Chocolate Pecan Tassies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• crust:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• filling:
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• in a medium bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese. stir in the flour until well blended. wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). melt chocolate and margarine together in the microwave, stirring frequently until smooth. beat in the brown sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. stir in the pecans.
• roll the chilled dough into 1 inch balls and press them into the bottom and up the sides of ungreased mini muffin tins. spoon about 1 teaspoon of filling into each cup.
• bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges are browned. cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes before removing from muffin tins.