ANOTHER RECIPE FROM "SANDY'S RECIPE ROOM"
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Pecan Tassies

Ingredients

3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 egg
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash of salt
Tart shells (recipe below)
Powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

Combine first 6 ingredients; mix until blended. Spoon mixture into tart shells, filling three-fourths full.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned.

Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Makes 2 dozen

Tart Shells

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup PLUS 3 tablespoons butter, softened

Directions for Shells

Combine flour, cream cheese, and butter; stir until blended.

Shape dough into 24 balls and chill.

Place chilled balls in greased 1-3/4-inch tart pans, shaping each ball into a little shell.

Makes 2 dozen