Butterscotch Apple Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup walnut pieces, chopped into small pieces
• 2 large tart apples, peeled cored diced (granny smith apples recommended)
• 1 (10 ounce) package butterscotch chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or grease lightly.
• 2 whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugars until light and fluffy. add the eggs one at a time and mix well until fully incorporated. mix in the vanilla and then the flour mixture until fully incorporated.
• 4 stir in the oats, walnuts, apples, and chips and mix well. drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 1 1/2 inches between the cookies.
• 5 bake for 10-13 minutes or until pale golden brown. cool the cookies on the sheets for 1 minute, then remove to a rack to finish cooling.