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Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies #kidsinthekitchen

When fall rolls around the tastes for snacks and treats change. When it’s time for dessert its usually fewer requests for ice cream but more for gooey brownies. After School Snacks are now warm or spicy or sometimes a little of both like these oatmeal raisin butterscotch cookies. Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies Recipe, kids in the kitchen, cooking with kids, fall flavors

 Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies Recipe, kids in the kitchen, cooking with kids, fall flavors

With a big dose of cinnamon and a pinch each of chili, ginger, clove and nutmeg they give off a warmth that feels so good especially as the season cools off. Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies Recipe, kids in the kitchen, cooking with kids, fall flavors

Shae saw me bring home a huge container of oatmeal and said she wanted to make cookies. Who am I to deny a girl and her cookies. I gave her all the ingredients, the recipe and let her get to work. Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies Recipe, kids in the kitchen, cooking with kids, fall flavors  Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies Recipe, kids in the kitchen, cooking with kids, fall flavors

Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies-makes 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 white sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch each of chili powder, ginger, clove & nutmeg (cardamom would be a great here too)
  • 1/2 salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare 2-3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a mixing bowl cream together butter and sugars till creamy.
Beat in vanilla and eggs till smooth. Occasionally scrape down sides.
In a separate bowl blend together flour, baking soda, spices and salt
Add flour mixture to sugar and eggs slowly to prevent flour from flying into theair. Do not over mix.
Add oats, raisins and butterscotch chips and blend for 10 seconds.
Drop heaping spoonfuls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 11-13 minutes and cool on wire racks. Cookies should be crisp on the edges and bottom and chewy in the middle.

 Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies Recipe, kids in the kitchen, cooking with kids, fall flavors

 These are quickly becoming a family fall favorite. What flavors do you crave in the cooler weather?

Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies

Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Butterscotch Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 butter, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 white sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch each of chili powder, ginger, clove & nutmeg (cardamom would be a great here too)
  • 1/2 salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare 2-3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a mixing bowl cream together butter and sugars till creamy.
  3. Beat in vanilla and eggs till smooth. Occasionally scrape down sides.
  4. In a separate bowl blend together flour, baking soda and salt
  5. Add flour mixture to sugar and eggs slowly to prevent flour from flying into theair. Do not over mix.
  6. Add oats, raisins and butterscotch chips and blend for 10 seconds.
  7. Drop heaping spoonfuls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
  8. Bake for 11-13 minutes and cool on wire racks. Cookies should be crisp on the edges and bottom and chewy in the middle.
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