These healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are packed with rolled oats, chocolatey, soft, and chewy, with just the right amount of sugar. In fact, they are so good nobody will even notice they are full of fiber and actually pretty good for them.
The inspiration for making these cookies was pretty simple – I wanted to eat cookies. There are so many great bakeries in the city of Ottawa, and I certainly indulge in them from time to time, but as a foodie and a health nut I wanted to create a cookie recipe that I could feel good about eating. A couple of weeks ago I did a poll on my Instagram stories and asked you guys what were the most important characteristics of a chocolate chip cookie and the consensus was pretty unanimous: soft, made with oats, and loaded with chocolate. So, voila, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
This recipe took me a couple of test batches to nail (sigh), but I feel I’ve finally done it. The recipe calls for chocolate chips, but you could also use chocolate chunks, or a bar of dark chocolate rough chopped (which is why I did). I made my cookies nice and big so the batter made 10 cookies, but you could make them slightly small if you needed more. These healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies also store really well in the freezer so you will have sweet treats for days to come.
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These oatmeal chocolate chip cookies can be made with chocolate chips or chocolate chunks (like I did), just be sure to keep the chocolate over 70% cocoa content for the best health benefits.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes -
Cook Time: 15 minutes
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Total Time: 35 minutes
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Yield: 12 cookies
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Category: Cookie
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Method: Baked
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Cuisine: American
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- 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips, dark or semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a small saucepan (or the microwave), heat the butter until melted and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the rolled oats, flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, add the brown sugar, white sugar, and melted butter and whisk to combine. Then add the whisked eggs and vanilla extract and mix until well incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined. Add the chocolate chips and fold gently into the mixture until well incorporated. Once mixed, place the bowl of dough in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Once the dough has set, using a 1-ounce cookie scoop, or 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough, roll the dough into balls and place them onto the baking sheet, leaving roughly 2 inches between them. You should be able to easily fit 6 cookies on the baking sheet at a time.
- Transfer the cookies to the oven to bake for 10-12 minutes, until baked on the bottom and edges are golden brown.
- Once baked, remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, the cookies can be stored in an air-tight container for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 292 calories
- Sugar: 23 grams
- Fat: 14 grams
- Carbohydrates: 39 grams
- Fiber: 2 grams
- Protein: 4 grams
Hi! I made these cookies and they are perfection. Thank you for all the wonderful recipes.
What are the health benefits of using spelt flour over white or whole wheat flour?
Thanks!
Tanya
Amazing! So happy to hear that you enjoyed them.
There are no specific health benefits, however, I do think it is important to use different types of grain flours as opposed to always using the same ones (wheat) over and over again. The same way it’s important to eat a variety of vegetables as opposed to only eating broccoli and no other types for example. I also like spelt flour because it has a nice light flavour and texture!
Thanks for your comment!
I made these today . Doubled the recipe so I could share them with our grandkids. I used 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 white flour. I also used maple syrup and honey. They are delicious !
Can I use Bob’s Mill one to one flour instead of spelt?
I haven’t test it but it should be ok!
Delicious cookies! I made them with whole wheat flour, as it is just what I had on hand – and they turned out awesome. Great cookie, great for dunking in coffee or tea 🙂
Amazing! So glad you enjoyed them, thanks for sharing 🙂
Finally made these cookies! My husband normally bakes the cookies in our household and I always comment that there isn’t enough taste/body to them. So I finally took some time and whipped these up. So good!
Amazing! I’m so happy you enjoyed them, thanks for sharing! 🙂
The cookies are good but the calories are incorrect. They are 130 calories for each cookie only if you leave out the chocolate chips.I count calories.
The whole recipe has 2,719 calories. Makes 21 cookies when you leave out the chocolate chips. I use a small cookie scoop so each cookie is the exact same size.
Hey Amber,
To clarify, the cookies are 292 calories per cookie if you make 12 cookies (with chocolate chips), it’s noted in the recipe card.
Hope that helps!