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Chewy Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies AKA Oatmeal Scotchies

Ashley Manila · bakerbynature.com · 2025 · 2 dozen cookies

Against 499 oatmeal cookie recipes

Less leavening than 75% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 499 oatmeal cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less leavening than 75% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.9%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Oats: 78%, 43rd percentileFat: 80%, 29th percentileSugar: 127%, 39th percentileEgg: 36%, 34th percentileLeavening: 2.1%, 23rd percentileSalt: 1.6%, 59th percentileOatsFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 281 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional, but delightful)≈ 0.7 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 2 sticks (8 ounces, 1 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 226 g
  • 1 and 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed≈ 275 g
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest, finely grated≈ 2 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 100 g
  • 1 and 1/2 tablespoons molasses (not blackstrap)≈ 32 g
  • 2 and 3/4 cups old-fashioned oats, divided≈ 220 g
  • 2 cups butterscotch chips≈ 340 g

flour 281 gbatter 1549 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 499 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Oats78% · 43rd percentile
  • Fat80% · 29th percentile
  • Sugar127% · 39th percentile
  • Egg36% · 34th percentile
  • Leavening2.1% · 23rd percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 59th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
12 to 13 minutes
median 11 minutes

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