Pecan Tassies - butter

Method

• For pastry, in mixing bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup butter or margarine and cream cheese.
• Stir in flour; mix well.
• Cover and chill mixture about 1 hour.
• In small mixing bowl, stir together egg, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, vanilla and salt just until smooth; set aside.
• Shape chilled pastry dough into two dozen 1-inch balls; place each ball in ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin cup.
• Press dough into bottom and sides of cups.
• Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the chopped nuts into each pastry-lined muffin cup; fill each with egg mixture.
• Bake in 325° oven for about 25 minutes or until filling is set.
• Cool; remove from pans.
• Cover. Store in container.
• Makes 24.