Pecan Treats is a vintage recipe that we bake every year for the holidays. These fabulous miniature pecan pie-type treats are festive and beautiful but also rich, decadent and absolutely mouthwatering. If you enjoy Pecan Pie, you'll love these bite-sized cookies.
Combine dough ingredients with mixer on low speed of mixer.
Use about 1 rounded tablespoonful of dough (shell) for each tin.
Press in bottom and sides.
PECAN FILLING:
Mix brown sugar, pecans and egg with a wooden spoon until combined.
Fill each muffin shell with approximately 1/2 teaspoonful filling and press lightly into shell.
Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.
Rotate racks about half way through cooking time.
Cool 45 minutes in pans before removing to wire rack.
Add paper cupcake holders after, if desired.
Notes
NOTE: Our oven was running slow. It took 45 minutes for these miniature pecan pies to be fully cooked.NOTE: It is easier to work with this recipe if the dough is at room temperature and the filling has been chilled.NOTE: Do not overfill the shells because the brown sugar filling expands a lot during baking. It will over flow the shell and then the Pecan Treats become very difficult to remove from the pans.NOTE: I have used both melted and softened butter for the crust/shell with good results either way.NOTE: There is actually enough pecan filling for at least two batches of the crust.