Heath Bar Cookies

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (not melted)
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped Heath Bar pieces (8 1/4 oz. bars)
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Sift together dry ingredients.  Beat the butter and sugar together.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  Mix in the heath bar bits and nuts until well blended.  Chill for at least an hour.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  On cookie sheets lined with parchment or Silpat, spoon out the cookie dough in small 1-inch balls about the size of a large marble, placing them 3 inches apart.  The cookies spread, so don't make them too big or place too close together.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are just starting to brown.  Remove from oven and cool a few minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.  Makes about 6 dozen cookies.