Pecan Tart Recipe

Classic pecan cookies with the amazing flavors from a pecan pie in an individual treat. Call them tassies or tarts, either way enjoy these pecan cookie treats.

Course Christmas, Cookie, Thanksgiving

Cuisine American

Keyword #FallFlavors, Christmas Cookies, fall cooking, winter cookies

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

refrigeration time 1

Servings tassies

Calories 75kcal

Author Eileen Kelly

Ingredients

Pecan Tart Shell

½ cup butter
3 ounces cream cheese
1 cup all purpose flour

Pecan Tart Filling

1 large egg
½ cup brown sugar
1 Tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup finely chopped pecans

Instructions

Pecan Tart

In a small bowl, combine butter and cream cheese.
Mix to combine ingredients.
Mix in flour.
Form into a bowl. Place in fridge for about 1 hour.

Pecan Pie Filling

In a small bowl, use hand mixer to combine egg, brown sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, and chopped pecans.

How to make Pecan Tart

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In 1 ¾ inch muffin tins, press the tart filling into each tin.
Fill each tart with pecan filling.
Bake for 25 minutes.
Let cool. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

Use soften cheese and butter.
Let dough rest in fridge before forming into tart shells.
Spray the muffin tin with non stick baking spray to prevent the dough from sticking to the muffin tin.
Be sure to measure the flour before adding to the dough to ensure proper measurements for the dough.

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

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