Two-bite Butter Pecan Tartlets

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 36 pecan halves, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400*f.
• 2 combine all pastry ingredients in a large bowl and mix with an electric mixer on medium speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 press 1 tablespoons of the mixture into each well of 36 non-stick mini muffin cups, forming 1 3/4-2" shells.
• 4 bake 7-10 minutes, until very lightly browned. remove from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350*f.
• 5 combine the powdered sugar, butter, and corn syrup in a 2-quart saucepan.
• 6 cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil, 4-5 minutes.
• 7 remove pan from heat; stir in the chopped pecans.
• 8 spoon the filling into the baked shells and top each with a pecan half; bake for 5 minutes.
• 9 cool for 20 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.