Gooey Cookie Pie Bites

1/2 C butter (that’s 1 stick), melted and cooled
1 C sugar
1/2 C flour
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
1 C chopped pecans, toasted (are you a nut hater? Just leave ‘em out)
1 C mini chocolate chips*
9″ unbaked pie shell (I just use store-bought, but you could make your own)
mini muffin pan

*if you’re using another flavor of chips that doesn’t come in mini, give them a rough chop so they will distribute evenly

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. Wow, so hard, right? That’s your filling, set aside.

Crust: Right out of the box the pie crust is way too thick, so bust out a rolling pin and lightly dust your surface. I rolled mine out to approximately 13-14″. Look at my pictures and eyeball it. 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.

A 2.75″ circle fit my mini muffin pans perfectly. So use a cookie cutter, or grab a cup from your cupboard. Chances are you have one that’s the perfect size!