Mini Pies

Need a summertime appetizer for your picnics or outdoor parties? These look pretty on a plate, are just the right "bite" size and taste so good! They are mini cherry pecan pies!

preheat oven to 350.

combine 1 cup butter (softened) with 1 8oz pkg cream cheese (softened), 1 3/4 cups flour and 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans in a large bowl.  beat at medium speed until creamy (1-2 minutes).  wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

form 1 inch balls of dough and place in mini muffin tins.  using fingers dusted with flour, press dough down into bottom and on sides of tins.  fill each one with about 1 T cherry pie filling.

bake uncovered 20 minutes (or until crusts are browned).  cool before serving.  top each pie with a pecan half just before serving.

(note: i found that these took quite a bit longer to bake - perhaps my mini tins are smaller than the norm...)