Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies

Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, buttery, chewy, and loaded with chocolate chips and butterscotch flavor. Great for any occasion!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword butterscotch, chocolate chip, cookie

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Chill 30

Total Time 55

Servings cookies

Calories 301kcal

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar light brown- lightly packed
¾ cup butter melted
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butterscotch chips
½ cup chocolate chips or chopped semi-sweet chocolate

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar until smooth and combined— about 30 seconds.
Next, add the egg and vanilla and whisk to combine.
Add the flour and baking soda and whisk just until no large lumps of flour remain— you don’t want to over-mix.
Add the butterscotch chips and chocolate chunks and fold them gently into the cookie dough.
Transfer the dough to the fridge and allow it to chill uncovered for 30 minutes.
While the dough chills, preheat your oven to 350F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat mats.
Scoop one-tablespoon-sized cookies onto the baking sheet, making sure to place them at least two inches apart (these cookies will spread).
Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown and set around the edges.
Allow the cookies to cool fully on the tray— they will harden and set as they cool.
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days.

Notes

The butter is the base of our cookies— it adds richness and helps form that chewy cookie we all love!
I used light brown sugar to add extra depth and enhance the butterscotch flavor. Feel free to substitute granulated sugar if it’s what you have on hand.
Egg helps bind the cookies together so they don’t fall apart.
Vanilla enhances the flavor of the chocolate and butterscotch.
Flour gives the cookie structure— make sure to measure using the spoon and level technique so you don’t end up adding too much flour (which can make your cookies dry).
Baking soda makes the cookies soft and chewy.

Butterscotch and chocolate chunks are my add-ins of choice in this recipe! Feel free to add anything else you like— chopped pretzel would go great with these! Just make sure all of your add-ins together equal 1 cup.

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