Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

Sorry for the long delay in posting. We've spent the past two weeks being incredibly sick and then recovering. Poor baby boy was throwing up for a week straight. Now the house is back in order, the mountains upon mountains of laundry are under control, and I am back with delicious cookies for you.

I've been chomping at the bit waiting to try out this particular recipe for weeks. Sometimes when I wait so long to try a recipe I am disappointed with the results because I've gotten my hopes up so high. Not so with these cookies. They are undeniably wonderful.

I love a good oatmeal cookie, but hate raisins. Deal with it. But these chunky wonders (filled with butterscotch chips, toffee bits and flaked coconut) fulfill my need for a hearty oatmeal cookie, sans raisin nastiness. It is well with my soul. And the hubs didn't mind them one bit.

Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

via Annie's Eats
 

makes about 2 dozen cookies
 
¾ cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. salt
8 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
½ tsp. vanilla extract
1½ cups old fashioned oats
¾ cup shredded coconut
½ cup butterscotch chips
¼ cup toffee bits

Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.  Stir to blend, and set aside.  In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugars and beat on medium-high speed until light and smooth, about 2-3 minutes.  Beat in the egg until incorporated.  Blend in the vanilla.  With the mixer on low speed, mix in the dry ingredients just until incorporated.  With a spatula, fold in the oats, coconut, butterscotch chips and toffee bits until evenly combined.

Drop scoops of dough (about 2 tablespoons each) onto the prepared baking sheets, a few inches apart.  Bake for 12-15 minutes, until just set and light golden, rotating the pans halfway through baking.  Let cool on the pans about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.