Description
Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect sweet-and-salty treat, loaded with gooey butterscotch, melty chocolate chips, and a sprinkle of sea salt for irresistible flavor.
Ingredients
½ cup unsalted butter, straight from fridge or room temperature
¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, measured correctly
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butterscotch chips (use less if you prefer less sweetness)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Sea salt sprinkles, for topping
Optional: chopped walnuts
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
Add egg and vanilla. Mix on low speed until combined.
Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix just until incorporated; do not overmix.
Stir in butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, and walnuts if using.
Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing cookies apart. Press extra chips on top if desired.
Bake one sheet at a time:
Medium cookies (2 tbsp dough): bake 8-10 minutes.
Large cookies (¼ cup dough): bake 10-13 minutes.
Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks. Sprinkle sea salt over warm cookies.
Let cool completely before storing.
Notes
Room temperature butter mixes faster, but cold butter also works.
Sea salt enhances the sweet flavors—don’t skip it!
Pull cookies slightly underdone from the oven for a soft center.
Adjust butterscotch chips to taste; they’re quite sweet.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg