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Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

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Chewy oatmeal butterscotch cookies made with butterscotch chips, butterscotch hard candy, and butterscotch flavoring.

Ingredients

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128 grams all purpose flour (1 cup)
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
113 grams unsalted butter, softened (1/2 cup/1 stick)
150 grams dark brown sugar (3/4 cup)
50 grams granulated sugar (1/4 cup)
1 large egg, at room temperature
20 grams molasses or black treacle (1 tablespoon)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon butterscotch flavor oil
150 grams rolled oats (1 1/2 cups)
150 grams butterscotch chips (3/4 cup), plus more to decorate
55 grams crushed butterscotch candy (1/4 cup, or about 10 candies)

Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together all purpose flour, baking soda, and kosher salt.

dry ingredients in a bowl with a whisk

In a separate bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter on medium-high speed until soft and fluffy.

whipped butter in mixer bowl

Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar and mix until creamy.

bowl of sugar and butter

Mix in the egg, molasses, vanilla extract, and butterscotch flavoring.

hand holding bottle of butterscotch flavoring

Bowl of cookie dough

Add the dry ingredients and mix until just barely combined, then stir in the rolled oats.

Stirring oats into cookie dough

Bowl of oatmeal butterscotch cookie dough

Fold in the butterscotch chips and crushed butterscotch candies.

Mixing butterscotch chips and candy into oatmeal cookie dough

A dish of butterscotch oatmeal chip cookie dough

Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour, or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375° F / 190° C. Line a half-sheet rimmed baking tray with parchment or a silicone baking mat.

With a 1 1/2-inch cookie scoop, portion dough into golf ball-sized mounds. Roll into balls and place 2 inches apart on prepared tray.

Dish of cookie dough and a tray of scoops of cookie dough

Balls of cookie dough on a tray

Press a few additional butterscotch chips into the top of each ball.

Balls of cookie dough and a dish of butterscotch chips

Bake 10-12 minutes, or until lightly golden brown around the edges, but still soft in the middle. Do not overbake.

oatmeal butterscotch cookies on a tray

With a round metal cutter, quickly reshape each cookie until perfectly round.

Hand reshaping cookie with a metal cutter

Repeat with remaining cookie dough. Allow cookies to cool on completely on tray.

tray of oatmeal butterscotch cookies

Store butterscotch cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Butterscotch chip cookies on a white surface

 

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