Description
Delightful butterscotch chocolate chip cookies with sea salt blend sweet and salty notes for a memorable treat. Crisp edges, chewy centers, and rich flavor make these cookies irresistible when you crave something special.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (170 g) butterscotch chips
- 1 cup (170 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup (113 g or 4 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Sea salt for sprinkling
- Optional: walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Heat oven to 350°F (177°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper for optimal baking surface.
- Creaming Stage: Utilize electric mixer to whip softened butter with granulated and brown sugars until achieving a fluffy, pale consistency that creates a smooth base for the cookie dough.
- Liquid Integration: Blend egg and vanilla extract into the sugar-butter mixture, ensuring complete incorporation through gentle mixing at low speed to maintain dough’s delicate texture.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Carefully fold all-purpose flour, baking soda, and kosher salt into the wet mixture, stirring until ingredients are just combined without overmixing to preserve the cookie’s tender crumb.
- Flavor Enhancement: Gently fold butterscotch chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and optional walnuts throughout the dough, creating a balanced distribution of sweet and nutty elements.
- Portioning and Spacing: Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, positioning mounds approximately 2 inches apart to allow proper spread and even baking.
- Baking Process: Bake cookies for 8-13 minutes depending on size, monitoring for golden-brown edges that indicate perfect doneness and rich caramelized flavor.
- Cooling and Finishing: Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes to stabilize structure, then transfer to wire rack for complete cooling and final texture development.
- Final Touch: Sprinkle flaky sea salt across cookie surfaces to elevate flavor complexity and provide a sophisticated sweet-savory contrast.
Notes
- Control Butter Temperature: Ensure butter is softened but not melted for perfect cookie texture and consistent creaming.
- Prevent Overmixing: Mix dry ingredients just until combined to maintain a tender, soft cookie without developing tough gluten.
- Strategic Chip Distribution: Gently fold chips throughout dough to guarantee even chocolate and butterscotch in every delightful bite.
- Precise Baking Watch: Monitor cookie edges for golden-brown color to achieve ideal crispy exterior and soft, chewy center.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg