I really like Oatmeal Scotchies. Or should I really say I think I remember really liking Oatmeal Scotchies. I know that they must have orange zest to be great and so you can be sure I zested an orange instead of using vanilla extract for this recipe. Below is the original Toll House recipe for Oatmeal Scotchies. Now I followed this recipe with precision, however my cookies cooked in much less time than instructed and spread flatter than a pancake. Should I have used more flour and less oats? Was it the baking soda? I went online to see what other bakers had to say.
According to the reviews, for this very recipe on the cookie morsel website, I am not alone, super flat scotchies abound. It's not me; it's this recipe. I also found a blog done by a wise woman who on her first time out the gate with this recipe reduced the oats by 1/2 a cup. Her resulting cookies look thicker than mine.
When my first dozen came out so flat and brown, I put the remainder of the dough in the fridge and then made the rest with chilled dough. Alas, that didn't matter. Sigh. Can't win them all I guess. I have seen there are recipes for Oatmeal Scotchie Bars, maybe next time I'll try that --or better yet if I want a butterscotch treat- I should try a no bake option and make butterscotch haystacks.
Tomorrow with assistance from Anna I'll be tackling a recipe called "Best Chocolate Chip Cookies"
Happy Tuesday xoxo!
