Easy Pecan Tassies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Pastry:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
Filling:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 egg
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 dash salt

Preparation

Combine flour, butter, and cream cheese in a bowl. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Roll chilled dough into 24 balls and press into the cups of a mini muffin tin to make pastry shells.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Mix brown sugar, pecans, egg, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Spoon 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon filling into each pastry shell.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.