Pecan tassies are one of my favorite cookies. I cannot resist fresh pecan tassies. Tassie dough is a very simple dough with just a few ingredients. A lot of recipes for this dough call for just two ingredients, flour and cream cheese! I like to actually make some pecan and some walnut tassies when I make these cookies. Everyone in my family loves walnuts, so they would all prefer the walnut ones. I love them both, but I think I like the pecan ones better. The filling is the same whether I use pecans or walnuts. It is a mixture of brown sugar, eggs, and butter. Put all these simple things together in one little cup and you have a delicious little bite of gooey brown sugar filling, crunch and nuttiness from the pecans, and tartness from the cream cheese in the dough. They are perfect with a cup of hot coffee on a cold winter evening!
Did you know that pecans are not actually nuts? They are technically drupes, which are fruits with a single stone or pit, contained in a husk. Pecans are a good source of protein and unsaturated fats. They are rich in omega-6 fatty acids, although contain about only half as much as walnuts. Pecans can also help to reduce cholesterol by reducing the "bad" LDL cholesterol levels. Clinical research suggests that eating a handful of pecans a day may help lower cholesterol levels similar to the effects of cholesterol lowering medications.
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