2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup butter -- softened

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup light brown sugar -- packed

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 eggs

6 ounces Andes Candies -- any flavor,

coarsely chopped 1 1/2 cups walnuts -- coarsely chopped

1 cup raisins

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda; set aside. 3. In large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugars until light. Beat in vanilla a nd eggs. 4. Gradually stir in flour mixture, then Andes, walnuts and raisins. 5. Drop onto ungreased baking sheet by tablespoonfuls. Bake in preheated oven 7-8 minutes or until cookies brown.

6. Cool on sheet 2-3 minutes. For thicker cookies, refrigerate dough 15-20 mi nutes before cooking.