Oatmeal Scotchies Cookies

Description

Don’t even think that you can eat only ONE! Boy, are these cookies fabulous! They are so moist and chewy. If you prefer a crisper cookie, just bake for a couple of minutes longer. These are great cookies to send overseas to our troops.

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups unsalted butter at room temperature
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • ½ cup sweetened flaked coconut (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. In a mixing bowl
  3. beat butter
  4. brown sugar
  5. white sugar
  6. egg
  7. and vanilla extract until well combined. Beat in flour
  8. baking soda
  9. salt
  10. cinnamon
  11. nutmeg
  12. and rolled oats until thoroughly mixed. Stir in butterscotch chips and coconut. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets.
  13. Bake cookies in the preheated oven until bottoms are light brown
  14. 7 to 8 minutes. If you prefer crunchier cookies
  15. bake 9 to 10 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 48

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