Southern Pecan Crisps

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tbsp. butter, melted
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/2 of a 17.3-ounce packagePepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed according to package directions
Confectioners' sugar


Heat the oven to 400°F. Stir the brown sugar, butter and pecans in a small bowl.

Unfold the pastry on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry into a 15 x 12-inch rectangle. Cut the rectangle into20 (3-inch) squares. 

Press the squares into the bottoms of 20 (3-inch) muffin-pan cups. 

Place 1 heaping teaspoon pecan mixture in the center of each cup

Bake the pastries for 12 minutes or until they're golden brown. 

Remove the pastries from the pans and let cool on a wire rack. 

Sprinkle the pastries with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

Shared by Mary Ann Hartley