Pecan Tarts
Following in Dianne’s awesome culinary footsteps…I thought I’d share what I will be making tomorrow night. My mother’s pecan tarts. I do not have a picture yet, but once I do, I’ll put this in the recipe tab.
Each year, my daughter and I go through my mother’s old recipe box that I confiscated (stole) after she passed away. 
We decide what we will attempt that season, out of her handwritten recipes.
So here you go, exactly how my mother wrote it…and fair warning…they are addictive.
Pecan Tarts
1) 8oz pkg cream cheese
1 1/4c butter (stick)
2 1/2c flour
Blend softened cheese and butter. Stir in flour. Chill for 1 hour. Shape into 1″ balls. Place in ungreased muffin cups, and press dough to bottom and sides.
Make filling:
3 eggs
2c brown sugar
2 1/2 tbsp soft butter (stick)
2 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 2/3c chopped pecans
Dash of salt
Beat together till smooth, all except pecans. Divide half the pecans among cups, lining the bottoms, add the filling. Top with the rest of pecans.
Bake at 325 degrees, 28 mins. Cool then remove.
Enjoy!!!
Posted on December 21, 2011, in Blog Posts and tagged baking, Christmas, pecan tarts, Recipes, romance, sharla lovelace, the reason is you, women's fiction. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
These sound great. Can I make them using the mini muffin tins?
Hey Tracy,
The recipe is for the regular sized muffin cups, so maybe you could half the dough ball and half the filling portion? It’s a thought.
Oh boy, Sharla, these sound better than my raisan tarts, which I did not make this year because I’m tired of them. But I love pecan pie and if I can still find tart shells in the stores (I have to buy them, I cannot make them!) then I’m going to make these and hope I don’t eat the entire batch myself. Yikes!
Thank you so much for the wonderful recipe! And wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season!
Sheila this is the ONLY thing I’ve ever “made” dough for, and it makes me feel so June Cleaver-ish when I do it. LOL!
I, too, inherited my mother’s OLD Good Housekeeping cookbook and it’s so gravy-stained with pages falling out, it’s kinda gross. Not really, though, because I know it was well-used and I still refer to it to find things I can’t in other places.
Have a great holiday, Sharla!
Patti
I agree…love those old recipes. I have one index card that is splattered with god only knows what, but I keep using it anyway. I could copy it over, but it’s in my mom’s handwriting and I just can’t bring myself to get rid of it.
Sharla,
Even I can make these! My husband loves pecan pie, so this might be a great alternative. Thanks for sharing.
There’s nothing better than making recipes from the ones we loved and lost over the holidays. My daughter and I are going to make my grandmother’s cookies. Hopefully we won’t set the house on fire!
Merry Christmas!
It’s just like little pecan pies! Oh….they are so addictive. I can hurt myself on them, easy.
YUM! These are a definite ADD to the holiday baking list!