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Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

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Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

Soft, chewy and filled with butterscotch goodness.
Print Recipe
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 Tablespoon hot water
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups oats quick cooking or old fashioned
  • 1/2 cup walnuts chopped (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In another bowl, cream together the butter and sugars, beating until fluffy and light colored.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until just combined.
  • Add the flour mixture, stirring until just incorporated.
  • Add the hot water, butterscotch chips and oats and nuts if using. Gently stir until just combined. Do not over-mix.
  • Drop by level tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 7-8 minutes for chewy cookies, 9-10 minutes for crispy cookies.
  • Remove from oven. Cool several minutes on the pan before removing the cookies to finish cooling on a cooling rack.

Here’s what’s Happening on the Homestead

Spring.  Just the word congers up images of blossoms and bunnies, eggs and chicks. . . . and catalogs filled with tableware, linens and all the fresh spring color imaginable. . . . so when my spring edition of the Pier1 catalog arrived – I was immediately drawn to devour every page.  The dinnerware, table settings, linens were, in typical Pier1 form, a wonderful feast for the eyes. pier1-catalog-page

But, there was one thing that especially drew my attention. . .their adorable folded napkins – especially the little bunnies in the upper right corner of the page. The catalog directed readers to log on to their website for instructions  – which I immediately did.

Upon arriving at the page, I  searched for the Bunny Fold pier-one-bunny-ears-directionsand found this.   I grabbed some cloth napkins (which happened to be from Pier1) and, following their directions, began folding.  It only took me to the 4th step to figure out that there was a real problem with the directions – they were rolling from the wrong side of the napkin. . . and by the final step – it was unmistakable.

wrong-way-bunny-napkinI had created this.  I took an unfolded napkin and the directions to my husband – who, as a builder, reads instructions for a living  . . . and his response was immediate – these are not right.  They have rolled from the long side and not the point – and used directions for a granny knot.  It needs to be an ‘overhand’ knot.  (50 plus years of scouting – he should know his knots!)

After making a few simple changes – rolling from the point and using an overhand knot – the finished product looked like the one in the Pier1 picture.  Success!    folded-bunny-napkin-perfection

 And so, as much as I LOVE Pier1, no one is infallible.  I have done my own set of instructions, including pictorials, for your use should you be wanting to try these little treasures.  Such a simple way to dress up a spring  or Easter table.

Just Click Here to go to the instructions.  Happy Spring!

Enjoy,

Kathy

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