Easy Pecan Tassies

Name: Easy Pecan Tassies
Ingredients: Pastry:; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; Filling:; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1 egg; 1 tablespoon butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 dash salt

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

Pastry:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
Filling:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 egg
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 dash salt

Directions

1

Combine flour, butter, and cream cheese in a bowl. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2

Roll chilled dough into 24 balls and press into the cups of a mini muffin tin to make pastry shells.
3

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
4

Mix brown sugar, pecans, egg, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Spoon 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon filling into each pastry shell.
5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.