pecan tassies

Name: Pecan Tassies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 55
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## FILLING; 4 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter melted; 1 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) finely chopped pecans; ## DOUGH; 2 cup(s) unsalted butter, softened; 12 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened; 4 cup(s) all-purpose flour

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Janet Scott

Wittmann, AZ

Updated on Nov 11, 2019

You just can't have the holidays without Pecan Tassies. Please be very careful, they are quite addicting. Thank you and enjoy!

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

This is a delicious, basic pecan tassies recipe everyone should have in their recipe box. The dough is tender and the filling is chock full of pecans. There's just the right amount of gooeyness to hold everything together. The top forms a sugary crust. Basically, pecan tassies are a bite-size pecan pie. We have made them many times and have never had the right dough to filling - until now. We used a cookie scoop for the dough and a 1/2 tablespoon scoop for the filling. In the end, both bowls were empty. Janet's right, they are addictive.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 55 serving(s)

Ingredients

FILLING
4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups finely chopped pecans
DOUGH
2 cups unsalted butter, softened
12 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 cups all-purpose flour

How To Make pecan tassies

Test Kitchen Tips

Use a smaller cookie scoop to ball the balls of dough. A tart tamper (can be found online) is worth purchasing to press out the dough; it will make pressing the dough much easier.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. For the filling, mix together the melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.

Step 2

Stir in the finely chopped pecans. Set aside.
Step 3

For the dough, blend together the butter and cream cheese.
Step 4

Add flour one cup at a time.
Step 5

Mix until the dough is blended well.
Step 6

Scoop out the dough in small portions.
Step 7

Form balls. Using ungreased small tart pans, drop a dough ball into each section.
Step 8

Press gently in the center of each ball to form a cup.
Step 9

Using a small teaspoon, add your filling. Do not overload.
Step 10

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Step 11

Remove and place on a cookie rack to cool.
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