Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

sugarspunrun.com · 2022 · 30 cookies

Against 499 oatmeal cookie recipes

Close to the middle of 499 oatmeal cookie recipes on every ingredient.

How it compares

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

Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Leavening in the middle half of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.9%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

1 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled until no longer warm to the touch)≈ 227 g
1 cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed )≈ 220 g
½ cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2 g
2 large eggs (room temperature preferred)≈ 100 g
1 Tablespoon molasses (use a molasses that says “unsulphured” on the label, I like “Grandmas” and “Brer Rabbit” brand)≈ 21 g
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
1 Tablespoon cornstarch≈ 8 g
1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
¾ teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats≈ 240 g
1 ½ cups raisins≈ 225 g

flour 250 gbatter 1416 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 499 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: oats, fat, sugar, egg, leavening, salt.