Walnut Tassies

• For pastry dough
• 1/4 pound softened, unsalted butter
• 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• For filling
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon soft, unsalted butter
• Powdered sugar for garnish

1. Prepare pastry
2. Combine 1/4 pound butter, cream cheese, and flour and work into smooth dough.
3. Press dough into 24 cups of small (11/2-inch diameter) muffin tins and set aside.
4. Prepare filling, fill tartlets, and bake
5. Pre-heat oven to 375u0b0F.
6. Combine brown sugar, vanilla, walnuts, beaten egg, and 1 tablespoon soft, unsalted butter in a bowl.
7. Fill pastry shells to a level slightly below the top of dough in cups with walnut mixture.
8. Bake tartlets at 375u0b0F. for 20-25 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar while still warm.
9. Christmas Cookie Note:
10. Double only. Make two double recipes for 96 pieces.

pastry, ubc, cream cheese, flour, brown sugar, vanilla, walnuts, egg, soft, powdered sugar

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/walnut-tassies-51526281 (may not work)