Pecan Tassies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter, softened
1 (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 c. all-purpose flour
1 egg
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
1/2 c. coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation

For pastry, in mixing bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup butter or margarine and cream cheese.
Stir in flour; mix well.
Cover and chill mixture about 1 hour.
In small mixing bowl, stir together egg, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, vanilla and salt just until smooth; set aside.
Shape chilled pastry dough into two dozen 1-inch balls; place each ball in ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin cup.
Press dough into bottom and sides of cups.
Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the chopped nuts into each pastry-lined muffin cup; fill each with egg mixture.
Bake in 325\u00b0 oven for about 25 minutes or until filling is set.
Cool; remove from pans.
Cover. Store in container.
Makes 24.