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Classic Chewy Oatmeal Cookies with dark chocolate and ginger

Joy the Baker · joythebaker.com · 2016 · 18

Against 499 oatmeal cookie recipes

No leavening, unlike 93% of recipes and no salt, unlike 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • No leavening at all, where 93% of recipes use some (most of those 2.4 to 3.8% of the flour weight).
  • No salt at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 2.1% of the flour weight).
  • More fat than 80% of recipes: 121% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More egg than 78% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Oats: 128%, 78th percentileFat: 121%, 82nd percentileSugar: 156%, 64th percentileEgg: 53%, 84th percentileLeavening: 0%, 3rd percentileSalt: 0%, 7th percentileOatsFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature≈ 114 g
  • 2/3 cup lightly packed light brown sugar≈ 147 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour≈ 94 g
  • heaping 1/2 teaspoon baking sodan/a
  • heaping 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamonn/a
  • scant 1/2 teaspoon saltn/a
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats≈ 120 g
  • 2 ounces coarsely chopped bittersweet chocolate57 g
  • heaping 1/2 cup coarsely chopped candied gingern/a

flour 94 gbatter 586 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.

  • Oats128% · 78th percentile
  • Fat121% · 82nd percentile
  • Sugar156% · 64th percentile
  • Egg53% · 84th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 3rd percentile
  • Salt0% · 7th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 minutes
median 11 minutes

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