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Big Fat Dark Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Sally McKenney · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2025 · 16-18 cookies

Against 499 oatmeal cookie recipes

Fewer oats than 81% of recipes and less sugar than 81%.

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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 81% of recipes: 56% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 85%.
  • Less sugar than 81% of recipes: 105% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 135%.
  • Fat below the middle half: 74% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%, less than 74% of recipes use.
  • Less leavening than 75% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.9%.
Oats: 56%, 18th percentileFat: 74%, 25th percentileSugar: 105%, 19th percentileEgg: 33%, 31st percentileLeavening: 2.1%, 23rd percentileSalt: 1%, 27th percentileOatsFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 2 cups (170g) old-fashioned whole rolled oats170 g
  • 1 and 1/2 cups (188g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)188 g
  • 1 cup (118g) cake flour (spooned & leveled)118 g
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch≈ 2.7 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature226 g
  • 1 cup (200g) packed light or dark brown sugar200 g
  • 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar100 g
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 100 g
  • 1 Tablespoon (21g/15ml) unsulphured or dark molasses21 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 6 ounces (170g) chopped bittersweet or dark chocolate170 g
  • 1 cup (150g) dried cranberries150 g
  • 3/4 cup (90g) chopped walnuts90 g

flour 306 gbatter 1551 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.

  • Oats56% · 18th percentile
  • Fat74% · 25th percentile
  • Sugar105% · 19th percentile
  • Egg33% · 31st percentile
  • Leavening2.1% · 23rd percentile
  • Salt1% · 27th percentile

Oven

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

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