Karen Druker

These are called Tassies in the South, and come from my neighbor, Nosy Nina Steiner, whose house is a museum to her Southern ancestors. Great for ladies lunch or teas.

Dough:

• 3 oz. cream cheese
• 1 sticks of margarine or butter
• 1 C. flour

Filling:

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 ½ C.  Brown sugar
• 1 ¼ C. chopped pecans

Mix dough by hand, as for pie crust. Shape bough into 24 balls, then press the balls into mini- muffin tins, making a hole for the filling. Heat the filling until warm, and then fill dough cups ¾ full. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes.  Great made ahead, freezes well.  Makes 24.