Pecan Tassies

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• Shells:
• ½ cup butter or margarine, softened
• 3 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Filling:
• 2 T. butter or margarine, melted
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1 cup pecan halves, finely chopped
• Powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For tart shells, beat butter and cream cheese till well blended. Add flour; mix until a soft dough forms. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls of dough into ungreased cups of a mini-muffin pan. Dip mini-tart shaper in flour; press into dough with even pressure until dough rises slightly above rim of pan.
For filling, place butter in a small bowl; microwave on high 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Finely chop pecans; add to butter mixture and mix well. Fill each tart shell with filling (do not overfill). Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; cool in pan 3 minutes . Remove from pan to cooling rack; cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.