Perfect Butterscotch, Chocolate & Pecan Cookies

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • dash of salt
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
2.Melt butter in the microwave for 30 seconds, it should only melt a third of the way.
3.In the bowl of your mixer add the brown sugar, milk, vanilla extract and mix for about 3 to 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add the egg and mix until well incorporated.
4.In a bowl mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Slowly add the flour mixture, half a cup at a time and mix on slow speed, scraping the sides as needed. Add more flour, a tbsp at a time if mixture is too soft.
5.Add the butterscotch chips, chocolate chips and pecans and mix until well incorporated.
6.Using 1/4 cup measuring cup, scoop out 1/4 cup of the cookie dough at a time, roll into a ball and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining cookie dough, make sure you leave enough space between the cookies, about 3 inches.
7.Top the cookies with additional chocolate, butterscotch chips and pecans, so they'll look beautiful.
8.Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, additional minutes may be required because of size of cookies, so bake until lightly golden, no more than 13 minutes.