Pecan Tassies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter
1 c. flour
1 egg
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. soft butter
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
2/3 c. coarsely broken pecans

Preparation

Cheese pastry:
Let cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter soften at room temperature; blend together.
Stir in flour; chill about 1 hour.
Shape into 2 dozen 1-inch balls.
Place in greased 1 1/4-inch muffin pans.
Press dough against bottom and sides.