Aunt Pats Pecan Tassies
 

Crust:
1-3 oz pkg cream cheese
1 cup sifted flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine

Let butter & cream cheese soften at room temperature. Blend. Stir in flour. Chill dough 1 hour. Shape into 24-1" balls. Place in tiny ungreased muffin tins. Press dough against bottom & sides of pans.

Filling:
1 egg
1 tbsp butter or margarine
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
dash salt
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Beat together eggs, butter, sugar,vanilla & salt till smooth. Divide half the pecans among lined muffin pans. Add egg mixture to muffin pans & top with remaining pecans. Bake at 325F for 25-30 minutes.