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Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. margarine or butter
  • 1 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 c. ground pecans
  • 3/4 c. packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp. margarine or butter, melted
  • 1/2 c. chopped pecans
  • 1/2 of a 6 oz. pkg. (1/2 c.) Heath Bits or 21.4 oz. Heath bars or 9 snack-size Heath bars, finely chopped

Method

  • For pastry, in a mixing bowl beat the 1/2 c. margarine or butter and the cream cheese until teaspoon of pastry evenly into the bottom and up sides of 24 ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin cups. Set aside.
  • For filling, beat together brown sugar, egg and 1 Tbsp. melted margarine or butter.
  • Stir in the chopped pecans. Spoon 1 tsp. of filling into each pastry-lined cup. Sprinkle about 1 tsp. Heath bits on each.
  • Bake in a 325° oven about 30 minutes or until pastry is golden and filling is puffed.
  • Cool slightly in pans on wire racks.
  • Remove and cool completely on white racks. Makes 24 tassies.