The Effect of the Mixing Method on Cookies

Iced Oatmeal Cookies (yield: 2 dz cookies)
6 oz (170g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 c (100g) sugar
3/4 c (150g) brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 c (140g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 c (180g) rolled oats
1. Mix the sugars and melted butter together until combined.
2. Add the egg and vanilla and mix just until incorporated.
3. Add the dry ingredients and the oats and mix until a dough forms.
4. Cover the dough with plastic and chill in the fridge for an hour (this also gives time for the oats to hydrate).
5. Scoop into roughly two tablespoon (30g / #30 size scoop) portions and bake at 375F (190C) for 14-17 minutes or until the edge is just set.
6. Let cool completely before drizzling with the vanilla icing.
Vanilla Icing
2 c (227g) powdered sugar, sifted
3-5 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of fine salt
1. Whisk the powdered sugar together with 3 tablespoons of the heavy cream, the vanilla, and salt. Add more heavy cream until the consistency is still thick but will flow off the end of a spoon.

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Oh, man, melted takes it for me. I would use that method every time if I were to bake. These shorts are amazing for figuring out which way cookies can be made in specific ways that can suit most people's preferences.

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Absolutely agreed! 💯 Also, in the recipe (it's in the description), I believe he uses the melted butter method too! 😋🍪

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Take the extra time to brown your butter. It's so worth the extra 10 min.

[@Maferja1110]

Hi! I've tried different recipes using melted butter, but the cookies always came out greasy, even if I freezed them before baking. Can you give me some tips, please?

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​@@Maferja1110same case like me, the oil from butter even split away after it baked

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What I like about this channel is, unlike other baking channels, he doesn't say "this is the correct method" He just tells you the differences between them and let's you decide which you prefer

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We just started the melted butter method (we make cookies by hand and sometimes are a bit impatient when waiting for the butter to soften enough to mix without dislocating a shoulder) and we’re befuddled by the difference in the cookie. I had no idea why melting it made a difference, but thank you!

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I like browning my butter first. Adds so much flavor

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Ok

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I prefer melted butter bwcause you also get a crispy crust if you wet the pan before putting your parchment paper down. So i get compact, chewy cookies eith a cripsy crust all over like macaroons

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Thats crazy how this works and that there IS a sciences to baking the correct cookie.

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Oh, so the reason my oatmeal cookies suck is because I make them with the traditional general method of making cookies instead if using melted butter ir reverse creaming.

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Creaming, definitely creaming!

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I love how he doesnt say " this is the best method" and lets us pick our preferences

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dense and chewy!!! 🤤🤤🤤

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Melted is definitely my type of oatmeal cookie

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I honestly do not care. They all look fantastic! I did every single method as a kid when I made cookies. I didn't know the difference and sometimes I'd grab the butter before the eggs or visc versa. 😂 They came out different but not different enough to not eat or not know it was a chocolate chip cookie. So I was happy. ❤

[@davespriter]

creaming is the best method for my tastes then i guess! glad i know that now

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Melted looks faaaabulous

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I’ve always done the creaming method but I might seperate my ingredients into thirds next time and see the differences for myself ! A fun experiment and I can make my friends taste test and tell me which they prefer

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Those cookies look delicious

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I made these cookie today, and omg, they are my new favorite.

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Melted gives the perfect finished product! That's the cookie I'd go crazy for!

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Soft and chewy for me.

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Each method came out good 😊

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2 is usually how I make mine but 1 looks interesting too I'm going to have to try it that way next time 😊

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I rarely make cookies, so this is intriguing 🤔 I'll have to see what I like!

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They all look so good! Which texture would he the most ideal? Honestly 2 and 3 look like my ideal oatmeal cookie

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DOH these look good

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All of this very true I have made all of these types of cookies

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I like the melted butter way the best!!! Just leave it in the fridge fully over night

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Ok, i might try melted. I really like a soft but chewy cookie

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Dense and chewy beats light and fluffy

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Ima need that iced oatmeal cookie recipe

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it's in the description

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This is basically the difference between my grandma and her sisters cakes. my grandma was a professional Baker and her cakes and her sisters of the same recipe were different in terms of density. Grandma's were light Airy and fluffy but her sisters were densely packed almost like a bread

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Love chewy

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I don't bake but god i love cookies

[@mirisoji8406]

I had no idea it made a difference. I've been melting the butter all this time

[@riyabiya4]

any tips on using substitutes for eggs? and methods of incorporating those substitutes?

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I’ll take them all. Thank you.. That is all😂

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I get the feeling you would write a culinary textbook instead of a cookbook full of recipes.

[@HiIamChels]

Where do we find the recipe for the cookies? They look to die for!!

