Ingredients

1-3oz pkg cream cheese

1/2c butter

1 1/2 c sifted flour

Pie filling

1 egg

1 c brown sugar

1 T soft butter

1 t vanilla

dash salt

1 c broken pecans

Preparation

Let cream cheese and butter soften at room temperature - blend. Stir in flour. Chill for 1 hr. Shape into 3 dz balls. Press dough into minimuffin pans- to bottom and side

For filling, beat together egg, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt just until smooth. Divide half the pecans among pastry lined cups. Add egg mixture and top with remaining pecans.

Bake in slow oven 325 degrees 35 min til filling is set

Cool and remove from pan

Glaze- apricot or peach juice with karo syrup. cook until thick or easy to brush

Cool and brush on hot cakes

Freezes well