Mom's pecan tassies

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       Title: Mom's Pecan Tassies
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 6 servings
  
       3 oz Cream cheese
       1 tb Butter
     1/2 c  Butter
       1 ts Vanilla
       1 c  Flour
       1 ds Salt
       1    Egg
     2/3 c  Coarsely broken pecans
     3/4 c  Brown sugar
  
      Cheese Pastry:  Let cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter soften at room
   temperature, then blend together.  Stir in flour. Chill about 1 hour. Shape
   into 2 dozen 1-inch balls; place in ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin pans. Press
   dough against the bottoms and sides.
   
     Pecan Filling:  Beat together egg, brown sugar, the 1 tbls butter,
   vanilla and salt just until smooth.  Divide half of the pecans among the
   pastry lined pans; add egg mixture and top with the remaining pecans. Bake
   in oven 325F for 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool; remove from
   pans.
  
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