Butterscotch Chippies – decadent, delicious and delightfully simple to make

Back in the kitchen after many busy days, I thought it was time for a treat…..something rich but with a bit of crunch. Thus, I decided to make Butterscotch Chippies – a cookie creation I cobbled together by modifying a recipe I found in a 1960’s era cookbook.

The butterscotch flavor depends on a combination of melted butter and shortening and equal measures of brown and white sugar. The recipe is so easy, the cookies practically make themselves.

Butterscotch Chippies

• 1/4 cup of butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup of shortening
• 1/3 cup of brown sugar
• 1/3 cup of white granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1-1/2 cups sifted flour (I prefer unbleached but all-purpose is fine)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 3/4 to 1 cup of white chocolate or peanut butter chips

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Having pre-measured the brown and granulated sugars, your first step is to melt the butter or margarine and shortening together in a saucepan and pour into your mixing bowl. Add both cups of sugar and mix well. Add the egg and beat until lighter in color and frothy.

Combine the flour and baking soda and add to your mixing bowl. At this point, you can switch from using a mixer to mixing by hand.

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You’ll next add the vanilla followed by the walnuts and white chocolate or peanut butter chips. (The white chocolate chips taste great but I love the peanut butter ones even better for that extra bit of richness.)

Using a lightly greased cookie sheet (mine is old and disreputable in appearance but bakes perfect cookies) scoop out even portions of dough. I prefer to use a small, round scoop but you can also use a teaspoon and then shape the dough into balls. Place into a 375 degree oven (middle rack) for 7 to 10 minutes watching carefully. Remove at once.

Relatively small and dainty, the cookies look as appealing as they taste when placed on a pretty plate and surrounded by a favorite cup or two for coffee or tea. The rich butterscotch flavor combined with melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter chips and a crispy texture, delight the taste buds while lifting the spirits.