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Pecan Pie Bites

This is a good recipes for showers, parties, etc. These are very good with no mess. I make these a holiday get togethers because pecan pie can be a bit messy. These can be eaten with your hands.

Pecan Pie Bites

1 8oz package cream cheese (I wouldn't use reduced fat) softened
1 c flour
1 stick butter softened
1 c. brown sugar
1 tbsp butter
1 egg
1 tbsp vanilla
1 c chopped pecans
1 c. chocolate chips,(dark or milk, whatever you like)

Combine cream cheese, flour and butter in mixer bowl. Mix at speed 2 until dough is a somewhat smooth mixture with few lumps.
Refridgerate dough for about 20 minutes.
Using a tablespoon, put about 1 tbsp of the mixture into each cup of a mini muffin tin. (You'll need two muffin tins.)
Press mixture into bottom and sides of each cup, making sure the dough reaches the top of each cup.
Combine brown sugar, 1 tbsp butter, egg, vanilla and pecans into mixer bowl, mix at speed 2 until well combined.
Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 of the way up.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until mixture is set.
Let cool on baking rack.
Once bites are cooled, melt chocolate and drizzle over the bites. (I like to put my baking rack over a large piece of parchment or wax paper for this.)

Let chocolate harden and enjoy

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10:16, Tuesday, July 29, 2008 .. Posted by bkearls

That sounds soooo good. I think I will make some for my Hubby & kids this weekend.