Pecan Tarts
| Ingredients | |
| Shells | |
1 1/2 |
Cups of butter or margarine |
1 |
8 ounce bar of cream cheese |
3 |
Cups of all purpose flour |
| Filling | |
2 |
Eggs |
1 1/2 |
Cups of light brown sugar |
2 |
Tablespoons of soft butter or margarine |
2 |
Teaspoons of vanilla extract |
1 |
Cup of Pecans |
| Directions | |
| Shells | |
| Mix shell ingredients (butter/margarine, cream cheese, and flour together like a pie crust -- using your hands | |
| Take out a walnut size balls to make each shell crust | |
| Roll ball in hands and then flatten into a tart tin | |
| Repeat until all tins are full | |
| Filling | |
| Beat eggs in a mixting bowl until foamy | |
| Stir in sugar, butter/margaine, and vanilla | |
| Filling the shells | |
| Pre heat oven to 350 degrees | |
| Chop pecans until they are finely ground | |
| Add 1/2 teaspoon of ground nuts to the bottom of a shell | |
| Add 1 teaspoon of filling on top of the nuts | |
| Add 1/2 teaspoon of ground nuts as the final layer | |
| Repeat until all the shells are filled | |
| Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees |
