Double Butterscotch Cookies
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 9mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
7 dozen
ingredients
- 118.29 ml butter, softened
- 118.29 ml Crisco
- 946.36 ml packed brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 14.79 ml vanilla extract
- 1419.54 ml flour
- 14.79 ml baking soda
- 14.79 ml cream of tartar
- 4.92 ml salt
- 283.49 g English toffee bits
- 236.59 ml hard butterscotch candy, finely chop
- 118.29 ml finely chopped pecans (optional)
directions
- in large bowl, cream butter, crisco, brown sugar till light and fluffy -- 2-3 minutes --
- add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- beat in vanilla --
- combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
- gradually add to the creamed mixture.mix well.
- stir in toffee pieces and finely chopped butterscotch candy and pecans, if using --
- shape into 3 14" rolls.wrap each in plastic wrap -- refrigerate 4 hours.
- unwrap and cut in 1/2" slices.
- place 2" apart on greased cookie sheets --
- bake at 375* for 9-11 minutes.do not overbake --
- cool 1-2 minutes before removing to rack to cool --
- if choosing not to bake all the cookies at once -- double wrap and label and freeze cookies up to 2 months -- .
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