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Soft and Chewy Honey Roasted Peanuts and Butterscotch Chip Cookies

Big, crunchy, honey roasted peanuts that are embedded within soft dough create a taste and texture contrast in these soft cookies. The saltiness of the peanuts cuts some of the sweetness of the butterscotch chips, making the cookies the quintessential salty-and-sweet treat. The dough is adapted from my favorite chocolate chip cookie dough and uses cornstarch, my secret weapon for creating soft, chewy, and tender cookies, every time.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
18 mins
Servings: 25 medium cookies
Calories: 184 kcal
Course: Baked Goods

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch salt optional and to taste
  • one 11-ounce bag butterscotch chips about 1 3/4 cups
  • 1 ½ cups honey roasted peanuts may substitute dry-roasted salted peanuts, or a favorite nut

Instructions

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  1. To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugars, egg, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until well-creamed, light and fluffy, about 5 minutes (or use a hand mixer and beat for at least 7 minutes).
  2. Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, cinnamon, optional salt, and mix until just combined, about 1 minute.
  3. Add the butterscotch chips, peanuts and beat momentarily to incorporate, less than 1 minute, or fold in by hand.
  4. Using a medium 2-inch cookie scoop, form heaping two tablespoon mounds (I made 25). Place mounds on a large plate, flatten mounds slightly with your palm, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to 5 days, before baking. Do not bake with warm dough because cookies will spread and bake thinner and flatter.
  5. Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat, or spray with cooking spray. Place mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet). Bake for 8 to 9 minutes, or until edges have set and tops are just beginning to set, even if slightly undercooked, pale and glossy in the center. Do not bake longer than 9 minutes for soft cookies because they firm up as they cool (The cookies shown in the photos were baked with dough that had been chilled overnight, allowed to come to room temp for 15 minutes, and were baked for 8 minutes, with trays rotated at the 4-minute mark. They have chewy edges with soft, gooey centers). Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing and transferring to a rack to finish cooling.
  6. Store cookies airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
  7. Dough base adapted from Twix Bar Chocolate Chip Cookies,  Soft and Chewy M&Ms Cookies, Soft and Chewy Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Chocolate Chip and Chunk Cookies

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 184kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 8mg (3%) Sodium 97mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 17g (34%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 25medium cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 184

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 184kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 97mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 17g 34%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.