3 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter, unsalted
1 c. flour

FILLING:

1 egg, beaten
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2/3 c. chopped pecans or walnuts

Mix cream cheese, butter, and flour together and chill until firm. Form pastry into 24 (1 inch) balls. Press into cupcake tins; fill with filling. To prepare Filling: Mix together egg, sugar, butter, and vanilla. Use half of nuts in bottom of each pastry shell. Add egg mixture to shells and top with remaining nuts. Bake 25 minutes at 325 degrees.