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Do you have to cook instant oatmeal before you use it to make cookies? (Original Post) Botany Dec 2022 OP
No questionseverything Dec 2022 #1
don't think so mahina Dec 2022 #2
The rcipe says 1 cup of quick or old fashioned oats Botany Dec 2022 #5
I think it's safe to assume that is dry mahina Dec 2022 #11
You mean "quick cooking oats" not the breakfast stuff? QED Dec 2022 #3
No. onecaliberal Dec 2022 #4
No. A baking recipe that calls for oats (quick or not) is calling for it right out of the container. RockRaven Dec 2022 #6
No. sinkingfeeling Dec 2022 #7
No need to cook it! Quakerfriend Dec 2022 #8
No, don't cook it. Diamond_Dog Dec 2022 #9
You sound like me. Delmette2.0 Dec 2022 #10
No. Here's the lodown on oats... TreasonousBastard Dec 2022 #12
Have you ever baked with steel-cut oats? Retrograde Dec 2022 #15
No, after some experimentation, I just found the steel cut not.... TreasonousBastard Dec 2022 #16
If your recipe calls for a cup of quick oats, don't cook them, Warpy Dec 2022 #13
I would never bake with instant oatmeal (i.e. envelope stuff) yellowdogintexas Dec 2022 #14
If you have a smoker that would work. trof Dec 2022 #17

QED

(2,730 posts)
3. You mean "quick cooking oats" not the breakfast stuff?
Sat Dec 24, 2022, 08:27 PM
Dec 2022

I use old fashioned or the slow oatmeal - makes the cookies crunchier. Just my preference.

Delmette2.0

(4,141 posts)
10. You sound like me.
Sat Dec 24, 2022, 09:32 PM
Dec 2022

I like to drink while I bake or into a long cooking project.

Good luck with the cookies.

Merry Christmas.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
12. No. Here's the lodown on oats...
Sat Dec 24, 2022, 09:58 PM
Dec 2022

Old fasioned oats are just that. Milled oats your grandmother would cook.

Quick oats are sinply the same stuff milled thinner so it cooks faster.

Instant oats are chemically treated during production and really have no point since quick oats cook so fast. (under 1 minute)

Those are all rolled oats, usually steamed and rolled flat.

Steel cut are morw expensive but nutritionally not that much better. And they take a lot of time to cook.

Groats are simply the whole grain and take forever to cook.

Sooo... for breakfast I use whatever's on sale and avoid anything not rolled flakes.

For cookies, i don't see any reason no to experiment with various rolled oats and see how they taste. I never saw the difference between 1 and 5 minutes cooking time in either quick or old fasioned oats. Beware marketing scams, as with everything else.

Retrograde

(10,068 posts)
15. Have you ever baked with steel-cut oats?
Mon Dec 26, 2022, 03:48 PM
Dec 2022

I've come to prefer them to rolled oats for oatmeal (made in a rice cooker so the timer can be set to have them ready for breakfast) but haven't tried tried them in any recipes.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
16. No, after some experimentation, I just found the steel cut not....
Mon Dec 26, 2022, 04:01 PM
Dec 2022

worth the extra cost or cooking time and just never buy them.

I suspect, however, that the long cooking time means that precooking the oats would be essential. If you like steel cut, experiment and find out for sure.

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
13. If your recipe calls for a cup of quick oats, don't cook them,
Sun Dec 25, 2022, 01:57 AM
Dec 2022

just scoop and use. If it calls for a cup of prepared standard oatmeal, that has to be cooked.

Mmmmmm, oatmeal cookies, one of the few things that isn't chocolate that is still worth the calories.

yellowdogintexas

(22,114 posts)
14. I would never bake with instant oatmeal (i.e. envelope stuff)
Mon Dec 26, 2022, 02:31 PM
Dec 2022

they don't have the right consistency for successful results in any baked product

(of course I do not eat it either)

I use Old Fashioned Rolled Oats for cooking.

I eat steel cut. Mix them with frozen berries and some water and microwave 6 or 7 minutes depending on how powerful your microwave. I like to use a larger diameter dish so they are spread out (cook more evenly)

Maybe they are nutritionally equivalent but definitely more fiber

trof

(54,255 posts)
17. If you have a smoker that would work.
Tue Dec 27, 2022, 07:32 PM
Dec 2022

Otherwise, grill it over medium heat until internal temp is 145F.

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