Pecan Tarts

Ingredients

• 1 cup firmly brown sugar dark packed
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 0.8 cup plus light
• 6 ounce cream cheese softened
• 3 large eggs beaten
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 cup pecans chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 pinch salt 
• 0.7 cup butter unsalted softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• oven
• whisk
• plastic wrap
• hand mixer
• muffin liners

Directions

1. Beat cream cheese and 2/3 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
2. Add flour and salt; beat until combined. Divide dough in half. Flatten each half into a round disk about 1 inch thick. Wrap in heavy-duty plastic wrap; chill 1 hour.
3. Shape dough into 2-inch balls. Flatten balls, and place in 3-inch muffin cups, forming each into a shell. (Dough should form a lip above muffin cups.)
4. Sprinkle pecans evenly in pastry cups.
5. Whisk together eggs and next 5 ingredients until blended. Carefully pour egg mixture evenly over pecans. (Pastries will be full.)
6. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until set.