Name: Mini Chocolate Pecan Pie Bites
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Ingredients: 8 oz. cream cheese, softened; 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 1/2 cups brown sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans; 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Ingredients

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8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

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Instructions

Beat softened cream cheese and butter in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add flour; mix well. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled.
Heat oven to 350°F. Divide dough in half, and each half into 48 balls. Place 1 ball in each of miniature muffin pan wells and press evenly onto the bottom and up the side of each well.
Mix eggs, brown sugar and vanilla in separate medium bowl until blended; stir in chopped pecans. Spoon filling into pastry shells, until each shell is about 3/4 full.
Bake 30 minutes or until crusts are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with second batch of 24 pies.
After second batch of pies has been placed on the wire racks to cool, place the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and melt in the microwave, stirring every 10-15 seconds, until chocolate is melted and smooth; drizzle melted chocolate over pies. Let stand until firm.