Take butter, sugar in a bowl and cream till fluffy.
Add in vanilla, salt and mix well.
Add in flour and mix well to form a dough. Wrap this in cling wrap and chill in fridge for 1 hour.
Now roll this dough between two sheets of parchment paper or cling wrap.
Use cookie cutter to cut out round shape. Now use a small cookie cutter to cut out middle round.
Preheat oven to 180 degree C / 350 degree F.
Now arrange it in a baking pan lined with parchment and bake for 7 to 8 mins till it is half cooked.
Now remove the cookies from oven, sprinkle the candies into the small cut out holes.
Pop it back in oven and bake for 5 more mins.
The cookies should get light golden around the edges.
Now remove from oven and let it cool for 10 mins.
Store in an air tight container.