Best Pecan Tassies Barb And Other Fillings Recipes

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PECAN TASSIES



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These tarts are very good for parties and special occasions. You'll probably want to double the recipe, because they'll disappear in a hurry! -Joy Corie, Ruston, Louisiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
FILLING:
1 large egg, room temperature
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash salt
2/3 cup finely chopped pecans, divided

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth; gradually beat in flour. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 375°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; press evenly onto bottoms and up sides of greased mini muffin cups., For filling, in a small bowl, mix egg, brown sugar, butter, vanilla and salt until blended. Stir in 1/3 cup pecans; spoon into pastries. Sprinkle with remaining pecans., Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges are golden and filling is puffed. Cool in pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Freeze cooled cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 242 calories, Fat 16g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 48mg cholesterol, Sodium 131mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

PECAN TASSIES



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A cross between a shortbread cookie and a bite of pecan pie, a pecan tassie is the kind of bite-size dessert that offers just the right amount of decadence in an adorable package. The dough that surrounds the filling is made out of a simple blend of butter, cream cheese, flour, and ground pecans. Because there's no sugar in the dough, it's entirely savory-buttery, nutty, and slightly tangy from the cream cheese-making a rich base that complements the sweet pecan filling. Cream cheese in the dough also makes the pastry itself very soft. Just like a pecan pie, the pastry supporting the sweet filling of these cookies is made to be a savory contrast so the dessert isn't overwhelming. As for the components that comprise the filling, it's a scrumptious mix of brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, and bourbon. These robust ingredients mingle into a cocktail of flavors perfect for the unmistakable richness of toasted pecans. The maple syrup lends a unique edge that isn't common in pecan pie, but it's this addition that gives the pecan tassie it's unique taste, distinguishing it from other pecan-based desserts. Perfect to keep around the house or to serve at a party, bake these pecan tassies for a treat that's as simple as a cookie and as decadent as a pie.

Provided by Micah A Leal

Categories     Cookies

Time 1h50m

Yield 24 pecan tassies

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg
2/3 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon bourbon, optional
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Steps:

  • Make Dough: Place 1/2 cup pecans in a food processor and blitz until finely ground. Set aside. In a bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese until fully incorporated. Add flour and ground pecans and mix until a shaggy dough forms. Use your hands to press the dough into a solid mass. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan with cooking spray. Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough into each muffin cup. Use your fingers to evenly press dough into the bottom and up the sides of each muffin cup. Transfer muffin tin to freezer while making the Filling.
  • Make Filling: Whisk together egg, brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, salt, and bourbon until sugar is dissolved and mixture is homogenous. Remove muffin tray from freezer. Place 1 teaspoon of chopped pecans in each of the muffin cups. Pour the Filling over the pecans until it almost completely fills the pastry cups. Bake until the filling has puffed and the pastry has lightly browned, 20 to 24 minutes. Allow to cool before removing pecan tassies from muffin pan with an offset spatula.

PECAN TASSIES



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Provided by Virginia Willis

Categories     dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 24 pastries

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing
1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon finely ground cornmeal
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 large egg
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
Pinch ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • For the crusts: Grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. Add the flour, cornmeal and salt and continue to beat on low speed until a dough forms. Divide the dough into quarters. Divide each quarter into 6 pieces and roll each piece into a ball, making 24 balls about the size of gumballs. Place a ball in each muffin cup and use your thumb to press the dough against the sides to form a shell. Transfer the muffin tin to the refrigerator until the dough is chilled and firm, about 30 minutes.
  • For the filling: Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the egg, brown sugar, melted butter, vanilla, salt and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of chopped pecans into each shell. Top with a teaspoon of the egg mixture. Bake for 15 minutes, then decrease the temperature to 325 degrees F and bake until set, 10 to 15 minutes more. Place the pan on a rack to cool. When cool enough to handle, remove the tassies from the pan and place on the rack. Serve warm or room temperature. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.

PECAN TASSIES



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These little tarts are a great hit - and look beautiful on a holiday tray!

Provided by Carla A.

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Pecan Pie Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups margarine
4 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs
2 ½ cups packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
1 ½ cups chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the margarine and cream cheese until well blended. Beat in flour, 1 cup at a time, until the mixture forms a smooth dough. Roll into small balls, and press into the bottoms and sides of tart pans or mini muffin pans.
  • In another bowl, mix together the eggs, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt. Stir in the pecans. Use a spoon to fill each of the crusts 2/3 full with the filling mixture.
  • Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, until shell is light brown, and the filling has puffed up. Cool, and carefully remove from pans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 166 calories, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 17.1 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 97.2 mg, Sugar 9.1 g

EASY PECAN TASSIES



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This recipe for pecan tassies was handed down to me by a great friend of mine.

