Butterscotch Cookies

If you love butterscotch, you have to try these cookies made with loads of lentils!

Course Baking & Dessert, Snack

Key Ingredient Lentils

Dietary Need Vegetarian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings cookies

Calories 134

2 cups (500 mL) cooked lentils or 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) lentils, drained & rinsed
1/2 cup (125 mL) water
1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
1/2 cup (125 mL) brown sugar, packed
1 cup (250 mL) sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla
1 cup (250 mL) cooked or canned lentils, drained & rinsed
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) all-purpose flour
2 cups (500 mL) oatmeal, made into coarse flour in blender or food processor
2 tsp (10 mL) ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground nutmeg
1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
1 cup (250 mL) butterscotch chips, plus extra to decorate the cookies
1 cup (250 mL) walnut pieces

To make lentil purée, place the lentils and water in a food processor and blend until smooth and the consistency of canned pumpkin. Add additional water 1 Tbsp (15 mL) at a time if more moisture is needed to reach the proper consistency. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Add puréed lentils and the 1 cup (250 mL) cooked lentils, and mix in evenly.
In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients a little at a time, alternating with butterscotch chips and walnuts, until mixed evenly.
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto baking sheet, decorate with butterscotch chips, and bake until pale golden, 8-10 minutes. Let cool on pan for 2 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container.