Brown Sugar Pecan Tassies
Pecan Tassies are such a classic treat! Loaded with crunchy nuts and warm brown sugar, encased in tender pastry. Just like pecan pie, in cookie form!
Servings: 24 small or 12 jumbo pecan tassies
Calories: 117kcal
Ingredients
For the pastry
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (½ stick), softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
For the filling
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup Domino® Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- 2 teaspoons Bourbon (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup roughly chopped pecans
- 24 pecan halves for garnish
Instructions
To make the pastry:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
- Add the flour and salt, and mix until smooth.
- Divide the dough into 24 equal portions (or 12 if making jumbo pecan tassies), and place in the wells of an ungreased mini-muffin pan (or cupcake pan for jumbo pecan tassies).
- Press the pastry into the bottoms and up the sides of each of the wells.
To make the filling:
- Beat the egg in a small mixing bowl.
- Add the Domino® Light Brown Sugar, melted butter, bourbon (if using), vanilla, and salt, and whisk to combine.
- Fold in the chopped pecans, and spoon the mixture into the prepared pastry shells.
- Top each pecan tassie with a pecan half.
- Bake for 25 minutes (for small tassies), or 30 minutes (for jumbo tassies).
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then lift out onto a rack to cool completely.
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Notes
Storage: Keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tassie | Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 40mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.4mg