Starlight Mint Surprise Cookies

A really good sugar cookie with a mint surprise! My Mom would make these for special occasions. I also remember feeling special when sharing these when she had her afternoon tea...they are really yummy! )Time est. does not include the dough chilling)

• Ready In: 24 mins
• Yields: 4 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 3  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 10  ounces  chocolate-covered mint candies, wafer-discs, any mint chocolate candies (sometimes I use Andes mints)
•  halved walnuts

Directions

1. Sift together the flour,baking soda and salt.
2. Cream the butter, sugars.
3. Add the eggs, vanilla- beat well.
4. Blend in the dry ingredients.
5. Cover and chill at least two hours or overnight.
6. Take a tablespoon size amount of dough and enclose/conceal mint in dough.
7. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
8. Place walnut half on top.
9. Bake at 375° for 9-12 minutes.