Italian Pastry

From the kitchen of Pat Raico

Ingredients

3 ounces cream cheese
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
3/4 cup chopped nuts

Directions

1. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Shells:

1. Mix cream cheese, flour, and butter and refrigerate at least one hour.

2. Roll into 24 balls.

3. Put in tiny cupcake pans, form around cup with fingers.

Filling:

1. Mix egg, light brown sugar, vanilla, salt and chopped nuts.

2. Put into prepared pie shells (fill 1/2 full).

3. Bake for 25 minutes.