Butterscotch Drop Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 2/3 cup soft butter or 2/3 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional) or 1 cup walnuts (optional)
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 cream sugar and butter.
• 2 beat eggs, milk and vanilla into mixture.
• 3 add nuts.
• 4 sift remaining ingredients together and blend into mixture.
• 5 drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheet (i highly recommend a non-stick cookie sheet).
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 12 minutes, until golden.
• 7 cool on wire rack.
• 8 optionally you can add chocolate chips - 6 ounce package.