Crispy Scotchies Recipes

ORANGE'S FAMOUS OATMEAL SCOTCHIES!

Steps:

• Beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat the first egg into the butter mixture until completely blended; beat the vanilla into the mixture with the last egg.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a separate bowl. Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture about 1/2 cup at a time. Fold the rolled oats and butterscotch chips into the resulting dough. If the dough isn't firm enough, mix in more rolled oats, about 1/4 cup at a time, until dough is of desired consistency.
• Refrigerate the dough for 1 to 2 hours before baking.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Scoop up dough by heaping tablespoonful and roll into balls. Place cookies about 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until very lightly browned and cookies are set in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for about 5 minutes before removing from baking sheets to finish cooling on wire rack.

SOFT & CHEWY OATMEAL SCOTCHIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In a large bowl using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together on medium-high speed until combined and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs, molasses, and vanilla and beat on high speed until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low until combined. With the mixer running on low speed, beat in the oats and butterscotch morsels. Dough will be thick and sticky. Cover and chill the dough for at least 45 minutes in the refrigerator (and up to 4 days). If chilling for longer than a few hours, allow to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before rolling and baking because the dough will be quite hard.
• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
• Scoop cookie dough (here's the cookie scoop I love), about 3 Tablespoons of dough per cookie, and place 4 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake for 13-14 minutes or until lightly browned on the sides. The centers will look very soft.
• Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. While the cookies are still warm, I like to press a few more butterscotch morsels into the tops- this is only for looks!
• Cookies stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 1 week.

BUTTERSCOTCH RICE KRISPIES® BARS

Steps:

• Grease bottom and the lower 1 inch of the sides of a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter. Pour cereal into the prepared dish.
• Mix butterscotch chips and peanut butter together in a bowl and melt in a microwave oven, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes; pour over cereal and stir until cereal is coated. Use a spatula or the back of a spoon to compact mixture into the dish.
• Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave). Spread over the top of the bars with a spatula.
• Refrigerate bars again until the chocolate is firmed, about 10 minutes.

RICE KRISPIES SCOTCHEROOS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sugar and corn syrup. Heat just until bubbly (Do not boil or the bars become a little hard).
• Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter. Stir until well blended, then gently stir in cereal.
• Press mixture lightly into buttered 9 x 13 pan.
• Combine chocolate and butterscotch chips and melt in microwave or double boiler.
• Immediately spread over bars in pan.
• Refrigerate just until chocolate sets and hardens slightly.
• Cut in squares. Makes 3 to 4 dozen bars.

KRISPIES SCOTCHIES

Steps:

• Place cereal in large bowl.
• Mix sugar and corn syrup in saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until sugar is melted; remove from heat.
• Add peanut butter; blend thoroughly.
• Pour over cereal; mix well.
• Pour into greased 9x13-inch baking pan and spread evenly.
• Melt chips in saucepan; mix well.
• Spread on top.
• Chill and then cut into squares.