1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 lg eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 (4.67 oz) pgs chocolate mint wafer candies (such as andes)

beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugars, beating well. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. stir in vanilla.

combine flour, baking soda, and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well.

drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2″ apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. press 1 candy on top of each mound of dough; cover with 1 teaspoonful dough. bake at 375 degrees for 11 minutes or until golden. immediately remove to wire racks to cool.

makes about 4 dozen