Pecan Tassies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sifted flour
1 egg
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. softened butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2/3 c. broken pecans

Preparation

Let one 3 ounce package cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter soften; blend together.
Stir in 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour.
Chill 1 hour.
Shape in 2 dozen 1-inch balls.
Place in ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin pans.
Press dough against bottom and sides.
Beat together egg, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and salt just until smooth.
Divide 1/3 cup coarsely broken pecans among tarts.
Add egg mixture.
Top with 1/3 cup coarsely broken pecans.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 minutes or until filling is set.
Cool.
Remove from pans.
Makes 2 dozen.