Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

Ingredients
1 cup butter flavored Crisco
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup self-rising flour
3 cups oats
2 cups butterscotch chips
1 cup walnuts, chopped

 Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream together shortening and sugars in a large bowl.
3. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Incorporate salt, soda and flours to create dough.
5. Add oats.
6. Stir chopped walnuts and butterscotch chips into dough.
7. Drop by spoonful onto ungreased baking sheets.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
9. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet.

Variation: Out of oats?
Plain Butterscotch Cookies

Ingredients
1 cup butter flavored Crisco
¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup self rising flour
1 (12 oz) bag butterscotch chips
1 cup honey roasted peanuts, chopped

 Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream together shortening and sugars in a large bowl.
3. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Incorporate salt, soda and flours to create dough.
5. Stir in chopped peanuts and butterscotch chips.
6. Drop by spoonful onto ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet.