Toffee Tassies

Name: Toffee Tassies
Ingredients: 1/2 c. margarine or butter; 1 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened; 1 c. all-purpose flour; 1/4 c. ground pecans; 3/4 c. packed brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 Tbsp. margarine or butter, melted; 1/2 c. chopped pecans; 1/2 of a 6 oz. pkg. (1/2 c.) Heath Bits or 21.4 oz. Heath bars or 9 snack-size Heath bars, finely chopped

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c. margarine or butter
1 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. ground pecans
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 Tbsp. margarine or butter, melted
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1/2 of a 6 oz. pkg. (1/2 c.) Heath Bits or 21.4 oz. Heath bars or 9 snack-size Heath bars, finely chopped

Directions

1

For pastry, in a mixing bowl beat the 1/2 c. margarine or butter and the cream cheese until teaspoon of pastry evenly into the bottom and up sides of 24 ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin cups. Set aside.
2

For filling, beat together brown sugar, egg and 1 Tbsp. melted margarine or butter.
3

Stir in the chopped pecans. Spoon 1 tsp. of filling into each pastry-lined cup. Sprinkle about 1 tsp. Heath bits on each.
4

Bake in a 325° oven about 30 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is puffed.
5

Cool slightly in pans on wire racks.
6

Remove and cool completely on white racks. Makes 24 tassies.