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pecan tassies, barb (and other fillings)

3 Pinches
GSMegan avatar
Middletown, OH
Updated on Nov 21, 2020

We made these amazing treats to take to tailgating get togethers when I lived in Illinois. I asked Barb for the recipe, luckily I found it 11.21.20. And she had notes for 2 other fillings...both sound good. But why mess with the original???

prep time
cook time
method Bake
yield Makes 24

Ingredients

  • DOUGH
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup flour
  • PECAN FILLING
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • CRANBERRY NUT FILLING
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh cranberries
  • 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
  • BROWNIE NUT FILLING
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • whole peanut or filbert per pastry
  • PEANUT BUTTER CHIP FILLING (FROM ANOTHER RECIPE)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice (i might omit)
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla (i would double instead of using lemon juice)
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips, chopped

How To Make pecan tassies, barb (and other fillings)

  • Step 1
    Beat butter and cream cheese. Stir in flour. Cover and chill 1 hour until dough is easy to handle. Shape into 1" balls. Press into bottom and up sides of ungreased mini muffin cups (1 3/4"). Fill each muffin cup with 1 ROUNDED TSP of desired filling. Bake at 325 degrees 25-30 min or until done. Cool slightly in pan. Remove. Cool completely.
  • Step 2
    Pecan Filling: Beat together egg, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in pecans.
  • Step 3
    Cranberry Nut Filling: Beat together egg, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in cranberries and walnuts.
  • Step 4
    Brownie Nut Filling: In small saucepan, heat and stir chips and butter over low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, egg, and vanilla. Place one whole nut inside each pastry shell. Top with 1 rounded tsp chocolate mixture.
  • Step 5
    Peanut Butter Chip Filling: Combine sugar, egg, melted butter, lemon juice and vanilla in med bowl, stir smooth. Add chopped peanut butter chips. NOTE: this recipe calls for the dough to be filled 3/4 full, and baked at 350 degrees 20-25 min. Test on our recipe to see if you can do at the same temp as our recipe with our dough.
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