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Better than Grandma's Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

thecafesucrefarine.com · 2024 · 36

Against 499 oatmeal cookie recipes

Less egg than 82% of recipes and less salt than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less egg than 82% of recipes: 24% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 40%.
  • Less salt than 78% of recipes: 0.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%, about half as much.
  • Oats in the middle half of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 85%.
  • Less leavening than 75% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 2.9%.
Oats: 64%, 27th percentileFat: 81%, 30th percentileSugar: 132%, 45th percentileEgg: 24%, 17th percentileLeavening: 2.1%, 23rd percentileSalt: 0.7%, 21st percentileOatsFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup very soft butter (see Café Tips above in the post)≈ 227 g
  • 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)≈ 220 g
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar≈ 150 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 large egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt (I use Morton's)≈ 2 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour (spooned into the measuring cup and leveled)≈ 281 g
  • 2¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats (try 2 ¼ cups)≈ 180 g
  • 1½ cups semisweet chocolate chips (9 ounces)≈ 255 g
  • 1 cup toffee bits≈ 237 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • flaky sea salt (for garnish if desired)n/a

flour 281 gbatter 1635 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.

  • Oats64% · 27th percentile
  • Fat81% · 30th percentile
  • Sugar132% · 45th percentile
  • Egg24% · 17th percentile
  • Leavening2.1% · 23rd percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 21st percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
18 to 22 minutes
median 11 minutes

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