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    Home » Delicious Desserts » Sweet and Salty Butterscotch Chip Cookies - Step by Step Video!

    5 from 5 votes

    Sweet and Salty Butterscotch Chip Cookies - Step by Step Video!

    June 5, 2015 by Sarah Mir · Updated December 17, 2020

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    Jump to Salty Sweet Butterscotch Chip Cookies w/ Pecans Recipe

    Quite recently a fellow transplant from Pakistan reached out and commented on how "exhilliratingly high the aroma of vanilla and sugar emanating from my oven makes me (her)". The entire time these cookies were baking all I could think of was how perfect these would be for her, a fellow lover of butter and sugar. E, I hope you make these Butterscotch Chip Cookies and know just how much I appreciate your kind words 🙂

    If vanilla has soft beauty then butterscotch packs a sweet punch. It's tempered by a subtle amount of coffee and a healthy smattering of chopped, toasted pecans. The real piece-de-resistance though is the sweet and salty sugar that these cookies roll around in before making their way on to the baking sheet. The original recipe is from King Arthur Flour and over time I have made minor tweaks.

    a stack of butterscotch chip cookies

    Ingredients in Salty - Sweet Butterscotch Cookies

    These cookies have some standard cookie ingredients like butter, sugar and flour, and then some unusual ones!

    • Butter
    • Brown Sugar
    • Granulated Sugar
    • Egg
    • Salt
    • Vinegar
    • Instant Coffee
    • Flour
    • Baking Soda
    • Vanilla Extract
    • Butterscotch Chips
    • Pecans

    Also just so you've been warmed you can't have just one of these Salty Sweet Butterscotch Chip Cookies.

    Especially when they're warm.

    Fuggedaboutit.

    Sweet and Salty Butterscotch Chip Cookies Video

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    Made them? Review them below by clicking on the number of stars you would like to give it and do share your creations with me on Instagram @flourandspiceblog - Happy Baking!

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    5 from 5 votes

    Salty-Sweet Butterscotch Chip Cookies Recipe

    Servings: 4 dozen
    Author: Sarah Mir

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup pecan halves
    • ⅔ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
    • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 cup butter
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon espresso powder or ¾ tsp instant coffee
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon vinegar cider or white
    • 1 large egg
    • 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
    • 1 ⅓ cups butterscotch chips
    • ⅓ cup granulated sugar mixed with 1 to 1 ¼ teaspoons salt for topping**

    Instructions

    • Toast your pecans in a clean dry frying pan on medium heat, moving occasionally until they darken and smell toasted. Chop roughly.
    • Cream together butter, sugars, shortening, salt, espresso/coffee powder, baking soda, vanilla, and vinegar till smooth sweet magic happens.
    • Add the egg, beat till well combined.
    • With your mixer on low gradually add the flour
    • Stir in the chips and toasted nuts.
    • Refrigerate the dough for 2 hours to overnight unless you are in a rush
    • When it is time to bake line your baking sheet (or two sheets) with parchment paper and preheat to 375 degrees F.
    • Combine the sugar and salt and put in a bowl. Make the size of cookie you prefer and roll into a ball, let the cookie take a little sugar shower then transfer to the baking sheet and leave 2 inches between cookies.
    • Bake the cookies for 9-12 minutes depending on the size of the cookie and the kind of cookie you like. A longer bake time will give you a delightfully crunchy cookie, a shorter bake time where the edges are golden and the cookie is just cooked in the middle will result in a softer chewy cookie. 

    Notes

    **If you’re making smaller (teaspoon cookie scoop-sized) cookies, increase the coating to ½ cup (3 ½ ounces) granulated sugar mixed with 1 ¾ to 2 teaspoons salt.

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    Comments

    1. coconutcraze says

      June 05, 2015 at 11:27 pm

      These cookies look so buttery and beautiful! Love the crisped edges and a load of pecans! I have not tasted a salt and sweet cookie so should try this to find out!

      Reply
    2. Eraj says

      June 09, 2015 at 12:40 pm

      Oh my goodness hahah I am So touched!! I certainly Will try them - may have to wait till after the upcoming vacation but I'll let you know!

      Aanndd I made the spinach raita this evening to accompany some daal chawal and well.. I will just say that the daal went back into the fridge UN-touched! That was some Seriously good raita, perfect with plain rice 🙂

      Reply
      • sarahjmir says

        June 10, 2015 at 10:48 pm

        oh yay! thrilled it worked out 🙂 enjoy your vacation!

        Reply
    3. Kamana@SocialandStyle says

      June 17, 2015 at 2:00 pm

      I love treats that are both savory and sweet to eat with chai - this is perfect - thank you!

      Reply
      • sarahjmir says

        June 17, 2015 at 9:45 pm

        thanks so much Kamana! I do hope you try it!

        Reply
    4. Judy Field says

      February 21, 2022 at 8:41 pm

      The recipe calls for shortening to be added but is not listed in the ingredients. How much do I add?

      Reply
      • Sarah Mir says

        April 04, 2022 at 7:32 pm

        So sorry Judy, I edited the shortening out of the ingredients and made them all butter but otherwise it used to be half shortening half butter

        Reply

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