WALNUT PETITES

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Yield Makes 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

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8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 cups chopped walnuts (8 oz)
2 to 4 mini-muffin tins

Steps:

Beat together cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until smooth. Sift in flour and a pinch of salt and stir until mixture forms a dough. Divide dough into quarters, then chill, each wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Make 12 balls from each piece of dough. Press each ball into bottom and up sides of a mini-muffin cup to form a pastry shell. Chill until ready to fill.
Whisk together eggs, brown sugar, and a pinch of salt until blended, then stir in walnuts. Fill each pastry shell with 1 teaspoon filling.
Bake in batches in middle of oven until filling is bubbling and pastry is light brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edges of pastries, then transfer to a rack and cool.