Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

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These butterscotch cookies are great!

Submitted by Jolene
Updated on September 15, 2023
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Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
48
Yield:
48 cookies
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 48 servings

  • ¾ cup butter, softened

  • ¾ cup white sugar

  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 3 cups rolled oats

  • 1 ⅔ cups butterscotch chips

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

    Electric mixer beating together ingredients to start creating batter

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  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.

    Electric mixer with batter in bowl with cracked eggs beside it

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  4. Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until blended.

    Batter is in the electric mixer bowl and next to it is the flour mixture in a blue bowl

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  5. Mix in oats and butterscotch chips until combined.

    Butterscotch chips and oats are added and mixed into the dough

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  6. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges begin to brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

    Dough are in 2 inch balls on a cookie sheet with the batter next to it

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

119 Calories
5g Fat
16g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 48
Calories 119
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g 7%
Saturated Fat 3g 17%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 81mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 16g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1g 2%
Total Sugars 10g
Protein 1g 3%
Calcium 8mg 1%
Iron 0mg 2%
Potassium 41mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.