Chewy oatmeal and butterscotch chips are always a delicious combination in a cookie. (I have since discovered that these are also called Oatmeal Scotchies. Cute name, right?) I have made these cookies numerous times in the past and they are always a hit. This time, I made these cookies with 100% fresh whole wheat and I didn't notice even a slight difference in the taste or texture. I've noticed that whole wheat combined with oatmeal is a great combination when converting my recipes over to 100% whole wheat instead of AP (all-purpose) flour.
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups fresh whole wheat flour (if you are using AP flour, reduce this amount to 1 1/4 cups total)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 2/3 cups (approximately 11 oz) butterscotch chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat the butter until smooth and almost fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the sugars and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth again.
In a separate bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients except the butterscotch chips. Gradually add this mixture to the wet ingredients, half at a time. Stir until fully combined. Add the butterscotch chips and stir well.
I used a medium size cookie scoop (about a tablespoon in size) to drop the dough onto a large baking sheet lined with a silpat mat. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Remove from the oven before the cookies are browned and when they still look soft in the center. Let them cool on the same tray for 5-10 minutes; this will allow them to finish baking without overcooking.
When the cookies are firm enough to handle, transfer them to a wire cooling rack and let cool completely. The finished cookies freeze well and the dough also freezes well. When I am baking the cookie dough straight from the freezer, I allow a few extra minutes for the baking.
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Oh, yum!!! These sound amazing...I can't resist a chewy oatmeal cookie :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE butterscotch! super cookies - a wonderful after school snack. By the way - I found some chai seeds and have been using them non stop!
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Mary
Butterscotch and oatmeal... best cookie combo! I'm book marking this recipe for later... looks so good right now!
ReplyDeleteI may or may not have devoured an entire bag of butterscotch chips last week. And now I may or may not (i.e. definitely am) be regretting it because I could have turned them into these fabulous cookies!
ReplyDeleteDelicious!! What else needs to be said? :)
ReplyDeleteThese sound amazing. I think you brought these over while we were pregnant, but with AP flour!? Either way my husband loves loves loves butterscotch.
ReplyDeleteI've always made the regular oatmeal cookies...like the kind you find on an oatmeal box...but I never heard of adding butterscotch chips to them. I'll try it out when it starts getting cold.
ReplyDeleteButterscoth in cookies is one of my all time favorite!!! I ADD BUTTERSCOTH CHIPS WHEN i HAVE THEM ON HAND TO EVERYTHING!:)
ReplyDeleteI used to make these for my children many years ago. I may to try these again - love the butterscotch chips :)
ReplyDeleteThe name of these lists all things I love. The use of WW flour and oats is great.
ReplyDeleteI've never ever liked oatmeal cookie flavored anything until I had these oatmeal butterscotch cookies this past Christmas. They are sooo good and yours look great!
ReplyDeleteDonna, these are the same cookies. I'm not a huge fan of butterscotch, so it always amazes me just how popular they are.
ReplyDeleteMy Hubs like butterscotch and oatmeal cookies. These sound great. If it were me eating them, I would add chocolate chips instead
ReplyDeleteAMAZING!
ReplyDeleteWow! Love the ingredients and this recipe. How creative and fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving the heads up about freezing too!
Can't wait to try this out!
You can't go wrong with a chewy oatmeal cookie, I think I'll try these with spelt flour;-)
ReplyDeleteAre these like oatmeal scotches?
ReplyDeleteyum, definitely bookmark-worthy! thanks, Barefeet!!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had a few of those right now - yum!
ReplyDeleteI used to be able to buy all different of "chips" for cookies baking when I was living in Singapore. Ironically, butterscotch chips are not easily available in our local supermarket. All we have is chocolate chips...
ReplyDeleteThese cookies look very delicious and I crave for butterscotch chips while reading your post.
I'm a died in the woods chocoholic... but I think the rest of the family will LOVE these!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Debbie
Butterscotch sounds delicious. Your cookies look tasty.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with butterscotch:) I also get distracted by lots of chocolate
ReplyDeleteMmmm, chewy cookies are the only way to go. And with the oats and whole wheat flour, they are almost healthy. A great excuse to eat more!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are totally calling my name tonight! If only I had butterscotch chips I'd be in the kitchen right now making them!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big fan of oatmeal cookies but with butterscotch chips in them, I would gladly eat tons of them!
ReplyDeleteThese are just my kind of cookie! And you know I've often eyed off the butterscotch choc chips a the supermarket but never really had much reason to buy them. You've just given me a reason!
ReplyDeleteOh, yum! COOOOOOOOKIES!
ReplyDeleteI love oatmeal scotchies and once again, I love that you converted to the WW flour in these. I also clicked on your brownies with WW flour and they sound amazing, too. But I agree, its nice to have some non-chocolate cookies sometimes too.
ReplyDeletemmm... butterscotch!!! That'll spruce up an oatmeal cookie!
ReplyDeleteI just made these today and they are yummy! I didn't have butterscotch chips so I tossed in chocolate chips with great results! And I would agree that the oatmeal/whole wheat combination is a great way to sneak in whole grains without the cookies tasting so "wheaty".
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you liked them, Jill! My personal favorite is with choc chips too.
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is watering. I.love.butterscotch.
ReplyDeleteI made these this weekend and they are already gone! It's officially my new favorite oatmeal cookie recipe....thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI did not have the baking mat or parchment paper but knew that if I left the cookies on the pan too long, they would adhere to the sheet and the cookies would end up braking apart when I try to removed them.
ReplyDeleteI let the cookies rest in their position, on the cookie sheet, for about a minute, scoop them up enough just to release them but left the cookies on there for another 5 minutes to continue to cook as mentioned. They came right off the sheet and stayed chewy after they cooled.
I usually put cinnamon in Oatmeal Scotchies, but decided to leave it out this time and I am glad I did. I halved the recipe and used A.P. flour. I didn't halve properly in my head so there might have been a Tablespoon or two too much of flour in there, but it made no difference.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you thank you thank you. These cookies have made my day. They are delicious.
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