Nut Tassies

Ingredients

Crust

• 1/4 pound butter or margarine
• 1 cup flour
• 3 ounces cream cheese

Filling

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• confectioner’s sugar

Steps

1. Mix together all crust ingredients and chill.
2. Shape into 1-inch balls and press into the bottom and sides of each 1 1/2-inch tiny muffin cup to form the crust.
3. In a small bowl, mix together all filling ingredients. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of filling into each cup.
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
5. While still warm, sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.

Notes

Reverse side of the page shows through (recipe index text); not part of this recipe.

From a printed recipe (Home for the Holidays (printed cookbook/booklet page, same style as Pineapple Upside Down Cake)) kept in Rosie Lee’s recipe box.

Part of the card is cut off or missing: Page number at bottom-right corner partly cut off (no recipe text lost).

Photo: stock photo found online.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe card

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