Butter Tarts with Pecans

By LoriCaputo

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, at room temperature
• 3 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tbs. melted butter
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the butter and cheese, add the flour and mix until a soft dough is formed. Chill for 1 hour or overnight. Pinch off pieces of dough and press into mini-muffin cups.

Combine the butter, sugar, eggs, nuts, and vanilla until blended. Fill each tarts, making sure not to overfill the crust. Bake tarts at 350 degrees for 15 – 20 minutes.