Beat together the softened butter or margarine with the canola oil.
Add the granulated and brown sugar and mix until well blended.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix until creamy
Next, add the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix until combined.
Stir in oatmeal and butterscotch chips.
Put cookies on cookie sheet a couple of inches apart.
Bake in a 350-degree oven for 10 - 12 minutes.
Notes
Tips for making these cookies
As you notice I use canola oil in place of half the butter. I do this because that is what my mom did. Maybe it was cheaper? I really don’t know the reasoning other than I like them this way.
You can use butter or margarine. In this recipe, I am using almond butter. If you haven’t tried it, believe me, it tastes great and works wonderfully in cookies.
Mixing the sugars, butter, oil, and eggs until creamy is really important. Speeding through these steps and the cookies just are not the same.
Make sure you use old-fashioned oats. The instant oats can get you by I guess if that is all that is available. But, old-fashioned oats always seem to work better in cookies.
I love my air-bake cookie sheets. If you have a dark cookie sheet, you might want to cover it will foil and spray with non-stick spray.