Butter-Scotchies

(from Ryan77’s recipe box)

Source: Joanne Fluke

Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs—beaten
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups butterscotch chips
  • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats uncooked

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., rack in the middle position.

  2. Melt the butter in large microwave-safe bowl. (About 90 seconds on HIGH.) Add the sugars and let it cool a bit. Then add the beaten eggs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and vanilla extract.

  3. Mix in the flour and then the butterscotch chips. Add the rolled oats and mix in thoroughly. Let the dough rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes to allow the butter to solidify.

  4. You can either drop this dough by rounded teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a sheet, or roll the dough in balls with your hands and place them on the cookie sheet, pushing them down just a bit so they won’t roll off on their way to the oven. (I prefer rolling the dough balls—the cookies turn out nice and round.)

  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.

  6. These freeze really well if you roll them in foil and put them in a freezer bag.

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