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Oatmeal-Date Smash Cookies

Sarah Jampel · kingarthurbaking.com · 8 large (3 1 / 2" to 4”) cookies

Against 499 oatmeal cookie recipes

Fewer oats than 87% of recipes and less fat than 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • Fewer oats than 87% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 85%.
  • Less fat than 86% of recipes: 63% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • Less egg than 76% of recipes: 28% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
Oats: 47%, 12th percentileFat: 63%, 13th percentileSugar: 118%, 30th percentileEgg: 28%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 2.9%, 50th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 65th percentileOatsFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 1/2 cups (180g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour180 g
  • 3/4 cup (85g) King Arthur Rolled Oats or 3/4 cup (67g) old-fashioned rolled oats*85 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt≈ 3 g
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled113 g
  • 1 cup (213g) light brown sugar or dark brown sugar, packed213 g
  • 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1/2 cup (75g) coarsely chopped Medjool dates75 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • flaky sea salt, for sprinklingn/a

flour 180 gbatter 729 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.

  • Oats47% · 12th percentile
  • Fat63% · 13th percentile
  • Sugar118% · 30th percentile
  • Egg28% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening2.9% · 50th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 65th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
13 to 16 minutes
median 11 minutes

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