Mom's Pecan Tassies Recipe
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 (3 ounce.) pkg. cream cheese
- 1 c. sifted flour
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp soft butter
- Dash of salt
- 2/3 c. coarsely broken pecans
- 1/2 c. butter
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
- Cheese Pastry: Let cream cheese and butter soften to room temperature; blend together. Stir in flour. Refrigerateabout one hour. Shape into 2 dozen 1 inch balls; place in ungreased 1 3/4 inch muffin pans. Press dough against bottom and sides.
- Pecan Filling: Beat together Large eggs, brown sugar, salt, butter and vanilla just till smooth. Divide half pecans among pastry lined pans; add in egg mix and top with remaining pecans.
- Bake in slow oven (325 degrees) for 25 min or possibly till filling is set. Cold and remove from pans. Makes 2 dozen.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 73g | |
| Recipe makes 8 servings | |
| Calories 329 | |
| Calories from Fat 181 | 55% |
| Total Fat 20.75g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat 10.74g | 43% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 69mg | 23% |
| Sodium 159mg | 7% |
| Potassium 91mg | 3% |
| Total Carbs 33.37g | 9% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.9g | 3% |
| Sugars 20.7g | 14% |
| Protein 3.54g | 6% |
