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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies I

A cookie made with oats, chocolate chips, walnuts, and a dough of eggs, shortening, sugar, milk, and spices.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 13 ingredients
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Why it works: Vanilla and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies I

12–18 cookies
Oven180°C (350°F)
Time15–20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the dough

  1. In a large bowl beat eggs lightly to break the yolks, then mix in the shortening—you should have a loose mixture.

  2. Mix in the brown sugar, milk, vanilla, and salt.

  3. Mix the flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, and oatmeal together in another bowl.

  4. Mix the wet and dry mixes together to get a soft dough.

  5. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.

  6. Make dough balls.

Bake

  1. Place them onto a greased or parchment‑lined baking sheet.

  2. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C (350°F) for 15–20 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1186Calories
35 gProtein
40 gFat
167 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Vanilla + oatstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,532 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Cinnamon + oatstop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,394 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Bind the dough and add structure as they set in the oven.
Shortening
Adds fat for tenderness and a soft, rich texture.
Brown sugar
Adds sweetness and moisture, and helps the cookies brown.
All-purpose flour
Provides the main structure that holds the cookies together.
Baking soda
Reacts with acidity in the dough to help the cookies rise and spread.
Rolled oats
Add chewy texture and a toasty, nutty flavour.

The step that matters

Mix the wet and dry mixes together to get a soft dough.. Mixing just until combined keeps the dough tender; overworking flour develops gluten and can make cookies tough.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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