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Christmas: Chocolate and Pecan Tassies

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List of Ingredients



• 5 Tbsp butter, softened, plus 1 tablespoon melted butter
  
• 4 ounces light cream cheese
  
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  
• 1 Tbsp confectioners' sugar
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• ¾ cup light brown sugar
  
• 1/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 2/3 cup chopped pecans
  






Instructions



1. Mix softened butter and cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Blend in flour, a bit at a time, confectioners' sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Form dough into a disk. Cover in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 3 hours.
   
   
2. Heat oven to 325° F.
   Divide dough into 24 balls; press into two 12-cup mini-muffin tins, pushing dough up over edges. Refrigerate.
   
   
3. Mix brown sugar, chocolate, egg, melted butter, vanilla and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl until combined. Divide half the pecans among muffin cups; top with brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle remaining pecans on top. Bake 20 minutes, or until dough is lightly golden around edges. Let sit 5 minutes. Run tip of knife around cup edges to loosen. Remove when cool enough to handle; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
   
   Makes 24 tartlets.