Butter Pecan Tartlets

These mini tarts taste like pecan pie. this recipe make 3 dozen tarts, great for special occasions or Pot Luck's. Land-O-Lakes recipe.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• Tart Shells

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened (or margarine)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon  almond extract
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour

• Filling

• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter (or margarine)
• 1⁄3 cup dark corn syrup
• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 36  pecan halves

Directions

1. heat oven to 400*F.
2. in large bowl combine all tart shell ingredients, beat at med speed, scraping bowl often until mixture is crumbly 2 to 3 minutes.
3. press 1 tablespoon mixture into cups of mini muffin pans to form 36 shells.
4. bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until very lightly browned.
5. remove from oven, reduce oven to 350*F.
6. meanwhile in a 2 qt saucepan combine all filling ingredients (EXCEPT chopped pecans and pecan halves).
7. cook over med heat stirring occasionally until mixture comes to a full boil 4 to 5 minutes.
8. remove from heat, stir in chopped pecans.
9. spoon into baked shells, top each shell with a pecan half.
10. bake for 5 minutes.
11. cool and remove tarts from muffin pan.