For my family reunion this weekend, I wanted to take a dessert that was easy to pass and could sit out all day safely. I didn't have any recipe in mind when I went into the kitchen tonight, but I found a little inspiration in my pantry. I had 1/3 of a bag of butterscotch chips left from another recipe. That recipe probably used half the bag and I snacked on the rest. I absolutely love butterscotch!
I figured cookies would be the easiest, so I settled on Oatmeal Scotchies because I always have a ton of oatmeal in the pantry too. To make them a little bit more decadent, I added white chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips. The cookies are a combination of chewy and soft with the sweetness of butterscotch and chocolate. These will be the perfect sweet treat for an afternoon at the lake with the whole family (if they make it the 2 hour drive without me eating them)!
Triple Chip Oatmeal Scotchies
Ingredients:
1/2 C softened butter
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1 large egg
1 t vanilla
1 1/4 C all-purpose unbleached flour
1 C oats (I use old fashioned)
1/2 C butterscotch chips
1/3 C white chocolate chips
1/3 C mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
36 pecan halves (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
In a stand mixer or bowl, beat softened butter for about a minute. Add sugars and beat until light in color and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add dry mixture to the butter and sugar. Beat until just incorporated. Add oats, butterscotch and chocolate chips and fold in. Place the dough in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Scoop out rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheets. If desired, top each cookie with a pecan half. Since not everyone likes nuts, I usually do half the batch with nuts. Place in preheated oven and bake for 10-14 minutes (mine were perfect in 12 min)
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