Chocolate Pecan Tassies Recipes

PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth; gradually beat in flour. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 375°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; press evenly onto bottoms and up sides of greased mini muffin cups., For filling, in a small bowl, mix egg, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and salt until blended. Stir in 1/3 cup pecans; spoon into pastries. Sprinkle with remaining pecans., Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges are golden and filling is puffed. Cool in pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Freeze cooled cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers.

CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In a large saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over medium heat, then let cool.
• 3. In a large bowl, beat eggs until frothy, then add sugar, dark corn syrup, vanilla, bourbon and salt. Mixing together.
• 4. Add a small amount of the melted chocolate/butter mixture and mix together. Then add the rest of the chocolate/butter mixture.
• 5. For pie/tassie crust, stir the flour, cocoa powder and sugar together. Work the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Then slowly mix the egg/water into the dough until it comes together as a ball.
• 6. For tassies, with your fingers, work a small dough ball out in a mini-muffin pan. Place several pecans in each and then fill with filling. You can also make (about) 5 mini-tarts or 1 pie. It is addictive, so make enough to share.
• 7. Bake until set, 15 minutes for tassies, 25 minutes for tarts and about 30 minutes for pie.

CHOCOLATE PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Allow both crust pouches to stand at room temperature for 15-20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Unfold each crust; remove top plastic sheets. Press out fold lines.
• Sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon flour. Spread flour evenly over crusts.
• Invert and remove remaining plastic sheets.
• Using a 2-5/8" to 2-3/4" round, scalloped cookie cutter, cut 12 rounds out of each crust.
• Gently press each round, floured side down, into 24 ungreased miniature muffin cups.
• Divide 1/3 cup of the nuts evenly in pie crust-lined muffin cups. In small bowl, beat brown sugar, chocolate, butter, vanilla, and egg only until smooth (do not overbeat; mixture should not be bubbly).
• Spoon teaspoonful of filling over nuts in each cup.
• Sprinkle with remaining nuts.
• Bake at 375°F for 18-22 minutes or until filling is set and crust is light golden brown.
• Cool 1 minute; remove from pans.

CHOCOLATE RUM PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• 1. Crust: Blend cream cheese and butter, add flour and powdered sugar. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Divide dough into 24 balls and press into mini muffin pans. (Note: Do not use dark coated pans.) Filling: Combine egg, brown sugar, vanilla, rum, chocolate chips and nuts. Fill cups 3/4 full. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown. Cool 5 minutes and remove from pans. Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar if desired.

EASY PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, butter, and cream cheese in a bowl. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Roll chilled dough into 24 balls and press into the cups of a mini muffin tin to make pastry shells.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix brown sugar, pecans, egg, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Spoon 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon filling into each pastry shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

GRANDMA'S PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup butter and cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add flour gradually, beating at low speed. Shape mixture into 48 balls and place on a baking sheet. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease the cups of a mini-muffin pan. Press 1 chilled dough ball into each cup and shape into a tart shell.
• Whisk brown sugar, eggs, 2 tablespoons butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in 1 1/4 cups pecans. Spoon mixture into tart shells. Top with the remaining pecans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookie shell are delicately brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Gently remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks, about 20 minutes.