Pampered Chef Pecan Tassies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 3 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup pecan halves (finely chopped)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 for shells, beat butter and cream cheese until well blended, add flour, mix until soft dough forms.
• 3 using small scoop, shape dough into 1 inch balls, place into ungreased cups of mini muffin pan.
• 4 dip mini tart shaper in flour, press into dough with even pressure until dough rises slightly above rim of pan (dip in flour and repeat for all remaining cups).
• 5 for filling, melt butter in microwave (about 30 seconds), stir in brown sugar, egg, and vanilla.
• 6 finely chop pecans, add to mixture, mix well.
• 7 using small scoop, fill each shell with a level scoop of filling (do not overfill).
• 8 bake 20-25 minutes (until light golden brown), remove pan from oven, cool in pan for 3 minutes, transfer to cooling rack, cool completely.