Three in One Cookie Recipe

[IndyRob]

I'm pretty proud of this adaptation of King Arthur Flour's Oatmeal Cookie Recipe.  I liked the result and thought it would be easy to convert it into a chocolate version.  But I also found that the texture was similar to what I wanted in a chocolate chip cookie.  It worked with surprisingly minor changes and is now my go to.

 

I did eliminate the brown sugar and added molasses and more white sugar because I've grown tired of stocking brown sugar that tends to go hard.

 

Mix well everything up to and including the egg.  Add the remaining ingredients and mix 'til combined.  Refrigerate for best results.  Bake at 350F on parchment for 12-16 minutes depending on size and desired doneness.

 

	Oatmeal Cookie		Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie		Chocolate Chip Cookie
Butter (softened)	4T	57g	4T	57g	4T	57g
Shortening	1/4C	50g	1/4C	50g	1/4C	50g
Sugar	3/4C	150g	3/4C	150g	3/4C	150g
Molasses	1T	6g	1T	6g	1T	6g
Vanilla	1t		1t		1t
Cinnamon	1 1/4t
Nutmeg	1/8t
Cocoa			2T
Salt	½t		½t		½t
Vinegar	1t		1t		1t
Egg	1		1		1
Baking Soda	1/2t		1/2t		1/2t
AP Flour	3/4C	85g	3/4C	85g	1 1/4C	135g
Quick Oatmeal	1 1/2C	142g	1 1/2C	142g
Chocolate Chips			½ pkg (6oz) (optional)	170g	½ pkg (6oz)	170g

Edited January 8, 2022 by IndyRob (log)

[heidih]

Thank you. You do know that "curating" brown sugar is dead easy  

[IndyRob]

Curating?  You mean softening?  I'm afraid that's gone over my head.

[FauxPas]

Your recipes look great! 

 

I hate hard clumpy brown sugar also. I'm going to try dividing it up and vacuum sealing it. I don't know why I haven't tried this before. I saw a recommendation to pack it like this: 

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To do powders (sugar, flour, etc.), first put them into a standard, zip style bag and poke small holes into the top just below the bag’s zipper. Now, place your vacuum bag over the top of the zip bag so that the end with the holes is at the bottom. Now, you’re safe to vacuum seal your powdered goods.

 

From https://www.coastalcountry.com/resource/blog-posts/country-lifestyle/vacuum-sealing-basics

Edited January 9, 2022 by FauxPas (log)

[IndyRob]

Since brown sugar is just sugar with molasses added, I figure it's just as easy to keep them separated until use.

 

I just need to find a suitable squeeze bottle to store the molasses in since it's quite messy to work with.  I think a Plochman's mustard bottle would work great, but I dread the sound of the scream that would result if my wife unwittingly put molasses on her hot dog.

[Shelby]

1 hour ago, IndyRob said:

I'm pretty proud of this adaptation of King Arthur Flour's Oatmeal Cookie Recipe.  I liked the result and thought it would be easy to convert it into a chocolate version.  But I also found that the texture was similar to what I wanted in a chocolate chip cookie.  It worked with surprisingly minor changes and is now my go to.

 

I did eliminate the brown sugar and added molasses and more white sugar because I've grown tired of stocking brown sugar that tends to go hard.

 

Mix well everything up to and including the egg.  Add the remaining ingredients and mix 'til combined.  Refrigerate for best results.  Bake at 350F on parchment for 12-16 minutes depending on size and desired doneness.

 

	Oatmeal Cookie		Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie		Chocolate Chip Cookie
Butter (softened)	4T	57g	4T	57g	4T	57g
Shortening	1/4C	50g	1/4C	50g	1/4C	50g
Sugar	3/4C	150g	3/4C	150g	3/4C	150g
Molasses	1T	6g	1T	6g	1T	6g
Vanilla	1t		1t		1t
Cinnamon	1 1/4t
Nutmeg	1/8t
Cocoa			2T
Salt	½t		½t		½t
Vinegar	1t		1t		1t
Egg	1		1		1
Baking Soda	1/2t		1/2t		1/2t
AP Flour	3/4C	85g	3/4C	85g	1 1/4C	135g
Quick Oatmeal	1 1/2C	142g	1 1/2C	142g
Chocolate Chips			½ pkg (6oz) (optional)	170g	½ pkg (6oz)	170g

Thanks for this!!!  

[heidih]

2 hours ago, IndyRob said:

Curating?  You mean softening?  I'm afraid that's gone over my head.

Like a sealed plastic bag or nuking it with a drop of water. Not exactly Kenji Lab Science But I work with jaggery and piloncillo so maybe it becomes intuitive.

Edited January 9, 2022 by heidih (log)

[IndyRob]

Oh, okay thanks.  Yes I've done things like that.  But during these times I've thought "Why does this happen?"  and "Can I avoid it?"