Chocolate Butterscotch Cookies

These cookies are the best of both chocolate & butterscotch all in one!!

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Yields: 3 dozens

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup  butter-flavor Crisco sticks or 2⁄3 cup  Butter Flavor Crisco
• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1 (18 1/4ounce) package  deluxe  yellow cake mix
• 1  cup  toasted rice cereal
• 1⁄2 cup  milk chocolate pieces
• 1⁄2 cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup  coarsely chopped walnuts or 1⁄2 cup pecans

Directions

1. *Heat oven to 375-degrees F. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
2. *Combine 2/3 cup shortening and brown sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs.
3. *Add cake mix gradually at low speed. Mix until well blended. Stir in cereal, butterscotch chips, chocolate chunks, chocolate chips and nuts. Stir until well blended.
4. *Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly. Shape sides to form circle, if necessary.
5. *Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. 'DO NOT OVERBAKE'. Cool cookies 2 minutes on baking sheets. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
6. *ENJOY!