Ingredients
- 1 cup melted butter (2 sticks, 8 ounces, 1/2 pound)
- 1 cup white (granulated) sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 beaten eggs (just whip them up with a fork)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons water (or coffee, if you have some left over from breakfast)
- 3 cups flour (not sifted – pack it down in the cup when you measure it)
- 1 package Bridge Mix or assorted chocolate candies
- 4 to 5 dozen walnut halves (or pecan halves)
Preparation
Step 1
DO NOT preheat the oven – this dough must chill before baking.
When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
Melt the butter and mix in the sugars. Set the mixture aside on the counter to cool to room temperature.
When the mixture is not so hot it’ll cook the eggs, add them and mix them in thoroughly. Then mix in the baking soda, salt, vanilla extract, and water (or coffee if you used it.)
Add the flour in one-cup increments, mixing after each addition. Give a final stir, cover the dough with plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator to chill for at least an hour (overnight is fine, too).
Scoop out a Tablespoon of dough (use a Tablespoon from your silver drawer, not a measuring spoon) and form the dough around a piece of Bridge Mix or a piece of cut-up candy bar.
Place the cookies on a greased cookie sheet, 12 cookies to a standard-sized sheet.
Press a walnut half (or pecan half ) on top of each cookie.
Bake your Surprise Cookies at 375 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they’re golden brown.