Oatmeal Scotchies

Happy Halloween, my lovely readers!! Welcome to the latest WC recipe exchange – Fall Favorites! I received this yummy recipe for Oatmeal Scotchies, straight from the Nestle bag! And as a treat for today’s get-together at work, I made these for all my co-workers… who absolutely loved them! This is definitely a recipe I’m keeping for the future. Thanks to whomever submitted it – they were delicious!!

Oatmeal Scotchies
Source: WC Recipe Exchange Oct/Nov ‘08 – “Fall Favorites” & Nestle

1-1/4 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 c (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 c granulated sugar
3/4 c packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 c quick or old-fashioned oats
1-2/3 c (11-oz pkg) Butterscotch Morsels

Preheat oven to 375° F. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in oats and morsels. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes for chewy cookies or 9 to 10 minutes for crisp cookies. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Tagged as: butterscotch, cinnamon, oatmeal, vanilla