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This recipe is the product of loving the taste of butterscotch but not the overwhelming sweetness of the flavor in the traditional Oatmeal Scotchies recipe. So I tweaked it a little to fit my taste and ended up with a very nice combination of flavors that mellow out the sweetness just a bit.

Oatmeal Choco-Scotchies

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup softened butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups quick or old fasioned oats
1/2 package (11 oz size) nestle toll house butterscotch chips
1/2 package (11 oz size) nestle toll house semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla in a large mixer bowl. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in oats and chips. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 9-10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely.