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tassies

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Recipe by
Marjorie Milligan
@RatherBeCooking
Hollywood, AL

An old recipe from my recipe files of the 1960's,

prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For tassies

  • 1 stick butter
  • 3 ounce cream cheese
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  • few drops of lemon juice
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • chopped pecans

How To Make tassies

  • 1
    Blend softened stick of butter and cream cheese.
  • 2
    Add flour, orange rind, lemon rind and few drops of lemon juice.
  • 3
    Make pastry into 36 little round balls and put one of each in a ungreased miniature muffin tin. With your thumb spread each around the tin to form a cup.
  • 4
    Mix egg, brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon butter and vanilla. Spoon into each pastry cup. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
  • 5
    Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until just done.
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