Butter-scotchies

Total Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour (don't sift, packed down)
• 2 cups butterscotch chips (11 oz package)
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats (quaker's quick oats are fine)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees, rack in the middle position.
• 2 melt the butter in a large microwave-safe bowl for about 90 seconds on high.
• 3 add the sugars and let it cool for a bit.
• 4 then add beaten eggs, baking powder, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract.
• 5 mix in the flour and then the butterscotch chips.
• 6 add the rolled oats and mix in thoroughly.
• 7 let the dough rest, uncovered for 10 minutes, allowing the butter to solidify.
• 8 you can either drop by rounded tablespoons, or roll in to a ball with your hands, pushing them down a bit to prevent rolling, onto a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a sheet.
• 9 bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes.
• 10 cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 11 these freeze well if you roll them in foil and put them in a freezer bag.