Grandma's Pecan Tassies

My grandma used to make these every Christmas. She passed the torch to me, and now my family asks me to make these every Christmas. They are delectable.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 114 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine 1 cup butter and cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add flour gradually, beating at low speed. Shape mixture into 48 balls and place on a baking sheet. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease the cups of a mini-muffin pan. Press 1 chilled dough ball into each cup and shape into a tart shell.

Step 3

Whisk brown sugar, eggs, 2 tablespoons butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in 1 1/4 cups pecans. Spoon mixture into tart shells. Top with the remaining pecans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookie shell are delicately brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

Step 5

Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Gently remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks, about 20 minutes.