Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies • Kath Eats

These butterscotch oatmeal cookies are actually certainly one of my favourite cookie recipes! I like something butterscotch flavored, and the oatmeal makes them chewy and gentle. 

Because the oatmeal lover I’m, you possibly can think about how a lot I like oatmeal cookies. Oats have this glorious style and texture that results in the proper chewy-in-the-middle cookie. (Dare I exploit the phrase M-O-I-S-T to explain them?)

I used to be brainstorming my perfect oatmeal cookie recipe. These Tremendous Oatmeal Cookies are made with oat flour, flax, carrots, apple, and pumpkin and are nice for breakfast.

However, I needed one thing candy and chewy for extra of a dessert cookie. I remembered the butterscotch chips we used to have by the pound bag at Nice Harvest and knew that the butterscotch – oats combo was my all-time favourite.

Some would possibly name them Oatmeal Scotchies, however this butterscotch oatmeal cookies recipe is one to convey to your entire cookie exchanges this yr. 

Due to KERF contributor Kelly for bringing these cookies to life! 

Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

These cookies are chewy and chunky and a bit hearty from the oats. There’s a trace of cinnamon and vanilla however the butterscotch taste does many of the speaking. 

When you don’t have or like butterscotch chips, you possibly can simply sub in peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips – or a mixture of every little thing! 

A stand mixer will assist cream the sugar and butter with the moist substances, however you can too use a hand mixer. 

The recipe yields about 27 cookies, so make the recipe in two batches with a baking time of 10-12 minutes every. You’ll be consuming heat cookies very quickly! 

Substances

• 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 massive egg, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons entire milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups old school rolled oats
• 1 cup butterscotch morsels
• 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon

How To Make Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 325°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2: Mix the softened butter till it achieves a creamy consistency.

Step 3: Add the granulated sugar and the brown sugar to the bowl, then beat till the combination attains a clean and cohesive texture.

Step 4: Add eggs, milk, and pure vanilla extract, guaranteeing a radical however light mixing. Keep away from over-mixing to protect the cookie’s texture.

Step 5: In a separate massive bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and floor cinnamon.

Step 6: Steadily introduce the dry substances into the moist substances, stirring effectively till a harmonious dough types.

Step 7: Add the old school rolled oats incrementally, guaranteeing they change into effectively built-in into the dough.

Step 8: Gently fold within the butterscotch chips, reserving a portion for later use.

Step 9: Portion cookie dough on baking sheet

Utilizing an ice cream scoop of roughly 2 tablespoons of dough, place parts of cookie dough onto the ready cookie sheets.

Go away about 2 inches of area between every cookie. Sprinkle the reserved butterscotch chips on high of every cookie.

Step 10: Bake within the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes

Or till the sides flip golden brown whereas the middle stays barely gentle.

Step 11: Cool on a wire rack

Take away the cookies from the oven and permit them to chill on the baking sheets for 10 minutes. Afterward, switch them to a wire cooling rack to chill fully.

Step 12: Retailer and luxuriate in!

Retailer the Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies in an hermetic container to maintain them recent and scrumptious. Take pleasure in!

The perfect cookie jar!