Christmas Cranberry-Nut Tassies (Mini)
- Reviews 4
Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
Serves: 24
Yields: 24 mini tassies
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 3⁄4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 1⁄2 cup chopped fresh cranberries (I used the dried sweetened ones)
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
Directions
- Beat 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Gradually add flour, beating well.
- Cover and chill dough 1 hour.
- Shape dough into 24 (1-inch) balls. Press 1 dough ball into each lightly greased cup of miniature muffin pans, shaping each into a shell.
- Combine egg and next 3 ingredients; stir in cranberries and pecans.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon mixture into each shell.
- Bake at 325 degrees F for 25 minutes or until filling is set.
- Remove from pans immediately, and let cool completely on wire racks.
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