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Enjoy the delicious taste of butterscotch and chocolate chips combined in this recipe for these easy-to-make Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies! Made with a few simple ingredients and a sprinkle of sea salt, this warm and gooey sweet treat is sure to become your new favorite cookie recipe.

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Sea Salt Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies Are Perfect for Sweet & Salty Cravings!

Sea salt butterscotch chocolate chip cookies are the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth and your salty cravings all at the same time. Nothing hits the spot quite like these gooey, delicious, and utterly indulgent cookies loaded with butterscotch and chocolate chips with a touch of sea salt in every bite!

This butterscotch chocolate chip cookie recipe is perfect for all the holidays, parties, and when you’re craving easy sweet and salty treats! With just the right combination of ingredients, you can bake up cookies that are truly awesome and will have you reaching for more!

Why We Love These Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies

The butterscotch chocolate chip cookie recipe for these soft and gooey Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies makes a delicious, crowd-pleasing treat you can make in no time!
These delicious cookies combine two of the most beloved tastes – butterscotch and chocolate! Perfect when you’re in the mood for an indulgent treat!
No chilling of the butter, or room temperature eggs! Just get out your ingredients, and follow the easy instructions to get the best cookies ever!
That classic combination sweet and rich butterscotch and chocolate chips with a sprinkling of sea salt on top, just can’t be beat when you’re looking for the perfect balance of sweet and salty flavors!
We added some walnuts to these some of these cookies for some crunch and nuttiness! But feel free to add in any mix-ins you like either in the batter or on top, if you want some more yumminess going on!
With a few simple ingredients and a few simple steps, you can whip up a batch of sea salt Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies that will have everyone asking for more.
If you don’t have sea salt, that’s totally fine! These cookies rock with or without the sea salt on top and this recipe has salt in the cookie dough, so you’re still getting the sweet and salt combo!

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Ingredients You Need

Sea Salt Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

unsalted butter, straight from fridge or room temperature, make sure butter is not softened, warm or melted
brown sugar
granulated sugar
egg – does not have to be room temperature
vanilla extract
all-purpose flour
baking soda
salt
butterscotch chips
semi-sweet chocolate chips
flaky sea salt
optional: walnuts or nuts of choice

How to Make Best-Ever Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies

This Delicious Sea Salt Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe is something truly special. Just follow this recipe for the perfect balance of sweet and salty flavors from the easy pantry ingredients to the proper baking methods! Totally scrumptious! Let’s bake!

Making the Cookie Dough

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In another large bowl, using an electric mixer or stand mixer at medium speed, beat together the butter and sugars until smooth and mixed together well without any butter chunks left.
Add the egg and vanilla and mix on low speed until mixed in.
Add the flour, baking soda and salt into the mixture and mix together until just incorporated. Do not overmix dough.

Adding the Butterscotch and Chocolate Chips

Add butterscotch chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips and any add-ins you wish and mix together – again no overmixing, just until incorporated.
Using a small or large cookie scoop or heaping tablespoon, drop the cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheets, 6 to 8 per pan, depending on size you are making. Add some butterscotch and chocolate chips to the tops if desired before baking by gently pressing them into the cookies before or after baking.

Baking the Cookies

Bake the cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until the bottoms and edges are lightly browned and the tops feel firm when lightly touched.
Cookie dough portions: (2 tablespoons of cookie dough) – Medium sized cookies bake 8-10 minutes, (1/4 cup cookie dough) – Large cookies bake 10-13 minutes.
Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Sprinkle sea salt on cookies while they cool.
Makes 12 -30 cookies depending on size.

Tips for Baking The Perfect Cookies

Measure the flour correctly so you get the best texture for these cookies being soft, chewy and thick! Too much flour or not enough flour can really mess with the texture of your cookies. So, fluff up the flour and lightly spoon the flour into your dry-cup measurement, without packing it down, then scrape off the excess with a straight edge by using the handle of a spoon or knife.
Use unsalted butter, straight from fridge or room temperature, making sure butter is not softened, warm or melted. Using warm butter makes for flat cookies, lifeless cookies. We want thick and delish!
No chilling the dough or bringing the butter or eggs to room temperature is necessary! That means quicker cookies into your mouth! YESSSS!
Do not overmix cookie batter. This leads to adding excess air to the dough, causing the cookies to rise and then fall flat in the oven, thus flat, dense-like cookies.
Don’t over-bake cookies! Remember the cookies will continue baking after you pull them from the oven. When the edges and tops are starting to get slightly golden brown and the tops feel firm when lightly touched, they are baked and ready to be cooled on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a baking rack.
Sea Salt is optional, but highly recommended for a light sprinkling on top to get those sweet and salty vibes rockin!

Storing Cookies

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days.

Freezing Cookies

Freeze baked cookies in an airtight container or zip-top bag for up to 30 days in the freezer and thaw at room temperature.

Other Options

Feel free to use milk chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips or white chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet chocolate chips!
Love some crunch? Add walnuts, pecans, pistachios or cashews for some nutty flavor.
Add some coconut for some texture for a delicious twist!
We used light brown sugar, but you could use dark brown sugar if you want even richer tasting cookies!

Whether you’re a committed home baker or just looking for a special treat, these cookies are a sweet experience worth sharing.

Get ready for an explosion of amazing flavors in your mouth with each bite of these Sea Salt Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies, because this butterscotch chocolate chip cookie recipe is the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings and impress your friends and family.

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