Pecan Tassies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. plus 2 Tbsp. butter
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. flour
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Mix butter and cream cheese; add flour and mix well.
Shape dough into 24 balls; place each ball into a tassie or tiny muffin cup.
Press dough on bottom and sides of muffin cups to form tart shells.
Break up eggs with fork but do not beat.
Melt remaining butter; add with sugar and vanilla to eggs.
Mix well.
Sprinkle some of the pecans into tart shell; cover with filling.
Sprinkle remaining pecans on top.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool in pan.
Yields 24 tarts.