Oatmeal Scotchies

Oatmeal butterscotch cookies.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, softened
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2  large eggs
• 3  cups quick oats or 3  cups old fashioned oats
• 1 (11 ounce) package  butterscotch chips
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract or 1  orange, zest of, grated

Directions

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