Summer garden party recipe

Pecan Tassies

Tart Shells

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

3 oz cream cheese, softened

1 cup Plain flour

Filling

2 tbsp butter or margarine, melted

3/4 cup brown sugar

1   egg

1 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup pecan halves, finely chopped

 Icing sugar (optional)

1

Preheat oven to 350°F. For tart shells, beat butter and cream cheese until well blended. Add flour; mix until a soft dough forms.

2

shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls of dough into ungreased cups of a 24 cup mini muffin pan. Dip a tart shaper in flour; press into dough with even pressure until dough rises slightly above rim of pan. (Or use fingers to squish dough to form a cup!)

3

For filling, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Finely chop pecans and add to mixture, stir well.

4

 Put filling into each tart shell (do not overfill). Bake 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven; cool in pan 3 minutes. Remove from pan to cool completely. Sprinkle with icing sugar, if desired.