Ingredients

How to make it

  • For Shortbread Dough

  • In bowl of electric hand or stand mixer, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
  • Add sugar and mix well.
  • Add vanilla and lemon juice and continue to mix to combine.
  • Add flour and pecans and fold in until mixed well, but do not beat or over mix.
  • Set dough in fridge or freezer to chill at least 1 hour.
  • For Butter Rum Pecan Filling

  • Melt butter, sugars, honey and pecans in small sauce pan over medium low heat.
  • Stir often until it starts to boil. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat and let cool 10 minutes.
  • Slowly mix in cream until completely combined and uniform in color.
  • To Assemble

  • Drop chilled dough by tablespoons* full into a heavy mini muffin tin.(if it's a good no stick, there is no need to grease it)
  • Gently press indention into center of each dough ball with thumb. Make sure not to go through to the bottom, but give yourself enough room for about 1/2t filling in each one. See Photo
  • Fill each indention with a small bit of filling. See Photo
  • Sprinkle a couple teaspoons of non ground, medium grain sea or kosher salt over entire tray of tarts. Some will get in the filling, some on the cookie..that's okay! That's the goal. :)
  • Bake in 350 over for about 17 minutes, just until dough is lightly browning. See Photo
  • Cool in pan for a couple minutes.
  • A hint to removing from the pan if some of the center over flowed while baking is just to take a toothpick and run it along the edges of each cup, lightly press the toothpick between the tart and the pan, and it will "pop" right out.
  • *For this step, I used my mini ice cream scoop and dropped them, rounded side DOWN and it made nice lil wells for the gooey filling.
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  • papasmokes 14 years ago
    girl you are the bomb!!! i live in las vegas but i am from ms. love your great southern recipes. my mom will be shocked when i prepare these great dishes. are you married?
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  • twill10 14 years ago
    devine, thx
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  • warsawnan 14 years ago
    Any recipe that starts with 1-1/2 sticks of BUTTER is a winner in my book! OMG is right! Soon as I can wrangle a ride to the grocery for missing ingredients, these are at the top of my to-do list. Yum!!!!
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  • rachpj 14 years ago
    These were GREAT!! They lasted about 30 seconds! lol
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  • dandelion 14 years ago
    Just from your decription I have to make these LOL.
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  • rottman 14 years ago
    Butter, honey, cream cheese... OMG!
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  • bigshotsmom 14 years ago
    As soon as it gets cool enough to turn my oven on I will be making these!
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  • brianna 14 years ago
    I drooled all over my keyboard as I read your description. Cannot wait to bite into one of them. Thanks so much.
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    " It was excellent "
    shirleyoma ate it and said...
    wow
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  • wynnebaer 14 years ago
    OMG is right!!...These look incredible.
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  • foodygirl1979 14 years ago
    I am totally making these! Thanks, Keni! :)
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  • lilliancooks 14 years ago
    I'm with Chuckieb on this one! Drooling!!! =)```
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  • elgourmand 14 years ago
    Looks good Keni. As soon as I get someone to make some for me I'll enjoy heck out of em. RJ
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  • pkusmc 14 years ago
    Your description is awesome!
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  • impssweetp 14 years ago
    Can't begin to tell you how great this recipe looks. Who could resist these. Thanks so much. Try them, I must.
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  • rachpj 14 years ago
    WOW! I can't wait to try these :)
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  • kristopher 14 years ago
    Great photo btw.
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  • kristopher 14 years ago
    haha. Great post as usual. Best recipe title of the week!
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  • chuckieb 14 years ago
    OMG Keni! I don't do a lot of baking as both my husband and son are health freaks and don't eat it. But I'm sorry....this sounds incredible. I am bookmarking this to make for someone else who will totally appreciate it. Thanks for sharing. I'm drooling here.
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