Shelly's Recipe

GOOEY COOKIE PIE BITES

Category: Tarts

1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans or favorite nut, toasted
1 cup mini chocolate chips (if you use another flavor of chips that doesn't come in mini, give them a rough chop so they will distribute evenly)
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell
Mini muffin pan

Preheat oven to 350.

Batter: In a bowl combine the butter, sugar, flour, eggs, and vanilla. When combined stir in chocolate chips and toasted nuts; set aside.

Crust: Lightly dust surface with flour and roll dough to approximately 13-14 inches. (Just remember you want it pretty thin, and it will expand while cooking.) You will need to cut out some circles and then re-roll the pie crust.

Then take your little dough circles and press them into the mini muffin pan. Place one tbsp of batter in each one. Bake for about 20-25 minutes. (although you may want to check them around 15 minutes as someone in the comments mentioned there's were done in less than 20) The tops get this awesome crinkly crust on top- that's how you can tell they're done! Just lightly golden brown too.

When they're cool enough to handle, they should pop right out of the pan. If you need to, take a sharp knife and run it around each one to help them out.