Peanut Butter Butterscotch Cookies

I don't have a sweet tooth.  But if I had to pick a cookie that was my favorite, it would have to be peanut butter (weirdly enough, I don't care for peanut butter on its own).  And then I ran across this recipe at www.thesweetslife.com.  If you are a peanut butter cookie fan, you must try these.  Absolutely lucious.  Decadent.  Oh So Good.

Maybe because you melt butterscotch chips into the dough, and then add butterscotch chips to the final process.  These will melt in your mouth.  They are so good.

PEANUT BUTTER BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES (makes approximately 4 dozen)

1 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups creamy peanut butter
1 cup butterscotch chips, melted (1 cup chips)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups AP flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1 cup butterscotch chips

Preheat oven to 350F.  In a mixing bowl, cream butter with sugars. Add peanut butter and melted butterscotch chips, beating until combined.  Add egg and vanilla, beating to combine.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.  Add dry ingredients to the mixing bowl, mixing just until combined.  Stir in butterscotch chips.

Using a spoon or your (clean) hands, take 1" balls of dough (20 grams) and roll in granulated sugar.  (I refrigerate my dough at least 10 hours or overnight, or dough will be very wet).  Place on baking sheet about 2" apart (cookies spread very slightly).  Bake for 9-12 minutes, until cooked through.  Allow cookies for 5 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cook completely.