Butterscotch Crunch Cookies
- Ready In:
- 18mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
30 3
ingredients
- 8 ounces butterscotch candies, crushed
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose white flour
- 1⁄8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- unsalted butter, room temp
- unsalted butter, room temp
- 2⁄3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3⁄4 cup chopped walnuts or 3/4 cup pecans
directions
- Preheat oven to 350*.
- Lightly grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
- Line the sheets with aluminum foil.
- Heavily grease the foil or coat with nonstick spray.
- Put the candy in a heavy duty bag and hit with a kitchen mallet or heavy spoon, pound the candy until finely cracked, some 1/8-1/4" bits can remain, but most should be very fine.
- In a medium bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, baking soda and salt, set aside. In a large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until well blended and fluffy.add the egg and vanilla and beat until evenly incorporated.
- Add the candy pieces and beat for 1 minute more.
- Beat or stir in flour mixture and nuts just until evenly incorporated.
- Drop the dough onto the baking sheets by heaping measuring tablespoonfuls, spacing about 3" apart.
- Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the upper third of the oven for 8-11 minutes or golden on top and slightly darker at edges, be careful not to overbake.Reverse the sheet from front to back halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
- Transfer the sheets to wire rack and let stand until completely cooled. .very carefully peel the cookies from the foil. Store in a single layer with wax paper in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks or freeze up to 2 months.
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