Name: Pecan Tassies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 3 oz of softened cream cheese; ½ cup of softened butter; 1 cup flour; 1 egg; 1 T soft butter; Dash of Salt; 1 tsp vanilla; ⅔ cup broken pecans; ¾ cup brown sugar

Pecan Tassies

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Course: Dessert

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

Pastry

3 oz of softened cream cheese
½ cup of softened butter
1 cup flour

Filling

1 egg
1 T soft butter
Dash of Salt
1 tsp vanilla
⅔ cup broken pecans
¾ cup brown sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend cream cheese and butter until smooth. Stir in flour and then chill for 1 hour. Shape into 1 inch balls and it should create about 2 dozen. Place balls in ungreased mini muffin pans. Gently press dough against bottoms and sides of pan.
For the filling: Blend together egg, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt until smooth. Divide ½ of the pecans among pastry cups. Add filling to pastry cups and top with remaining pecans.Cook at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool and remove from pan.