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Pecan Gems Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Crust
1 (3oz pkg ) cream cheese
1/4 lb butter
1 cup flour

Filling
1 egg
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbls soft butter
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cups broken pecans
Directions:
Directions:
Crust
Cream butter and cream cheese
Blend in flour
Chill one hour
Shape into 24 balls
Place in tiny ungreased muffin pans
Press dough on bottom and sides of pans

Filling
Beat together egg, sugar,butter, and vanilla until smooth
Divide 1/2 pecans and place in the crust in pans
Add filling and top with remaining pecans

Bake in 325º oven for 25 minutes or until filling is set

Cool and remove from pan
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour

 

 

 

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