Melody’s Superbly Perfect Yummy Gooey Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Well. It is Wednesday. Wednesdays, on our week -to-week calendar, have been altered, so I find myself here at home. This does not feel normal in any way, shape or form to me, and I really don’t know what to do with myself.

What does a girl do when feeling displaced?

bake.
(surely you knew the answer…)

I came across this very yummy looking recipe on kitchme called cowboy oatmeal cookies. After a few quick changes, I found something absolutely perfect coming from my oven. a yummy, chewy, goodness kind of perfect. a you shouldn’t wait one second longer to make these perfect.

Melody’s Superbly Perfect Yummy Gooey Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup coconut oil
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 cups quick cooking oats
1 package of butterscotch chips
some Smarties ( I used the chocolate ones by Nestle – the canadian version of M&M’s – the shell is crunchier than M&M’s and holds up in mixing and baking without falling apart or melting bleeding colors. Of course this is completely opinion and not scientifically proven as far as I know.)
next time I make these I will add coconut, but that is totally optional.

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream butter, coconut oil, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Gradually stir in the sifted ingredients until well blended. Mix in oats, butterscotch chips and smarties (and possibly coconut, if your heart desires). Drop from a teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. (I used a tablespoon cookie scoop, leveled, not heaping.)
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven or until edges are golden. Let set up on the cookie sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Poor a tall glass of milk. Eat one. Quick, while its still warm.

Happy Wednesday Everyone!