Oatmeal-Butterscotch Cookies

My coworker recently baked me cookies (what a sweetie!) and they were delicious! She confessed that they came from a Cindy McCain recipe called Oatmeal-Butterscotch cookies. Allegedly, the recipe is copied from a Hershey's website but let's not talk about stealing and lying on this blog. Cindy McCain submitted her "recipe" against Michelle Obama's Shortbread Cookies and Bill Clinton's Oatmeal Cookies...and in an election with 8,000 submitted votes, she won with 54% of the votes!

Click here to read more about the cooking controversy. Scroll down for the easy-to-make recipe.
Tip: Use the Old Fashioned Quaker Oats for best texture. Avoid the Quick 1-Minute brand for cookie recipes!


Ingredients
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups rolled oats
1-2/3 cups butterscotch chips

Directions
1. Heat oven to 375F.
2. In a large bowl beat the butter or margarine, granulated sugar and brown sugar together. Add the eggs and vanilla, beating well.
3. In a medium-size bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture; stir until blended. Stir in oats and butterscotch chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes, until the edges begin to brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.