Starlight Mint Delights

Total Time: 3 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 36 andes mints candies (approximately)
• 74 pecan halves (approximately)

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter and sugars.
• 2 blend in the eggs, water, and vanilla.
• 3 add the flour, salt, and baking soda.
• 4 refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 5 cut the mints in half.
• 6 roll chilled dough into 1 tbs balls.
• 7 place a half mint in the middle of each dough ball and press down; envelope the mint in the dough.
• 8 place the cookies on a greased baking sheet 2 inches apart (these will flatten out as they cook).
• 9 press a pecan half into the top of each cookie.
• 10 bake 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees.