1 ¼ cups butter (softened
¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar (light or dark brown)
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups unbleached flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
1 apple (Granny Smith or any kind) shredded
3 cups Old Fashioned Quaker Oats
1 cup raisins (soaked in warm water to soften- then drain thoroughly))
1 cup Optional - butterscotch chips - only for Oatmeal Scotchies
Butterscotch Ganache
1 cup Butterscotch chips
½ cup Whipping cream
1
Heat the oven to 350. Beat the butter and sugars on Medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
2
Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and mix well and add it to the butter, sugar, egg, vanilla mixture.
3
Add oats and drained raisins, and shredded apple, mix well.
4
For Oatmeal Scotchies, omit raisins and add 1 cup of butterscotch chips. Mix well. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until nicely golden brown.
Butterscotch Ganache
5
Place the butterscotch chips and whipping cream in a small pan over low heat and stir until the chips have melted and the mixture is smooth. Let it cool a bit, then drizzle it over the cookies. Sprinkle with a little sea salt.
Ingredients
1 ¼ cups butter (softened
¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar (light or dark brown)
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ cups unbleached flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
1 apple (Granny Smith or any kind) shredded
3 cups Old Fashioned Quaker Oats
1 cup raisins (soaked in warm water to soften- then drain thoroughly))
1 cup Optional - butterscotch chips - only for Oatmeal Scotchies
Butterscotch Ganache
1 cup Butterscotch chips
½ cup Whipping cream
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