Iced Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients (15)

• 2 cups (170g) old-fashioned whole rolled oats170 g
• 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)250 g
• 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
• 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 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 (15ml) unsulphured or dark molasses (do not use blackstrap; I prefer Grandma’s brand)≈ 21 g
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1 and 1/2 cups (180g) sifted confectioners’ sugar*180 g
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 1.1 g
• 1.5 – 2 Tablespoons milk≈ 27 g

flour 250 gbatter 1093 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.

• Oats68% · 34th percentile · median 85%
• Fat90% · 41st percentile · median 91%
• Sugar128% · 43rd percentile · median 135%
• Egg40% · 50th percentile · median 40%
• Leavening2.4% · 34th percentile · median 2.9%
• Salt2.4% · 83rd percentile · median 1.4%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

30 minutes

median 11 minutes