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Pecan Tassies
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Brief Description
Mini tarts filled with filling similar to pecan pie.
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Main Ingredient
pecans
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Category: Desserts
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Cuisine: Southern
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Prep Time: 90 min(s)
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Cook Time: 25 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Posted By: mcarr
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Posted On: Mar 04, 2015
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Ingredients:
- 1/2 cups - butter or margarine softened
- 1 packages - 3 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1 cups - all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons - butter or margarine melted
- 3/4 cups - packed brown sugar
- 1 - egg
- 1 teaspoons - vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups - chopped pecans
- - powdered sugar optional for sprinkling on top
Directions:
1. For tart shells, beat butter and cream cheese in large mixing bowl until smooth. Add flour; mix until a soft dough forms. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
2. For filling, combine all filling ingredients in large mixing bowl; mix well.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls of dough into cups of ungreased mini-muffin pan. Dip mini-tart shaper in flour; press into dough to form tart shell.
4. Fill tart shells evenly with filling mixture. Bake 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown.
5. Remove from mini-muffin pan to a cooling rack, and cool completely.
6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired, before serving.
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