Every year my mom makes Pecan Tassies to send to my brother out in Indianapolis. According to her, these are his favorites! I like them because they are like a miniature pecan pie. You get just enough of a bite to not feel like you have had too much sweet all at once like you might get with a pecan pie!
I know Steve checks my blog at times, but I don't know how regularly. But, I bet if he sees this he will let me know he did! If he's good to his sis, maybe she'll make him some when she's out there visiting right after Christmas 😉 However, for now, these that I made tonight are going to the soldier that Team Clarkson is sending goodies to this month for Baking Gals. I'll let you know more about the soldier in a future post!
Tiny Holiday Tarts
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Ingredients
- Tart dough
- ½ cup butter
- 1-3oz. package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- Filling:
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup finely chopped pecans
- Beat the above ingredients together.
Instructions
- In small mixer bowl beat together butter and cream cheese. Stir in flour. Cover and chill about 1 hour or till easy to handle. Shape into 1 inch balls. Press onto bottom and up sides of ungreased 1-¾ inch muffin cups. Fill each with 1 rounded teaspoon filling. Bake at 325 oven for 25-30 minutes or till done. Cool slightly in pan. Remove and cool well.
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miri
These look so adorable and so tempting with that oozy filling in the center! Love it!
trizydlux
Hello! I am making these right now for a party tomorrow, and I'm wondering... about how many tarts will I get from this recipe?
peteformation
Nice pecans tarts. Great food for my guest this Xmas. Thks
Cakelaw
Delicious! I can see why your brother loves them.
natalia
Ciao ! They look so nice ! And I think as you send them all over that they keep well too ! Your cookies look so beautiful ! I'm trying to figure out how to join the group !! Thank you !
Susan
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Megan
I could pop these little gems into my mouth all night long. I love pecan pie.
Shari@Whisk: a food blog
One-bite versions of these sound perfect! They look great!
Reeni
I love pecan pie! These look even better, YUM!!! Another one to put on my christmas bake list.
PaniniKathy
Ooh - I love those! How cute. But how do you keep from popping too many in your mouth??
priscilla
Yummy! these look so good. i bet your soldier will love these! since your brother is in indianapolis...GO COLTS!!!
CaptnRachel aka Tha Pizza Cutta
Your Christmas Confections are just incredible! Your family sure is lucky 😉
tardevil
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tardevil
Thanks for stopping by today & inviting me to the group! I so need help with cooking, and this could just be my answer! That pecan tassie recipe looks delicious!
Peppercorn Press
These look great! I know what you mean about too much sweet with an entire piece of pecan pie. This looks like the perfect size. Pecan pie is my Mom's favorite - I'll have to make these special for her.
Pam
They look so good Shelby - no wonder your brother loves them. I am sure your soldier will be so happy to get these in his/her care package.
Marjie
These are so cute! They look like just the right size to keep the sweet tooth under control.
Carrie
Yum! But I would need about 15 of those. I eat pecan pie until I'm ill, I love it so much.
Di
Mmmm... I have a very similar recipe that I got from Jamie's grandmother. They're really tasty.
Ingrid
Desserts in mini form are a double edged sword. If they are as tasty as your pecan tassie look then you'll probably eat more than you should. 🙂
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
~ingrid