Tiny Pecan Tarts

 

 

Ingredients

 

1 cup butter

6 ounces cream cheese, softened

2 cups all-purpose flour

4 eggs

3 cups packed brown sugar

4 tablespoons melted butter

Pinch salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped pecans

 

 

Directions

 

To Make Pastry:

Cream butter or margarine and cream cheese. Add flour and mix well. Make into 48 balls; place one ball in each cup of a mini tart pan. Use your fingers or a tart tamper to press out into a tart shell.

 

To Make Filling:

Break the eggs, but do not beat. Add sugar, melted butter, salt, vanilla and pecans. Mix well. Fill the tart shells. Bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes or until delicately browned.