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Cranberry-Pecan Tassies
Carole Resnick
Taste the winning recipe in our Christmas Cookie Contest!
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup flour
1 egg
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dash of salt
1/3 cup finely chopped cranberries
3 tablespoons chopped pecans
Directions
For pastry: In a mixing bowl beat the butter and cream cheese until combined. Stir in the flour. If desired, chill in refrigerator for 1 hour. Shape the dough into 24 balls; place in ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin pans. Press dough evenly against bottom and up sides of each muffin cup.
For the filling: In a mixing bowl beat together the egg, brown sugar, vanilla and salt just until smooth. Stir in the cranberries and pecans. Spoon filling into the pastry-lined muffin cups.
Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until pastry is golden brown. Cool in pans on wire racks. Remove from pans by running a knife around the edges.