Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

I have found that people fall into one of two camps when having a preference for cookies – chocolate chip or oatmeal.  So for those of you that like oatmeal cookies, this recipe is for you!  The addition of butterscotch chips definitely takes the sweetness up a notch and even if you’re more of a chocolate chip cookie aficionado, this cookie may have you reconsidering oatmeal … you can’t eat just one!

Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• ¾ cup each brown sugar (packed) and white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ¼ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups quick or old fashioned oats
• 1 package (11-oz) butterscotch flavored chips

Directions:

Beat together butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy.  Slowly add flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda.  Stir in oats and butterscotch chips.  Drop or scoop into ½”-1” spoonfuls onto a parchment covered cookie sheet.

Bake for approximately 8 minutes until just starting to look cooked around the outside and beginning to bubble but still appearing a little undone in the center.  Let cool for a few minutes, then place on a cooling rack to cool completely.  Enjoy!

Recipe credit: Nestle Toll House Butterscotch Morsels