Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

In an effort to please my Primary class (who for some reason are tired of us bringing fruit snacks for the treat every week - come on, the 4 year olds never complained!), I made cookies tonight. And in an effort to please my husband, I made these cookies specifically - he's been wanting butterscotch cookies for a few weeks and that recipe looked pretty promising. For your convenience, I have included the recipe below, but remember that www.allrecipes.com is the real genius here, not me. :)

Cowboy Oatmeal Cookies (aka Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies)

Ingredients

- 2 cups all-purpose flour

- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

- 1 teaspoon baking soda

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1/2 cup margarine

- 1/2 cup vegetable oil

- 1 cup packed brown sugar

- 1 cup white sugar

- 2 eggs

- 1 tsp vanilla (this was a suggestion in the comments; I did not add it in but I bet it would be tasty)

- 2 cups quick cooking oats (I used old-fashioned oats)

- 1 cup butterscotch chips

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, cream margarine, 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 and butterscotch chips. Drop from a teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3. 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.

These were quite delicious, and the old-fashioned oats made them delightfully chewy too. Definitely recommended!