Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, room temp
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour (unbleached)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (i used kosher)
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups quick oats (mine were organic)
• 1 cup butterscotch chips

Recipe

• 1 cream butter with applesauce; then cream with sugars til smooth.
• 2 add egg and vanilla; beat well.
• 3 combine flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon. add to creamed mixture.
• 4 mix in oats and chips.
• 5 i used my 2-tsp scoop, slightly overloaded, and dropped on parchment a few inches apart.
• 6 bake @ 350 degrees -- 11-13 minutes. i watched for a few bumpy tips to begin to turn golden, the edges just beginning to turn, too. 12 minutes was perfect in my oven.
• 7 cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet. move to rack to cool completely.
• 8 original recipe says yield is 36 but i got 60 doing it my way! they were perfect for little hands! (and the big hands felt less guilt reaching for a second -- and a third -- !).