Pecan Tassies are one of my favorite cookies, for Christmas or anytime of the year. They are like eating mini pecan pies, with a rich buttery crust, brown sugar and crunchy pecans. They are easy to make too, and much less intimidating to make than a pie. Instead of rolling out the dough in a big pie pan you simple press little balls of dough into a mini-muffin tin, and fill them with pecans and topping.
When they are finished they are the perfect bite sized little pies. While they are a traditional Christmas cookie you don’t have to wait for the holidays to make them! I brought some to my nephew’s birthday part last week to share, and they were a big hit. They make an excellent cookie to take to cookie exchanges, because they look more complicated than they really are.
Pecan Tassies
Ingredients
Dough
- 3 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup flour
Filling
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cup pecans
Instructions
- To make the dough combine the cream cheese, 1/2 c. butter and flour in a food processor and process until it forms a big clump.
- Roll the dough into 24 1" balls and refrigerate for an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 325 F.
- To make the filling melt the 1 T of butter, and combine it with the egg, brown sugar and vanilla.
- Chop the pecans.
- Grease mini-muffin tins and press each ball of dough into the tin, pushing the dough up the sides to make a cup.
- Put 1/2 the pecans into the dough cups, add the filling mixture and then top with the rest of the pecans.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition facts are estimates.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Amount Per Serving: Calories: 117Saturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 53mgCarbohydrates: 11gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g
Cookies Make the Perfect Gift
I love to share homemade cookies with my friends and family! Food is a great way to bring people together during the holiday season, either in person or from a distance.
Why not bake some cookies this year and put together a cookie gift box for your friends? Here are some cookie recipe ideas for gift giving!
These look delicious what a cute dessert for the holidays.
yum! the dough sounds good!!
I love pecan pies at Christmas time. The idea of mini ones is a great idea. But I can see me eating more than normal and justifying it because they are small.
ohhh this looks like one of those quick pops in the mouth!! Yummy!!
These are perfect bite size treats for Thanksgiving!
Mmmm, those are bite-sized bits of joy! They sound fabulous!
These are one of my absolute favorite Christmas cookies! Delish!
These look insanely delicious! And I love how they look fairly easy to make.
I don’t believe that I have ever tried them, but they look divine! I am pretty sure that many family members would flip for these.
These look amazing! I love pecan pie and these are going on my must make list!
These look delicious and what a great idea for the holidays!
That way people get to try different things!
these look, and sound, delicious
Stopping by from the Too Cute Tuesday link party. My father-in-law always makes these at Christmas and they are delicious. I will definitely have to try your recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Yum! These look delicious, I love that there’s cream cheese in the dough. Going to try these for sure!
I love everything about these pecan tassies. Pecan pie is so rich and intimidating, whereas these bite-sized treats look so very approachable!
Good morning, Anne! I discovered your blog through Time to Sparkle:) Your pecan tassies look absolutely gorgeous! Loving the simple ingredient list so they can be made without a trip to the store. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness! My mother used to make these when we were little and I had forgotten all about them until I read your post. 🙂 Thanks for sharing. I think it’s high time I made them for my family. Found you via the Pin It Party!
Oh boy, do these look good! I love pecans and these look like a perfect bite sized treat.
this looks amazing!!! You will be featured tomorrow on Nap-Time Creations in the Create Link Inspire features. Be on the look out for the post and social media shout outs!! Emily
These look sooo good! Bet you can’t stop at just one!
I love Pecan Tassies. My mom and I made them every year for Christmas when I was growing up. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us at the Merry Monday Party!
These look so delicious! I’ll have to try them this Christmas! Thanks so much for linking up with us… featuring you next week 🙂
These are one of my absolute favorite holiday treats! They look so beautiful!
Yum! Pecan pie is my favorite holiday dessert. These mini versions would be so dangerous to have in my house. (I want them anyway)
Thanks for sharing with See Ya in the Gumbo.
I have never heard of a tassie before but apparently it is similar to a butter tart which in my books is a great thing! Cannot wait to give your recipe a try, especially excite to give the cream cheese shell a try!
This reminds me of how much I love Pecan Tassies and your Tassies look delicious! Hope you are staying warm and cozy on this cold day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen