Recipe - Mint Surprise Cookies

1 cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
One half cup Brown sugar
2 Eggs
1 tablespoon Water
1 teaspoon Vanilla
3 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Soda
One half teaspoon Salt
16 ounce Chocolate mint wafers (not
filled mints)
Nut halves (optional)

Preheat oven to 350ø. Cream butter, add sugars, eggs, water and vanilla.
Sift flour with soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture a little at a time,
beating on low. Chill dough. Wrap 2 mints in dough to cover. Put walnut or
pecan half on top. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Yield:
8 dozen.

LEA TURNER (MRS. FINLEY)

FORT SMITH, AR

From Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.