Levain Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

houseofnasheats.com · 2021 · 9 big cookies

Against 499 oatmeal cookie recipes

Fewer oats than 99% of recipes and less fat than 90%.

How it compares

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

Fewer oats than 99% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 85%, about half as much.
Less fat than 90% of recipes: 59% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Less sugar than 88% of recipes: 90% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 135%.
Less leavening than 89% of recipes: 1.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.9%, about half as much.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

1 cup (227g) salted butter (cold)227 g
1 1/4 cups (250g) light brown sugar250 g
1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar100 g
2 large large eggs≈ 100 g
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (optional)≈ 8 g
2 3/4 cups (388g) all-purpose flour388 g
1/4 cup (40g) cornstarch40 g
1 1/2 cup (120g) old-fashioned or rolled oats ((not instant or quick oats))120 g
1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
1 3/4 cup raisins≈ 263 g
1 cup roughly chopped walnuts ((optional))≈ 120 g

flour 388 gbatter 1626 g

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

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

Nearest by baker's percentages: oats, fat, sugar, egg, leavening, salt.