Pecanettes

Ingredients

• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 dash salt
• 2/3 cup pecans, chopped
• cooking spray
• powdered sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Blend together first 3 ingredients into a pie-crust-like consistency. Don't overmix. Shape into 2 dozen 1" balls.

3. 3

   Spray mini-muffin tins with cooking spray. Place 1 crust ball into each tin. Shape each into mini-crust with your thumb.

4. 4

   Combine egg, brown sugar, vanilla, butter, salt and pecans. Fill each crust with filling.

5. 5

   Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool in tins shortly and then remove and cool on wire racks.

6. 6

   Dust with powdered sugar.