Pecan Tassies are sweet little tarts made with a soft and flaky cream cheese pastry and a ooey gooey filling full of chopped pecans. You might say they are a miniature pecan pies! Both of my grandma’s made these at Christmas and now my mom and I do. I hope these will become a part of your holidays just like they are a part of mine.
Quick tip: Pecan Tassies are delicious warm, cold, or at room temperature. Plus, they freeze very well which makes them ideal for the Christmas season. Enjoy!
Pecan Tassies
Recipe Type: Dessert
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Serves: 24
These little pecan tarts are absolutely delicious and look lovely on a Christmas tray. The recipe says it serves 24 but nobody can only eat one!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 3 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 2/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. For pastry, in a mixing bowl beat the 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese until combined. Stir in the flour. Press a rounded teaspoon of pastry evenly into the bottom and up the sides of 24 ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin cups.
- For pecan filling, in a bowl beat egg, brown sugar, and the 1 tablespoon melted butter until combined. Stir in pecans. Spoon about 1 heaping teaspoon of filling into each pastry-lined muffin cup. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is puffed. Cool slightly in pan. Carefully transfer to a wire rack and let cool. Makes 24 cookies.
Oooh they look SO GOOD!!! Love the way the look, too.
I don’t think I have had anything like this! They look delicious!
I’ve never made Pecan Tassies before, but I sure love eating them!
YUM! These looks SO good!
i love ANYTHING with pecans! YUM!
I love being able to freeze cookies – keeps me from eating them all at once! 😀 it also helps being able to make them a week in advance for the holiday gatherings
Oooh, a freezer treat!! So smart!!
I love to freeze treats so that I can easily grab them later
I’ve never seen anything like these!! My mom would LOVE them!!
Those look delicious!