Pecan Tassies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 24 pecan halves

Recipe

• to make crust: blend softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter and flour. chill 1 hour.
• shape into 24 balls. press balls into cavity of mini muffin tins, making small cups.
• to make filling: beat together egg, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. add vanilla and salt and beat till smooth. in each little crust bottom, sprinkle chopped pecans, add egg mixture to right before top and top with a whole pecan.
• bake at 325 degrees f (165 degrees c) for 25 minutes or till filling is set. cool before removing from tins.