Tiny Pecan Tarts

Description

These are so easy and melt in your mouth! My brothers request these every year for the Holidays, as well as my family.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups packed brown sugar
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two mini tart pans.
  2. Make the pastry: Combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add flour and mix to form a smooth dough.
  3. Divide dough into 48 balls; place one ball in each greased cup of tart pans. Use your fingers or a tart tamper to press out into a tart shell.
  4. Make the filling: Break eggs into a large bowl. Add brown sugar
  5. pecans
  6. melted butter
  7. vanilla
  8. and salt; mix until well combined. Spoon filling into prepared tart shells
  9. filling each 3/4 full.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown
  11. about 30 minutes. Transfer tarts to a wire rack to cool completely.

Servings: 24

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