Pecan Tassie Cookies

By Grammie926

his is a favorite Southern cookie - especially at Christmas. You will find these tassies very addictive! Tassies are little tarts or mini pies, or actually miniature pecan pies.

Ingredients

• Tassie Dough:
• Tassie Dough (see recipe below)
• Egg Filling (see recipe below)
• 1 cup chopped pecans, divided
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sift before measuring
• Egg Filling:
• 2 cups (1 pound) firmly-packed light brown sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• Dash salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare Tassie Dough. Roll into small balls (approximately 24 one-inch balls) and press into the bottoms and sides of ungreased 1-1/2-inch tart pans or mini-muffin pans to make a shallow shell. Use floured fingers to press dough evenly against bottom and up sides of each muffin cup. Sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans on top of dough in muffin or tart tins; set aside.

Prepare Egg Filling. Use a spoon to fill each of the dough cups 2/3 full with the Egg Filling mixture. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining 1/2 chopped pecans.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Bake approximately 20 to 25 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is puffed. Remove from oven and let cool slightly in the pan, then remove the cooked Pecan Tassies and let cool completely on a wire cooling rack.

Makes 24 Pecan Tassies.



Tassie Dough:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour, sift before measuring

In a medium bowl, mix together the butter and cream cheese until well blended. Beat in flour, 1 cup at a time, until the mixture is blended and will form a smooth dough. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

NOTE: Mixture may be made ahead of time and refrigerated up to 24 hours.


Egg Filling:
2 cups (1 pound) firmly-packed light brown sugar
3 eggs, beaten
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Dash salt
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, eggs, butter, salt, and vanilla.