Pecan Tassies

prep time:: 10 minutes
total time:: 90 minutes

Makes 2,4 or 8 dozen

Cathy

Little mini pecan pie bites! Rich but delicious. I have given the recipe for 2,4, or 8 dozen.

ingredients

2 dozen:

Pastry:
1/2 cup margarine, softened
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup flour
Dash salt
Filling:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 Tbsp margarine, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup finely chopped pecans

4 dozen:

Pastry:
1 1/4 cups margarine, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 1/2 cups flour
Dash salt
Filling:
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 Tbsp margarine, softened
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans

8 dozen

Pastry:
2 1/2 cups margarine, softened
16 oz cream cheese, softened
5 cups flour
Dash salt
Filling:
3 cups brown sugar
4 eggs, beaten
4 Tbsp margarine, softened
4 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 to 3 cups finely chopped pecans

directions

1
* Important: Spray top of entire pan including the top so the filling doesn’t stick!
2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine margarine and cream cheese until well blended. Add flour and salt just until mixed. Form into balls about 1 to 1-1/2” and press into greased mini muffin pans.
3
Combine all filling ingredients and put about 1 Tbsp in each mini muffin tin. Bake @ 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan.

notes

Note: You may add some mini choc. Chips to bottom of pastry cup before filling or drizzle melted chocolate over the top after they are cool. You may also add chopped sweetened dried cranberries to the filling. These are better the next day.

Source: Cathy Marlow