Provided by alma

Categories     Desserts     Nut Dessert Recipes     Pecan Dessert Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup chopped pecans
1 egg
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 dash salt

Steps:

  • Combine flour, butter, and cream cheese in a bowl. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Roll chilled dough into 24 balls and press into the cups of a mini muffin tin to make pastry shells.
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Mix brown sugar, pecans, egg, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Spoon 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon filling into each pastry shell.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.9 calories, Carbohydrate 8.9 g, Cholesterol 23.1 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 61.6 mg, Sugar 4.5 g

GRANDMA'S PECAN TASSIES



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My grandma used to make these every Christmas. She passed the torch to me, and now my family asks me to make these every Christmas. They are delectable.

Provided by Brandi Rose

Categories     Desserts     Nut Dessert Recipes     Pecan Dessert Recipes

Time 2h15m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Combine 1 cup butter and cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add flour gradually, beating at low speed. Shape mixture into 48 balls and place on a baking sheet. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease the cups of a mini-muffin pan. Press 1 chilled dough ball into each cup and shape into a tart shell.
  • Whisk brown sugar, eggs, 2 tablespoons butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in 1 1/4 cups pecans. Spoon mixture into tart shells. Top with the remaining pecans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookie shell are delicately brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Gently remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 23.1 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 51.5 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

PECAN TASSIES



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These tart-like cookies feature the flavors and textures of pecan pie -- tender, buttery crust, crunchy pecans, and brown-sugar filling -- all in one bite. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes 409.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes 18

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup (4 ounces) mascarpone or cream cheese
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 large egg
1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the dough: Process pecans in a food processor until finely ground (you should have about 1/2 cup); set aside. Put mascarpone or cream cheese and butter into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until well blended. Add flour, ground pecans, and salt; mix just until dough comes together. Alternatively, stir together ingredients with a wooden spoon in a large bowl.
  • Roll dough into eighteen 1-inch balls, and press into bottoms and up sides of cups of mini-muffin tins.
  • Make the filling: Whisk the egg, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, butter, and salt in a small bowl. Stir in pecans. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons filling into each muffin cup.
  • Bake pecan tassies until crust begins to turn golden, about 20-22 minutes. Let cool completely in tins on wire rack. Unmold. Pecan tassies can be stored in single layers in airtight containers up to 3 days.

PECAN TASSIES, BARB (AND OTHER FILLINGS)



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We made these amazing treats to take to tailgating get togethers when I lived in Illinois. I asked Barb for the recipe, luckily I found it 11.21.20. And she had notes for 2 other fillings...both sound good. But why mess with the original???

Provided by Megan Stewart

Categories     Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 31

DOUGH
1/2 c butter, softened
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1 c flour
PECAN FILLING
1 egg
3/4 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1 Tbsp melted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c chopped pecans
CRANBERRY NUT FILLING
1 egg
3/4 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1 Tbsp melted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 c finely chopped fresh cranberries
3 Tbsp chopped walnuts
BROWNIE NUT FILLING
1/2 c semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tbsp butter
1/3 c sugar
1 beaten egg
1 tsp vanilla
whole peanut or filbert per pastry
PEANUT BUTTER CHIP FILLING (FROM ANOTHER RECIPE)
1/2 c sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1/4 tsp lemon juice (i might omit)
1/4 tsp vanilla (i would double instead of using lemon juice)
1 c peanut butter chips, chopped

Steps:

  • 1. Beat butter and cream cheese. Stir in flour. Cover and chill 1 hour until dough is easy to handle. Shape into 1" balls. Press into bottom and up sides of ungreased mini muffin cups (1 3/4"). Fill each muffin cup with 1 ROUNDED TSP of desired filling. Bake at 325 degrees 25-30 min or until done. Cool slightly in pan. Remove. Cool completely.
  • 2. Pecan Filling: Beat together egg, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in pecans.
  • 3. Cranberry Nut Filling: Beat together egg, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in cranberries and walnuts.
  • 4. Brownie Nut Filling: In small saucepan, heat and stir chips and butter over low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, egg, and vanilla. Place one whole nut inside each pastry shell. Top with 1 rounded tsp chocolate mixture.
  • 5. Peanut Butter Chip Filling: Combine sugar, egg, melted butter, lemon juice and vanilla in med bowl, stir smooth. Add chopped peanut butter chips. NOTE: this recipe calls for the dough to be filled 3/4 full, and baked at 350 degrees 20-25 min. Test on our recipe to see if you can do at the same temp as our recipe with our dough.

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