Oatmeal Scotchies

Got a package of butterscotch chips forgotten and languishing in the cupboard? Well, you could use them to make Seven Layer Cookies, or you could do this instead!

OATMEAL SCOTCHIES
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups oatmeal
½ package (about 6 oz.) butterscotch chips
1 cup nuts, chopped, or 1 cup flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet, or line it with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars together with an electric mixer set to medium speed. Mix in eggs and vanilla extract. In a smaller bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. A little at a time, add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, blending well and scraping down sides of bowl if necessary. Mix in oatmeal, chips and nuts or coconut with a spoon.

Drop by tablespoons 2" apart onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 11-13 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. Allow to cool on cookie sheet 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes about 5 dozen yummy cookies.

Stolen off the back of the butterscotch chips bag.