TARTS:

6 oz. cream cheese
1 c. butter
2 c. sifted flour

FILLING:

2 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
Dash of salt
1/3 c. chopped pecans

To make dough, cream softened cream cheese and butter together. Blend in flour. Chill dough at least 1 hour. Cream 2 tablespoons butter and brown sugar together. Add salt, vanilla and 2 eggs. Beat very well.

To form cookies, make 48 balls of chilled dough, spread each ball in small muffin tins which have been greased. Sprinkle each cookie with a few chopped pecans. Place one teaspoon of filling on each then sprinkle a few more pecans on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from tins immediately.

Tart dough should be spread on bottom and sides up to the edge of muffin tins. Use the small muffin tins.