Petite Pecan Pies

Name: Petite Pecan Pies
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 48 tarts
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 6 ounces cream cheese; 2 cups flour; 1 dash salt; 2 tablespoons melted butter; 1 1/2 cups brown sugar; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 cups chopped pecans; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 dash salt

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Recipe by bunkie68

This recipe comes from a cookbook put together at First Baptist Church, Bunkie, Louisiana, in 1983. I grew up eating these little pastry delights. Preparation time includes time to chill the dough, and cooking time is for one pan of 24 tarts.

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READY IN: 1hr 55mins

YIELD: 48 tarts

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

CRUST
1

cup butter
6

ounces cream cheese
2

cups flour
1

dash salt
FILLING
2

tablespoons melted butter
1 ¹⁄₂

cups brown sugar
2

eggs, beaten
2

cups chopped pecans
2

teaspoons vanilla
1

dash salt

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix 2 sticks butter, cream cheese, flour and a dash of salt together; chill for one hour.
Mix all ingredients for the filling.
Place a small ball of the crust mixture in the center of each cup of a mini muffin tin; shape with a tart shaper.
Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full with the filling mixture.
Bake for 25 minutes at 325 degrees.

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