Bess London's Pecan Tassies

By Rose-3

Bite size pecan pies, what could be better? The recipe can be made in larger muffin tins if you'd like more than one bite

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of fine salt
• 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped

Preparation

Step 1

With an electric mixer, beat the 1/2 cup butter and the cream cheese until smooth. Add the flour and beat until fully combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 24-cup mini-muffin pan with cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter, egg, brown sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth. Set aside.

Shape the chilled dough into 24 balls, about 1 inch in diameter. Press each ball into a cup of the muffin pan, spreading evenly and up the sides, then spoon 1 teaspoon of the pecans into each muffin cup. Fill each cup with the egg mixture until evenly distributed, about 1 teaspoon in each. Bake until the filling is set, about 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, and then remove from the muffin pan.