"Salt and sugar go together like coffee and cream - each brings the other to new heights. These butterscotch cookies are heavily laced with toasted pecans and butterscotch chips...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 1/3 cups (142g) pecan halves
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2/3 cup (142g) light brown sugar packed
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2/3 cup (131g) granulated sugar
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8 tablespoons (113g) butter
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1/2 cup (92g) vegetable shortening
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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3/4 teaspoon butterscotch vanilla-butternut or butter-rum flavor optional
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1 teaspoon vinegar cider or white
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1 large egg
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2 cups (241g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 1/3 cups (227g) butterscotch chips
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1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar mixed with 1 to 1 1/4 teaspoons salt for topping*