Pecan Pick Ups

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Ingredients

  • CRUST
  • 6 oz. cream cheese (softened)
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 sticks butter
  • FILLING
  • 1-1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1-1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 2 eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
Mix cream cheese and butter, until smooth.
Add flour, mix well.
Divide dough into quarters; divide each quarter into small balls. Press each ball onto bottom and sides of miniature muffin pans.

Filling:
Combine sugar, vanilla extract, butter and egg.
Stir in pecans.
Mix well and put 1 teaspoon OR more of pecan filling into each shell, filling each cup.

Bake @ 350 for 15-20 minutes until pastry is golden brown.
Cool 5 minutes, remove from pans.

Note: You can freeze them if you want to serve them at a later date.

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