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Oatmeal Peanut Butter Scotchies

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Scotchies are flourless peanut butter oatmeal cookies with butterscotch morsels and pecans.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings 40
Author Cookie Madness

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup peanut butter Jif, Skippy, Peter Pan – kind with sugar
  • ⅔ cup white sugar
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 3 cups quick cooking not instant! oats
  • 1 ⅓ cups butterscotch chips
  • ½ cup chopped toasted pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • With an electric mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter and both sugars until creamy. Add salt, vanilla, egg and baking soda and beat for about 30 seconds. Stir in oats, butterscotch chips and nuts.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls or smallish tablespoons onto a greased or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
  • Let cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes before removing to cooling rack.
  • Makes about 40 cookies

Notes

If you want to skip the butterscotch chips and go strictly peanut butter, use peanut butter chips and omit the pecans.