How to Make Mini Pecan Butter Tarts in Just 10 Steps!

Pecan Butter Tarts. Anyone have the recipe for Pecan Butter Tarts in the Mini Muffin Pan? It has butter, cream cheese and flour for the tart shells. It was in a Canadian S/B from 2000 or 2001 and on our Canadian CC we can't go back past 2002 (figures!)

TIA,

Jodi

There is a recipe for Pecan Tassies in the All the Best cookbook, pg. 87, that looks similar.

Pecan Tassies


Ingredients:
Tart Shells

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour

Filling

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pecan halves, finely chopped
Powdered sugar (optional)


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. For tart shells, beat butter and cream cheese in Classic Batter Bowl until well blended. Add flour; mix until a soft dough forms.
Using Small Scoop, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls of dough into ungreased cups of Deluxe Mini-Muffin Pan. Dip Mini-Tart Shaper in flour; press into dough with even pressure until dough rises slightly above rim of pan.
For filling, place butter in Small Batter Bowl; microwave on HIGH 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Finely chop pecans using Food Chopper; add to batter bowl and mix well.
Using Small Scoop, fill each tart shell with level scoop of filling (do not overfill). Bake 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven; cool in pan 3 minutes. Remove from pan to Stackable Cooling Rack; cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.
Yield: 24 tarts

Nutrients per serving: (1 tart): Calories 130, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 25 g, Carbohydrate 11 g, Protein 2 g, Sodium 65 mg, Fiber less than 1 g

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Ingredients:- 1/2 cup butter, softened- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour- 1/4 tsp salt- 1 cup brown sugar- 2 eggs- 2 tbsp melted butter- 2 tbsp milk- 1 tsp vanilla extract- 1 cup chopped pecansInstructions:1. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until well combined.2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing until a dough forms.3. Roll the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.4. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a mini muffin pan with cooking spray.5. Roll out the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out circles using a round cookie cutter or a glass that is slightly larger than the muffin tin cups. Press the dough circles into the prepared muffin tin cups, pressing the dough up the sides to create a tart shell.6. In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, eggs, melted butter, milk, and vanilla extract until well combined.7. Sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly into the tart shells. Pour the brown sugar mixture over the pecans, filling each tart shell about 3/4 full.8. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until the tart shells are golden brown and the filling is set.9. Let the tarts cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then carefully remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.10. Serve and enjoy your delicious Pecan Butter Tarts!