Grown-up oatmeal butterscotch cookies with brown butter, butterscotch chips, and just a splash of rum. ;)
Prep Time50 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Chilling the Brown Butter1 hourhr
Total Time2 hourshrs
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies, Brown Butter Oatmeal Scotchies, Oatmeal Butterscotch Chip Cookies, Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies, Oatmeal Cookies
Servings: 18large cookies
Equipment
1 large cookie scoop (about 3T) optional
1-2 cookie sheets
1 small saucepan
Ingredients
3/4cbutter (1 1/2 sticks, 6 oz)
3/4cbrown sugar, packed
2large eggs
1tspvanilla extract
1tspmolasses
1 3/4cquick-cooking oats
1 1/2call-purpose flour
1/2tspbaking soda
1/4tspbaking powder
1pinchsalt
1Trum or milk
1cbutterscotch chips
Instructions
Brown your butter (see my post on brown butter for full instructions) in a small saucepan. Pour into a bowl and put it in the fridge to cool until it's no longer liquid but still soft, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
In a small mixing bowl, combine, oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer (or a sturdy wooden spoon and lots of elbow grease), cream cooled browned butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes at medium speed.
Add eggs, vanilla, and molasses and beat until well combined, about 1-2 minutes at medium speed. Add dry ingredients and mix at low speed just until combined.
Then add rum or milk and mix at low speed until combined. Add butterscotch chips and mix until combined.
Using a large cookie scoop, spoon, or your hands, scoop dough into 3T balls. Place on cookie sheet and flatten a little using the bottom of a glass or your hand.
Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes, or until bottoms are beginning to brown and tops are set. Cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely. Cookies will keep for about 5 days stored in an airtight container at room temperature.