Southern Wisconsin Times

The holiday season is an ideal time for baking, and Oatmeal Scotchies are a fitting addition to festive treats. These cookies blend oats with the sweet taste of butterscotch chips, offering a nostalgic flavor suitable for any gathering.

Blain’s Farm & Fleet provides a guide for both experienced bakers and beginners to create the perfect batch of Oatmeal Scotchies. The recipe requires basic ingredients like unsalted butter or margarine, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, quick oats, and butterscotch chips.

To prepare these cookies:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix thoroughly.

2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in another bowl. Gradually add this mixture to the butter mixture. Stir in oats and butterscotch chips.

3. Drop heaping teaspoons onto a baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

This recipe yields four dozen cookies.

For best results:

- Use softened butter at room temperature for smooth dough.

- Bake one sheet at a time for even cooking.

- Customize by adding nuts or sea salt as desired.

Oatmeal Scotchies can be enjoyed alone or with beverages like coffee or hot cocoa. They are excellent additions to holiday cookie platters or gifts when wrapped festively. For variety, use them as ice cream sandwich bases or crumble over vanilla ice cream.

These cookies remain a timeless holiday classic with their combination of oats and butterscotch flavors likely becoming family favorites when shared during celebrations.