Butterscotch Molasses Pudding Cookies Food

BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy and fluffy. Add in the pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract. Beat well until incorporated.
• Slowly add in the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in the chocolate and butterscotch chips with a spatula.
• Drop cookies onto baking sheet with a cookie scoop (I used a medium cookie scoop) and bake for 10 minutes or until slightly golden around the edges.
• Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire cooling racks to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

BUTTERSCOTCH GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Combine the flour, pudding mixes, ginger, baking powder and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with lightly floured cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool. Decorate as desired.

BUTTERSCOTCH BLONDIES

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Add 2 rectangular sheets of parchment to an 8-inch square baking pan in a crisscross fashion, leaving a 1-inch overhang on all sides once fitted in the pan. Set aside.
• Cook the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Swirl as the butter melts so that it browns evenly. It will foam, then turn golden and finally turn a toasty brown, about 6 minutes. Once the aroma is nutty, remove it from the heat and pour into a large heatproof glass bowl. (You should have about 6 tablespoons of browned butter.)
• Whisk to combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Whisk the brown sugar into the browned butter until combined. Whisk in the egg and vanilla extract. Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to fold in the flour mixture until just combined. Then fold in the pecans, white chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
• Spread the batter into the prepared pan in an even layer. Bake until set and firm when touched and the top is glossy and crackled, 20 to 24 minutes. Let cool to room temperature on a wire rack.
• Lift the blondie out of the pan using the parchment handles and cut into 9 squares. Drizzle lightly with butterscotch sauce and sprinkle with flaky sea salt, if using. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, dry pudding mix, baking soda and spices. Beat shortening and brown sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg and molasses; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Place granulated sugar in small bowl. Roll dough into 40 balls, using about 1 Tbsp. dough for each ball. Roll balls in granulated sugar until evenly coated.
• Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until tops are cracked. Cool on baking sheet 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

OATMEAL BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl beat the butter or margarine, white sugar and brown sugar together. Add the eggs and vanilla, beating well.
• Stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until blended. Stir in the oats and the butterscotch chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges begin to brown.

GINGERBREAD MEN

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the dry butterscotch pudding mix, butter, and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; stir into the pudding mixture. Cover, and chill dough until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. On a floured board, roll dough out to about 1/8 inch thickness, and cut into man shapes using a cookie cutter. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are golden at the edges. Cool on wire racks.