Butterscotch Cookies(cook's Country)

Total Time: 2 hrs 22 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 9 pieces and chilled
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 microwave 1/2 cup butterscotch chips and 3 tablespoons butter in bowl until melted, about 1 minute, stirring halfway through. whisk in vanilla until mixture is smooth. let it cool for 10 minutes.
• 2 in bowl whisk flour and backing powder. set aside.
• 3 cream remaining butter and brown sugar with your stand mixer on medium high speed until pale and fluffy. about 3 minutes. scrape the bowl down during this time. add cooled butterscotch mixture and beat until combined, about 1 minute. add egg yolk and beat until incorporated. reduce speed to low and add in the flour/baking powder and mix for a minute, or until the dough is formed.
• 4 turn dough out on to the counter and shape it into a 9 inch roll to form an even cylinder. wrap it in parchment paper, roll it again until you feel like it’s a good cylinder shape. refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 5 heat the oven to 325 degrees. line two baking sheets with parchment and slice the chilled dough into 1/4 inch rounds and place on baking sheet, and bake for 10-12 minutes.