PECAN TASSIES

By Lynnab3

Ingredients

• Pastry:
• 1 (3 oz.) package (Philadelphia) cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• Filling:
• 1 cup sifted enriched flour
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon soft butter or margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Dash of salt
• 2/3 cup coarsely broken pecans (I use walnuts - I grind the walnuts)

Details

Adapted from kraftrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Pastry:
Let cream cheese and shortening soften at room temperature; blend. Stir in flour. Chill about 1 hour. Shape in 2 dozen 1-inch balls; place in tiny ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin cups. Press dough against bottom and side of cups.

Filling:
Beat together eggs, sugar, shortening, vanilla and salt just till smooth. Divide half the pecans among pastry lined cups; add egg mixture and top with remaining pecans.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool; remove from pans