Pecan Pie Cupcake Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/4 lb. butter
3/4 c. light brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 c. pecans, chopped fine
powdered sugar

Preparation

In bowl, mix together flour, cream cheese and 1/4 pound butter. Roll into 24 small balls (quarter size).
Press into 2-inch cupcake tins.
Sprinkle nuts lightly on bottom of dough.
Mix together filling of light brown sugar, egg, vanilla and 1 tablespoon butter. Add 1 teaspoon of filling to cupcake tins.
Sprinkle nuts on top of cakes.
Bake for 15 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Turn oven down to 250\u00b0 and bake 10 minutes more.
Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Remove cakes from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.
Yield: 24 cookies.