Oatmeal scotchies are soft and chewy oatmeal cookies that are bursting with brown sugar and butterscotch flavors. They are a classic treat for good reason and this is a recipe that should be in your repertoire.
If you are a sucker for butterscotch, these chewy oatmeal cookies with a hint of cinnamon are for you. They are loaded with butterscotch and brown sugar flavor in soft cookie package.
They are a classic cookie that tastes like it came straight from your grandma’s oven. However, they are super simple to put together yourself.
There is just something about a good oatmeal cookie. Of course there is the classic oatmeal raisin cookie, but it doesn’t end there.
Oatmeal is also good with peanut butter in monster cookies. It gives great texture to cowgirl cookies and plays a lovely supporting role in old-fashioned 7 cup cookies.
And of course it adds great texture and chew to these butterscotch cookies. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but oatmeal and cookies are a match made in heaven!
Tips and Tricks
These cookies are very straight forward to make, so you don’t need a ton of tips. Here are a few just in case:
Don’t skip the salt. It adds great balance to the sweetness in these cookies.
If you only have salted butter, don’t worry. Go ahead and use it, just reduce the added salt by a pinch.
You can refrigerate the cookie dough in a bowl for 2-3 days before baking, just make sure to let it sit a room temperature for around 20 minutes so it’s easier to scoop out into cookies.
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Freeze the Dough for Later
You can freeze this cookie dough to bake later. You can freeze it all to defrost, scoop, and bake later.
Or scoop the dough onto a lined cookie sheet and freeze it for an hour or two. Once scoops of dough are frozen, you can move them to a freezer bag and freeze them for up to 3 months.
You can bake them from frozen, just add a minute or two to the bake time. No need to plan ahead and defrost!
If butterscotch chips aren’t your favorite, you can swap them for chocolate chips.
Let the cookies rest for 5-10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely.
If you have trouble with your cookies spreading, check out my tips for preventing flat cookies.
Oatmeal Scotchies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 11 ounces butterscotch baking chips
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.1 cup unsalted butter, 1 cup light brown sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar
- Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until combined.2 large eggs
- Stir in vanilla.1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.2 cups old fashioned oats, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Fold in the butterscotch chips. Chill for 30 minutes.11 ounces butterscotch baking chips
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and line baking sheets with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- Scoop about 1½ Tablespoons of dough (a medium cookie scoop) and place about 2 inches apart on lined cookie sheet.
- Bake 9-11 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown. It's okay if the centers look slightly underbaked, that will help to keep the chewy and delicious. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
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These cookies are delicious! This will be my new go to oatmeal cookie recipe!
Yay! Thank you!
it makes so many cookies! I love that! did some chocolate chip, butterscotch, and some with both and chopped walnuts! saved some for the week and froze the rest for another another time. this recipe is a favorite now and I loved the details in the recipe. so easy to follow as you listed everything. thank you so much for this recipe!
What a fun combination of cookies! I am so happy that you liked them.
So so delicious!!
Thank you!
Wow! I mixed just as you said and was nervous, but I rolled into balls, refrigerated for 30 minutes before I baked and they are probably the best cookies I’ve ever made. I’m saving this recipe and telling my friends. Thank you!
Yay! I am so glad you liked them!
I will definitely use this recipe again! Turned out perfect! My 3 kids and 5 grandbabies gave them thumbs up 👍🏼 Thank you
That’s a lot of thumbs up! 💚
Very good cookies! Much better than the recipe on the bag of chips, which tend to be flat and greasy. Not so with these. Give them a try!
I am so glad you liked them!
These sound just scrumptious.
Thank you!
The butterscotch chips sound like a perfect match in an oatmeal cookie! I can’t wait to have an excuse to make cookies now!
They really do go so well together. I hope you enjoy them!
That is my kind of cookie! They look delicious.
Pam
An Artful Mom
thank you!
I can’t wait to make these again!
I hope you do soon!