*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                              Pecan Tassies

Recipe By     : Betty Talmadge
Serving Size  : 24   Preparation Time :0:45
Categories    : Cookies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3      oz            Cream cheese -- softened
     1/2  c             Butter -- room temperature
   1      c             All-purpose flour
     1/4  ts            Salt
   1                    Egg -- beaten
     3/4  c             Brown sugar
   2      tb            Butter -- room temperature
     1/4  ts            Salt
   1      ts            Vanilla extract
   1      c             Pecans -- chopped

Mix together the cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup AP flour, and
1/4 ts salt until blended. Chill this mixture for at least 1 hour.

Form the dough into 24 small balls, then press them into the bottom
and sides of ungreased miniature muffin tins.

Blend the remaining ingredients, except the pecans, to make the
filling.

Sprinkle a few nuts in the bottom of each pastry shell. Pour the
filling mixture over the nuts to fill each cup 3/4 full.

Bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the filling is set.

Cool slightly and remove from the tins by running a knife around the
edges.


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