Pecan Cranberry Butter Tarts

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 orange, zested and juiced
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon brandy, or to taste
• 15 (2 inch) sweetened pastry tart shells
• 15 pecan halves
• 15 fresh cranberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Mix brown sugar, chopped pecans, dried cranberries, butter, orange zest, orange juice, egg, and brandy together in a bowl.

Arrange tart shells on a baking sheet and spoon pecan-cranberry filling into each shell about 2/3 full. Add 1 pecan half and 1 fresh cranberry to each tart.

Bake in the preheated oven until tart shells are lightly browned and filling is bubbling, 18 to 20 minutes.