Chocolate Pecan Tassies

Name: Chocolate Pecan Tassies
Ingredients: Crust:; 1/2 cup butter; 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese; 1 cup all-purpose flour; Filling:; 1 tablespoon margarine; 1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped pecans; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (optional)

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

Crust:
1/2 cup butter
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup all-purpose flour
Filling:
1 tablespoon margarine
1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (optional)

Directions

1

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese. Stir in the flour until well blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Melt chocolate and margarine together in the microwave, stirring frequently until smooth. Beat in the brown sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. Stir in the pecans.
3

Roll the chilled dough into 1 inch balls and press them into the bottom and up the sides of ungreased mini muffin tins. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of filling into each cup.
4

Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges are browned. Cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes before removing from muffin tins.