Butterscotch Freeze 'n Slice Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups margarine or 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
• 2 add eggs; blend well. lightly spoon flour into measuring cup;level off.
• 3 stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix wel.
• 4 line two 8x4-inch bread pans with foil, allowing foil to extend above sides of pans; press half of dough into each pan.( see tip) fold foil to seal; freeze 2-3 hours or until well chilled.
• 5 heat oven to 350°f lightly grease cookies sheets.
• 6 unfold foil; lift dough from pan. remove foil; cut dough into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• 7 place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
• 8 bake at 350 f for 8-12 minutes or until light golden brown. cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheets.
• 9 high altitude:(above 3500 feet.)
• 10 decrease granualted sugar to 3/4 cup.
• 11 bake as directed.
• 12 **(tip: pans may be omitted and dough shaped into two 8x4-inch rectangular shaped rolls, freeze and bake as directed)
• 13 variation:
• 14 butterscotch freeze 'n slice squares:
• 15 slices may be cut in half into two 20-inch squares.
• 16 bake at 350 f for 8-12 minutes.
• 17 makes 10 dozen cookies.