Grammy's Kitchen · Oatmeal Cookies · Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies

One of 37 oatmeal cookies recipes we measured

Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies

from butternutbakeryblog.com

It ranks #5 of 37 for sweetness perceived among the oatmeal cookies recipes we compared. 53 cooks on butternutbakeryblog.com rate it 4.8★.

hands-on30m
waiting55 min
makes15
each$0.24
levelintermediate

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.

this recipe typical
fat110%95%
total sugar100%172%
brown sugar share of total sugar100%68%
egg50%42%
leavener2%3%
salt3%2%
mix-ins172%240%
flour strength1.01.0

Where it stands out

  • #5 of 37 for sweetness perceived
  • #36 of 37 for edge texture
  • #37 of 37 for spread

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

220 g1 cup (220g) unsalted butter, browned to make 3/4 cup (160g), melted
200 g1 cup (200g) light or dark brown sugar, packed
100 g2 large eggs
4 g1 tsp vanilla extract
200 g1 1/2 cups (200g) all purpose flour
175 g2 cups (175g) old fashioned rolled oats
5 g1 tsp baking soda
6 g1 tsp salt
170 g1 cup mix-ins (chocolate/white chocolate/butterscotch chips, toffee bits, or nuts) OPTIONAL
OPTIONAL – Flaky sea salt

Method: 11 steps, published by butternutbakeryblog.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“These cookies were super easy to make and oh-so delicious!! I used chopped white chocolate for the mix in and while the cookies were fabulous on their own, the chocolate just added the perfect touch! I will definitely be making these crowd-pleasing cookies aga” — a cook, 5.0★
“Something happened? They were not sweet. And I added the correct sugar. I only added nuts as add-on. Could that be why? They looked beautiful. But…… Any idea what I can do with the frozen balls I have in the freezer? Roll them in sugar b4 baking???” — a cook, 3.0★
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