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Whole Wheat Oatmeal Cookies

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · 24 / two dozen 4” cookies

Against 499 oatmeal cookie recipes

Fewer oats than 87% of recipes and more salt than 87%.

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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: 49% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 85%.
  • More salt than 87% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
  • Less egg than 76% of recipes: 28% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Sugar below the middle half: 114% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 135%, less than 74% of recipes use.
Oats: 49%, 13th percentileFat: 85%, 36th percentileSugar: 114%, 25th percentileEgg: 28%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 2.5%, 40th percentileSalt: 2.5%, 88th percentileOatsFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1/2 cup (107g) light brown sugar or dark brown sugar, packed107 g
  • 1/2 cup (99g) granulated sugar99 g
  • 11 tablespoons (153g) unsalted butter, melted153 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature≈ 50 g
  • 1 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (180g) King Arthur Golden Wheat Flour180 g
  • 1 cup (89g) old-fashioned rolled oats89 g
  • 1 to 2 cups chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit, or other mix-ins*≈ 255 g

flour 180 gbatter 951 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.

  • Oats49% · 13th percentile
  • Fat85% · 36th percentile
  • Sugar114% · 25th percentile
  • Egg28% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening2.5% · 40th percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 88th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
8 to 12 minutes
median 11 minutes

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