Description
Delicious butterscotch chocolate chip cookies with a sweet and salty twist from sea salt sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 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 (adjust to taste)
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- Sea salt sprinkles (for topping)
- Optional: ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until combined.
- Fold in butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, and walnuts (if using).
- Scoop tablespoon-sized dough balls onto the baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Sprinkle sea salt lightly on top of each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- For softer cookies, slightly underbake.
- Adjust butterscotch chips for desired sweetness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: butterscotch, chocolate chip cookies, sea salt, sweet and salty, easy dessert