Walnut Tassies

We have seen these with pecans, but for some reason the walnuts really change the flavor to a more rich and deeper flavor to me. I use those cute little pastry tins (miniature cupcakes) to put these in (24 to a sheet I believe). I include these in my Christmas bundles each and every year.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 36
• Yields: 36 Cookies

Ingredients

• Cheese Pastry

• 8  ounces cream cheese (Room Tempurature)
• 1  cup butter (Room Tempurature)
• 2  cups  sifted all-purpose flour

• Filling

• 4  eggs
• 3  cups brown sugar
• 4  tablespoons  melted butter
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1  dash salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. Pastry:.
3. Cream together cream cheese and butter.
4. Blend in flour.
5. Shape into small balls. In miniature cupcake pan press dough on bottom and sides.
6. Filling:.
7. Beat togehter eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt until smooth.
8. Take 3/4 Cup of nuts and divide into pastry lined cups.
9. Add egg mixture on top of nuts in pastry shells.
10. Top each with the remaining 3/4 Cup of nuts.
11. Bake 25-30 Minutes.