6 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 c. butter
2 c. sifted all purpose flour

Cream softened cheese and butter together. Blend in flour. Chill dough at least 1 hour. Cream 2 tablespoon butter and brown sugar together. Add salt, vanilla and 2 eggs; beat well. To form cookies, make 48 balls of chilled dough, spread in small (greased) muffin tins. Sprinkle each cookie with a few chopped pecans; place 1 teaspoon of filling on each, then sprinkle with a few more pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from tins immediately.

FILLING:

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