Butterscotch chips in cookies
Butterscotch chip cookies are a popular, sweet treat made by folding butterscotch-flavored baking chips into a standard cookie dough, often alongside chocolate chips. The dough typically includes flour, butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla, with the butterscotch chips providing a distinct, buttery caramel flavor. This variation is a beloved staple in American home baking.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
These cookies are a high-energy food, being rich in carbohydrates and fat, with a moderate amount of protein. A single cookie provides a quick source of energy from sugars and fats, along with small amounts of iron and calcium from the enriched flour and dairy ingredients.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 150 kcal |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Carbs | 20 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Sugar | 12 g |
| Sodium | 85 mg |
| Iron | 1.2 mg |
| Calcium | 20 mg |
| Potassium | 45 mg |
| Magnesium | 8 mg |
| Phosphorus | 30 mg |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) | 0.1 mg |
| Folate | 25 mcg |
| Selenium | 6 mcg |
Per 1 cookie (approx. 30 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Butterscotch itself is a classic British confection, but its incorporation into American-style drop cookies is a modern baking innovation. Nutritionally, the chips are primarily composed of sugar and vegetable fat, designed to hold their shape during baking for a pleasant textural contrast to the soft cookie.
