A cookie jar classic, Oatmeal Scotchies are chewy-crisp cookies chock-full of butterscotch flavored candy morsels.
INGREDIENTS (for 4 servings):
- 1/2 pound margarine or butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 3 cups Quaker® Oats (Quick or Old Fashioned, uncooked)
- 1 (11 ounce) package butterscotch flavored morsels
PREPARATION:
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl, beat margarine and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add oats and butterscotch morsels; mix well.
Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 7 to 8 minutes for a chewy cookie or 9 to 10 minutes for a crisp cookie. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.