Tassies

Ingredients

• 1 package (3oz.) cream cheese,softened
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Filling:
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter or margrine, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• dash salt
• 2/3 cup finely chopped pecans, divided

Directions

For pastry, blend cream cheese and butter until smooth:stir in flour. Chill about 1 hour. Shape into 24 1-in. balls. Place in ungreased minature muffin tins or small cookie tarts:press the dough against bottom and sides to form shell. Set aside. In bowl, beat brown sugar,butter and egg until until combined. Add vanilla,salt and half the pecans:spoon into pastry. Top with remaining pecans. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until filling is set and pastry is light golden brown. Cool and remove from pans