Pecan Tassies

Name: Pecan Tassies
Ingredients: FOR THE PASTRY:; 3 ounces, weight Cream Cheese; 1/2 cups Butter; 1 cup Flour; FOR THE FILLING:; 3/4 cups Brown Sugar; 1 Egg; 1 Tablespoon Light Karo Syrup; 1 Tablespoon Butter; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1 pinch Salt; 2/3 cups Pecans, Chopped

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE PASTRY:
3 ounces, weight Cream Cheese
1/2 cups Butter
1 cup Flour
FOR THE FILLING:
3/4 cups Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 Tablespoon Light Karo Syrup
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 pinch Salt
2/3 cups Pecans, Chopped

Directions

1

For the cheese pastry:
2

Blend together cream cheese and butter, stir in flour. Chill covered about 1 hour in the refrigerator. Shape into 24 one-inch balls. Place in ungreased (I give it a little spray with nonstick spray for good measure) Teflon-coated mini muffin pan. Shape into small pie crusts.
3

For the filling:
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Mix brown sugar, egg, Karo syrup, butter, vanilla extract, salt and pecans. Put 1 teaspoon of filling into each pastry and bake for 25 minutes in a preheated 325°F oven. Cool and remove from pan.
5

Makes 2 dozen.
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Recipe from Little Rock, Arkansas, as found in an old Midwest-based company cookbook.