The first time Mom made these I thought they were so cute, these little tasty mini pecan pies with a buttery crust. Fancy looking, yet easy to make. I started making them for parties and guests, and always won accolades.

Crust
1/2 cup butter softened
1 3oz package of cream cheese
1 cup flour
Blend butter, cream cheese together; stir in flour. Chill 1 hour. Push dough with fingers into mini tart or mini cup cake pans, creating a mini pie crust. Push the dough to to rim.

Pecan Filling
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 Tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup chopped pecans
Spinkle pecans into upbaked tart shells. Beat sugar, egg, butter and vanilla until smooth. Divide filling among shells. Top with an additional 1/3 cup chopped pecans. Bake at 325 degrees, 25 minutes. Cool tarts in pans. Enjoy!.

Posted by Deborah on Thursday, October 11th, 2007 at 1:38 pm | under More Little Tales, Comfort Recipes |RSS 2.0 feed | Respond, or Trackback.