Recipe 211 - Starlight Mint Surprise

(by Martha [Engle] Sweetser - friend)

3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup Domino's brown sugar
2 eggs
2 TBSP water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 box Andes chocolate mints
Pecan halves (optional)

In a mixer, combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, water, vanilla and beat until smooth. Add baking soda, salt and flour--mix thoroughly. Refrigerate the dough for two hours. Remove from refrigerator. Take out 1 TBSP of dough at a time and wrap dough around a single mint. Repeat with all dough and mints. Place on greased cookie sheet and put a pecan half on the top of each cookie (optional). Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.

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