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Mint Surprise Cookies Recipe

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Sift together: 3 cups sifted flour, 1 tsp. soda, 1/2 tsp. salt
Cream together: 1 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
Blend in: 2 unbeaten eggs, 2 TBS water, 1 tsp. vanilla, Beat well
Blend dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Mix well, cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
Enclose each chocolate mint wafer in about 1 TBS chilled dough. Place on greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Top each with half a nut. Bake 10-12 minutes @ 375 degrees.

Laura Rott's Starlight Mint Surprise Cookies

Combine 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar, 3/4 cup softened butter, 2 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 eggs in large bowl; blend well. Combine 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl; mix well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; mix at low speed until well blended. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Using 1 tablespoon dough, press dough around a solid chocolate mint candy wafer. (You'll need two 6-ounce bags) Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Top with walnut half. Bake 7-9 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Makes 60
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