Best Butterscotch Slice Cookies Recipes

BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in toffee bits and pecans. Shape into a 10-in. roll; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap dough and cut into 1/2-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1-2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in resealable plastic freezer bag; freeze. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand a few minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed.

BUTTERSCOTCH-WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg and beat to combine.
• Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in the butterscotch chips and walnuts.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop slightly mounded tablespoons of the dough and roll into balls. Arrange the balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake the cookies until they are set and golden on the bottom, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

BUTTERSCOTCH SLICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer, cream together butter, brown sugar and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time. Add flour mixture one cup at a time and mix well. Stir in chopped nuts.
• Place dough on wax paper and form into 2-inch rolls. Refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375º. Slice into 1/8 inch slices and bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 5 to 6 minutes.
• Allow to cool slightly before removing from baking sheet.
• Notes from the Paula Deen Test Kitchen: Makes a great cookie to be served with tea or coffee. Dough freezes well. Dough is easier to cut when frozen. If using this method, allow cookies to sit 3-4 minutes on a cool baking sheet before baking.

BUTTERSCOTCH ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, add sugar and cream well. Beat in eggs, then add sifted dry ingredients, vanilla and nuts.
• Shape into rolls, wrap in wax paper and freeze or put in refrigerator until firm.
• Slice and place about an inch apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake about 12 minutes at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• When done, remove from pan at once with a spatula. Store in a covered container and they will remain crisp.

BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer; stir in any remaining flour and the butterscotch pieces.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Rotate cookie sheets halfway through bake cycle. Remove from cookie sheets immediately and cool on wire racks. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC BUTTERSCOTCH ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter and brown sugar until light.
• Add egg and vanilla, and mix well.
• Stir together flour, salt, and baking powder and add to sugar-egg-butter mix, mixing well. Stir in nuts.
• Form dough into a 2-inch-diameter log and wrap in foil or waxed paper. Chill for 12 to 24 hours.
• Slice and bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 400 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes.

BUTTERSCOTCH FREEZE 'N SLICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup;level off.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix wel.
• Line two 8x4-inch bread pans with foil, allowing foil to extend above sides of pans; press half of dough into each pan.( see tip) Fold foil to seal; freeze 2-3 hours or until well chilled.
• Heat oven to 350°F Lightly grease cookies sheets.
• Unfold foil; lift dough from pan. remove foil; cut dough into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 F for 8-12 minutes or until light golden brown. cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheets.
• HIGH ALTITUDE:(Above 3500 feet.)
• Decrease granualted sugar to 3/4 cup.
• Bake as directed.
• **(TIP: Pans may be omitted and dough shaped into two 8x4-inch rectangular shaped rolls, freeze and bake as directed)
• VARIATION:
• BUTTERSCOTCH FREEZE 'N SLICE SQUARES:
• Slices may be cut in half into two 20-inch squares.
• Bake at 350 F for 8-12 minutes.
• Makes 10 dozen cookies.

BUTTERSCOTCH PECAN SLICES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Shape into two 7-in. rolls; wrap each and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. , Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with remaining nuts; press gently. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.