Pecan Tartlets #2

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 have all ingredients at room temperature.
• 2 mix dough ingredients.
• 3 put in fridge for 1/2 hour.
• 4 divide dough into 24 balls, putting each into ungreased miniature cupcake pans.
• 5 with finger press each ball and shape it to the pan to make room for filling.
• 6 in mixer, combine all filling ingredients.
• 7 put filling in pastry lined muffin cups.
• 8 bake 15 to 17 minutes at 350ºf.
• 9 then reduce to 250ºf and bake for 10 minutes longer.
• 10 cool slightly - remove from pans.
• 11 *may be frozen for two weeks prior to serving.