Two of these nutty nibbles are only 225 calories.

Ingredients

　　5 tablespoons butter, softened, plus 1 tablespoon melted butter

　　4 ounces light cream cheese

　　1 cup all-purpose flour

　　1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

　　1/4 teaspoon salt

　　3/4 cup light-brown sugar

　　1/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

　　1 large egg

　　1 teaspoon vanilla extract

　　2/3 cup chopped pecans

　　Mix softened butter and cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Blend in flour, a bit at a time, confectioners' sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Form dough into a disk. Cover in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 3 hours. Heat oven to 325°F. Divide dough into 24 balls; press into two 12-cup mini muffin tins, pushing dough up over edges. Refrigerate. Mix brown sugar, chocolate, egg, melted butter, vanilla and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl until combined. Divide half the pecans among muffin cups; top with brown sugar mixture; sprinkle remaining pecans on top. Bake 20 minutes or until dough is lightly golden around edges. Let sit 5 minutes. Run tip of knife around cup edges to loosen. Remove when cool enough to handle; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Per Serving

　　7 g fat (2.8 g saturated)

　　11.3 g carbs

　　0.5 g fiber

　　1.7 g protein

　　#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self