Pecan Tassies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup margarine, softened
6 ounces light cream cheese, softened
2 cups sifted flour
Filling
1 lb light brown sugar
3 eggs, beaten
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 dash salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup golden raisin

Preparation

Combine margarine and cream cheese with a fork until smooth.
Add flour in four additions; work in to make very smooth dough.
Chill.
Shape into 1 1/4-inch balls;
Press into small muffin or tart cups to make shells.
Filling:
Slowly beat lite brown sugar into eggs.
Mix in butter, salt, and vanilla.
Put about 6 raisins and 1/2 teaspoon chopped pecans in each shell; add filling, not quite full.
Top with a few nuts.
Bake 25 minutes at 350\u00b0, until set.
Make ahead of time.
Put wax paper between layers to store.
Makes about 48 cookies.