Butter Pecan Tartlets

By KSmitherman

Ingredients

• Tart Shells Ingredients:
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp almond extract
• filling Ingredients:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Garnish Ingredients:
• 36 pecan halves

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400.
Combine all tart shells ingredients in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Press 1 tbs. mixture into each cup of mini muffin pans to form 36 shells. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until very lightly browned. Remove from oven. Reduce oven to 350.
Meanwhile, combine all filling ingredients except chopped pecans and pecan halves in 2 quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil (4 to 5 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in chopped pecans.
Spoon filling into baked shells; top each with a pecan half. Bake for 5 minutes. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pans.