Cream Cheese Pecan Tassies

Submitted by Robbie Rice

"If you like pecan pie, you'll love these!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 24 cookies
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1⁄3 cup cream cheese, softened
• 3⁄4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2⁄3 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Beat flour, butter and cream cheese in bowl.
2. Refrigerate 1 hour.
3. Roll into 1" balls.
4. Press each ball into greased wells of small muffin tin, forming cups; set aside.
5. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil.
6. Pour hot mixture, 1 Tbsp at a time, into cups.
7. Bake in 400° oven for 12-15 minutes.

Reviews

[ltdsaloon16r]

These are delicious with a capital 'D'..I have made these to include in my Christmas goody gifts...ahem ahem, I've eaten 3 in a row! The pastry is melt in your mouth, the filling divine, thank you so much!

 

[Steve_G]

Exactly like mom used to make when we were growing up. She lost her recipe and was estatic when I surprised her with these. Really easy and really terrific

 

[Tina urbany]

I made these for christmas and everybody loved them. Instead of rolling the dough into balls and pressing them into the muffin tins, I rolled the dough out and used a flower shaped cookie cutter. they looked very nice. I also had to make a triple batch of the filling. I think because my crust was a bit thinnier because of rolling it out. I had well over 80 cookies.

 

[Chef grannybarb]

I make these every holiday and i have found that if you flatten the balls (Iuse a small rolling pin) then put them gently in the muffin tin they don't stick. also only fill them 2/3-3/4 full to control spill over.<br/>they never last long in my house.

 

[CRYSTALINA_Haldeman]

Great instructions, easy to follow. I had a tough time, but it was ME! The first batch I overcooked, the 2nd batch I let cool to long. But the 3rd batch was perfect! Thanks for sharing this recipe. It's a keeper.