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Buttery Pecan Tassies

Pecan Tassies

A delicious pecan filling nestles in a buttery crust that will melt in your mouth!

Ingredients

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Crust

  • 3 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

Filling

  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soft butter
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup whole or chopped pecans

Instructions

Crust

  1. Have all ingredients at room temperature. Mix together and chill for at least 2 hours.
  2. Pinch off dough and shape into 24 (1-inch) balls. Press into miniature muffin tins to form 24 shells. Set aside.

Filling

  1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Mix all ingredients together. Fill each Tassie two-thirds full.
  3. Bake for 25 minutes.
  4. Cool on a cake rack.
  5. Remove cookies while warm by running knife along the edge.