[@Larea81]

What about melting the butter but then chilling the dough? Can someone please explain where that fits in?

[@alien1162]

I almost always chill my dough and have used the first 2 methods. I feel like it helps shape more than texture.

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So would you guys say that the reverse of melted are the ideal ones?

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Who freaking knew!

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People who bake

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Well I didn't know and I think it's pretty cool!! 😎

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Where's the option where the egg whites and yokes are whisked until fluffy before incorporating? I would imagine that would make for the fluffiest cookie.

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😋👍

[@nicoleviper4090]

I know I’m probably the weird one but while I don’t mind a soft or chewy cookie I much preferred and crunchy cookie but not thin and churchy thick and crunchy like you get sometimes in grocery cookies

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what happens of you mix all three of the doughs together?

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im gonna study all these videos to impress my wife

[@relser187]

So what if you do a reverse melted method?

[@thelordoflore6572]

I imagine the cookie will have less structure and spread out more than the regular reverse method

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could you pls tell me how Subway does it? And the fact that I was making cookies today and I wondered how diff it would be js a few minutes ago!!

[@guppythebest]

What the recipe?

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If you are watching this on mobile, right top corner has three dots (watching on laptop? Look for the three dots in the right bottom corner, next to the video). Click/tap on them. Click on the first term in the row, Description. Recipe has both grams and cups/ounces.

[@toothanddear]

Cookies, it is a soft crunchy biscuit

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I WANT A SOFT A CHEWY COOKIE

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How do you get cookies to stay thick instead of spreading thin

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Hi Ben :)

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Why no full cronch cookies?

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Bc wanting your mouth to get sliced up capn crunch style by baked goods is a forbidden pleasure very few enjoy. 😂

[@Trekkierthanthou]

Perhaps pick one of the methods and bake a bit longer for crunchier cookies.

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Is there a way to them like you know crack like when you crack tempered chocolate

[@ChristinaMoralesMindfuqed]

I like my oatmeal cookies exactly like the second one. Soft and chewy 😋 ❤

[@miukitty100]

Soo I prefer my cookies not to be chewy. Like, at all. The chocolate chip cookie recipes I have tried to make always make the cookie too chewy for my taste. I want my cookies to be crumbly or 'short', but also thick (so not thin and crispy). I know it also comes down to the sugars (I should put more white sugar instead of brown sugar), but I really like the flavour of brown sugar 🥲 What do you recommend I do?

[@No-xh2cs]

Cook it for longer at lower temperature too until it's crispy

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Now if you blend the different styles?

[@Walley3]

Cream

[@nenben8759]

reverse is basically like biscuiting but with less gluten development

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What type are these?

[@randomexcessmemories4452]

What attachment should I use on my stand mixer to cream the butter and sugar? And which method is best for chocolate chip cookies?

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i like the melted butter one, i dont like crispy cookies

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I guess it just really depends on how you like your cookies.

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what if i want then crisp instead of soft?

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recipe PLEASE

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I always wondered why recipes were so insistent on the order in which to add ingredients

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❤

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

Melted is the way to good a cookie should be dense and chewy

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soo is browning the butter for cookies a good idea or what?

[@dangerxbadger2300]

He already has a short on that

[@angmiming]

browning the butter is more for the taste. because you can put it back to the fridge, wait for it to be whip-able, then cream it. It's good if you like your cookies with some nutty flavors from the brown butter. Some like their cookies the simplest but to each is own. In this video, he's showing how the cookies would turn if you whip the butter and sugar vs not. The taste is probably the same, it's just the cookie's texture will change depends on the method, creaming or not creaming the butter.

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Dose it all all taste the same?

[@AndreaL-jz9ke]

I like the creamy cookie❤. I have a question. So when i do my cookies they don't come out they way a want them to they are not crunchy, can someone help?

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Could i brown some butter, cool it down again and cream it? Or will this be redundant/just better with the brown butter still melted

[@No-xh2cs]

I do this but honestly if you use a stand mixer the butter will eventually cool down enough that it takes on air and gets lighter. Not as light but enough to still be good. I like my chocolate chips with crisp outer edge and soft inside

[@angmiming]

I put my brown butter in the fridge while I weigh and/or mix my other ingredients, Because I want my brown butter to be whip-able. Once it's a bit more solid, I'll whip it with a mixer then cream the sugars. I like this method because I don't want my cookies to be flat like ones on methods 2 & 3 that he shown. If I want it to be soft, I'll bake it less than a minute before it's done and cool it. If I want it to be solid with a bit of snap or at least it won't break easily when dipped in milk, bake it 1 minute more after it's done.

[@phoebehuckabay4121]

Oh No! I’ve been creaming my butter and sugar together wrong the entire time!