Fudge Brownie Tassies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chunk
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
walnut pieces

Preparation

To make the pastry: in a bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
Stir in flour with a wooden spoon; cover and chill dough for about 1 hour or until easy to handle.
Shape dough into 24 balls; press each ball evenly into bottom and up sides of an ungreased 1 3/4 inch muffin cup.
To make the filling: in a small saucepan, melt chocolate pieces and 2 tablespoons butter over low heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat; stir in sugar, egg, and vanilla.
If desired, place a nut in each pastry-lined muffin cup; spoon about 1 teaspoon chocolate mixture into each pastry-lined muffin cup.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 20-25 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is puffed.
Cool tassies slightly in pan on wire racks.
Carefully remove tassies from pan by running a knife around the edges of each cup; transfer tassies to a wire rack and let cool.