oatmeal scotchies
soft and chewy oatmeal cookies with butterscotch chips
baked in June 2018
yield: 24 cookies
prep time: 30 minutes
cook time: 14 minutes
difficulty level: easy
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 Tablespoon unsulphured or dark molasses
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats
- 2 cups butterscotch chips
Directions
- Whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together on medium-high speed until combined and creamy, about 2 minutes.
- Add the eggs, molasses, and vanilla and beat on high speed until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low until combined.
- With the mixer running on low speed, beat in the oats and butterscotch morsels. Dough will be thick and sticky.
- Cover and chill the dough for at least 45 minutes in the refrigerator (and up to 4 days). If chilling for longer than a few hours, allow to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before rolling and baking because the dough will be quite hard.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
- Scoop cookie dough, about 3 Tablespoons of dough per cookie, and place 4 inches apart on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 13-14 minutes or until lightly browned on the sides. The centers will look very soft.
- Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
- Total calories: 7,191
- Calories per cookie: 300