrigerated overnight.