Baking great chewy oatmeal cookies with Quaker Instant Oatmeal Fruit packs
I recently bought a box of Quaker Instant Oatmeal Fruit and Cream Variety Pack, and I want to use a few of the packets for baking cookies.
Can these packets be used in a regular oatmeal cookie recipe to bake chewy oatmeal cookies?
Best Answer
You probably could, but it'd be a little difficult to get right.
You'd want a recipe that calls for instant oats, since that's what's in your packets. And they're also close to 1/3 sugar by weight, so you'd need to reduce the sugar in the recipe. Depending how much of the sugar that ends up being, that could cause additional problems, because creaming sugar and fat together is an important part of many cookie recipes. If most of the sugar isn't available to cream with the fat, you'll get a different texture than the recipe intended.
So I'd suggest searching for "instant oatmeal cookie recipes" or similar, to try to find recipes that are actually intended to be made with instant oatmeal packets. You'll probably have a harder time finding really good, reliable recipes than you , but I'm sure you can find something that's good enough.
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What happens if you use instant oats in cookies?
A good substitute for flour in oatmeal cookies is instant oats. Be sure to add them to your food processor and process until its turned into a flour. Do not use rolled oats to make the flour, it will be too tough, instant oats can be pulverized much easier.Can Instant oatmeal be used in baking?
When baking, you may substitute oats for up to one-third the amount of flour called for in the recipe using either Quick or Old Fashioned Oats. Instant Oatmeal is cut too fine, and is not recommended for baking.Can quick oats be used in oatmeal cookies?
Oatmeal: For the perfect, chewy texture use old-fashioned (or rolled) oats. You can use quick oats, just be aware it will change the texture of the cookies.Why are my oatmeal cookies chewy?
Sugar: I use a mix of brown sugar and granulated sugar in all of my oatmeal cookies. The brown sugar adds moisture and flavor to the cookies and also makes them chewier. The granulated sugar helps the cookies spread as they bake in the oven.Easy Oatmeal Cookies! (made with flavored instant oatmeal) | Basic Baking | Recipe#1
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