Pampered Chef Pecan Tassies Recipes

PAMPERED CHEF PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• For shells, beat butter and cream cheese until well blended, add flour, mix until soft dough forms.
• Using small scoop, shape dough into 1 inch balls, place into ungreased cups of mini muffin pan.
• Dip mini tart shaper in flour, press into dough with even pressure until dough rises slightly above rim of pan (dip in flour and repeat for all remaining cups).
• For filling, melt butter in microwave (about 30 seconds), stir in brown sugar, egg, and vanilla.
• Finely chop pecans, add to mixture, mix well.
• Using small scoop, fill each shell with a level scoop of filling (do not overfill).
• Bake 20-25 minutes (until light golden brown), remove pan from oven, cool in pan for 3 minutes, transfer to cooling rack, cool completely.

PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together the margarine and cream cheese until well blended. Beat in flour, 1 cup at a time, until the mixture forms a smooth dough. Roll into small balls, and press into the bottoms and sides of tart pans or mini muffin pans.
• In another bowl, mix together the eggs, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt. Stir in the pecans. Use a spoon to fill each of the crusts 2/3 full with the filling mixture.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, until shell is light brown, and the filling has puffed up. Cool, and carefully remove from pans.

PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• For tart shells: beat butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• Add flour, mix until soft dough forms.
• Cover, chill at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls, place into mini-muffin pan.
• form into little shells with floured fingers. (this is where the tart shaper comes in handy!).
• For Filling: Mix the rest of the ingrediants well.
• Fill tart shells evenly with mixture.
• Bake 20-25 minute or until a light, golden brown.
• Remove from pan and place on cooling rack.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.