Chocolate Butterscotch Cookies

Name: Chocolate Butterscotch Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 3 dozens
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter-flavor Crisco sticks or 2/3 cup Butter Flavor Crisco; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package deluxe yellow cake mix; 1 cup toasted rice cereal; 1/2 cup milk chocolate pieces; 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans

Submitted by jAcQuiE_7

"These cookies are the best of both chocolate & butterscotch all in one!!"

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Ready In:: 27mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 3 dozens

ingredients

²⁄₃ cup butter-flavor Crisco sticks or 2/3 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
¹⁄₂ cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 (18 1/4 ounce) package deluxe yellow cake mix
1 cup toasted rice cereal
¹⁄₂ cup milk chocolate pieces
¹⁄₂ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
¹⁄₂ cup coarsely chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans

directions

*Heat oven to 375-degrees F. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
*Combine 2/3 cup shortening and brown sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs.
*Add cake mix gradually at low speed. Mix until well blended. Stir in cereal, butterscotch chips, chocolate chunks, chocolate chips and nuts. Stir until well blended.
*Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly. Shape sides to form circle, if necessary.
*Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. 'DO NOT OVERBAKE'. Cool cookies 2 minutes on baking sheets. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
*ENJOY!