Pecan Tassies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese (4oz)
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 pinch 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
• 3/4 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 make the dough: finely grind pecans in a food processor; set aside. put mascarpone and butter into bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. mix on medium-high speed until well blended. add flour, ground pecans, and salt; mix just until dough comes together.
• 3 roll dough into 16 one-inch balls, and press into bottoms and up sides of cups of mini-muffin tins.
• 4 make the filling: whisk the egg, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, butter, and salt in a small bowl. stir in toasted pecans. spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons filling into each muffin cup.
• 5 bake until crust begins to turn golden, about 15 minutes. let cool completely in tins on wire rack. store in single layers in airtight containers up to 3 days.