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Iced Oatmeal Cookies

Nancy Mock · tasteofhome.com · 2025 · 3 dozen

Against 499 oatmeal cookie recipes

More sugar than 99% of recipes and no egg, unlike 89%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 99% of recipes: 268% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 135%, about twice as much.
  • No egg at all, where 89% of recipes use some (most of those 36 to 53% of the flour weight).
  • More leavening than 89% of recipes: 4.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.9%.
  • More oats than 79% of recipes: 128% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 85%.
Oats: 128%, 83rd percentileFat: 91%, 48th percentileSugar: 268%, 99th percentileEgg: 0%, 5th percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 90th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 39th percentileOatsFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened≈ 114 g
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar≈ 165 g
  • 1/2 cup molasses≈ 170 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups quick-cooking oats≈ 160 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 tablespoons whole milk≈ 46 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar≈ 120 g

flour 125 gbatter 747 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.

  • Oats128% · 83rd percentile
  • Fat91% · 48th percentile
  • Sugar268% · 99th percentile
  • Egg0% · 5th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 90th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
10 to 12 minutes
median 11 minutes

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