The name "cookie pie" makes me think of those big chocolate chip cookies at the mall that you can have decorated. However, this particular recipe does not fall into that category.
As you can tell by the picture, it looks to have a closer resemblance to pie rather than cookie. There is a pie crust layer with melted butterscotch chips, pecans and a brown sugar filling. As far as the oatmeal, it has enough to give it some chewy texture but is not overwhelming.
I have always considered butterscotch one of the forgotten flavors, It was a nice change of pace and well liked by the crowd of eaters.
Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookie Pie
adapted from Pie by Ken Haedrich
Ingredients
1 basic single crust pie pastry, refrigerated
1/4 cup whole milk or light cream
3 eggs, room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup or one stick of butter
1/3 cup cake or regular flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/3 cup rolled oats
Roll the pastry on a floured surface into a 13 inch circle. Place the pastry evenly into a 9 1/2 inch deep dish pie pan. Press the pastry into the pan, taking care not to stretch it. Shape the top edge of the dough as desired. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
To make the filling, use a mixer and cream the butter until smooth. Then add the brown sugar in 1/2 cup increments, beating 30 seconds after each addition. Then scrape down the sides and add one egg and beat for 30 seconds. A the rest of the eggs, one at a time, and beat each for 30 seconds or until completely blended.
Beat in the vanilla extract. Then fold in the flour, oats and salt until no dry streaks remain. Mix in the milk until blended. Lastly, add the pecans and butterscotch chips.
Place pie in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Then rotate back to front and bake for 30 minutes more. Once the time is up, the pie should not jiggle when moved and should have a brown filling. Transfer to rack and let cool. You can either serve warm or refrigerate for 2 hours and then serve cold.
Tips and Notes:
1. Feel free to mix up the type of chips in the batter. The recipe also suggests 1/2 butterscotch and 1/2 chocolate chips.
2. For people with nut allergies, add an extra 1/2 cup of butterscotch chips and eliminate the pecans.
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