Pecan Tassies

By chelyc13

Ingredients

• 1 stick plus 1 tblsp unsalted butter, softened slightly
• 3 oz cream cheese, softened slightly
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/8 teas vanilla

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, combine 1 stick of the butter and the cream cheese, stir in the flour and form the dough into a ball.

Divide the dough into 24 pieces and press the pieces into the bottom and up the sides of 24 small muffin tins.

In a small bowl, beat the egg lightly with the bown sugar and stir in the pecans, the remaining 1 tblsp butterk, the vanilla, and a pinch of salt.

Divide the filling among the pastry lined tins, bake the tassies in a preheated 350 oven for 25 minutes, or until the filling is puffed slightly and the pastry is golden, and let them cool on a rack.