Pecan Cups

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• to make crust: in a medium mixing bowl blend softened cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter or margarine until thoroughly combined. add flour and mix well. place in refrigerator to chill.
• in a medium mixing bowl combine brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine. add egg and vanilla, and blend well. stir in pecans.
• pat crust into the bottoms of paper muffin cups. pour in filling, distributing evenly between all cups. bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.