Nut Lassies

Directions

1. 1
   Cream softened butter and cream cheese.
2. 2
   Add to flour and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal.
3. 3
   With lightly floured hands, form into a smooth ball.
4. 4
   Using a rounded teaspoonful of dough press into tiny cupcake pans so as to make a shell.
5. 5
   Combine egg, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt.
6. 6
   Mix well.
7. 7
   Stir in nuts and turn into shells.
8. 8
   Bake at 350° for 15 minutes, then at 250° for 10 minutes.
9. 9
   Cool before removing from pan.
10. 10
    Makes about 2 dozen tarts.
11. 11
    I put the nuts into the shells and spoon the egg mixture on top, instead of putting the nuts into the egg mixture.