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Chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are a yummy twist on a classic cookie! They are the best cookies to satisfy that sweet tooth.
Oats give cookies such a nice, substantial texture. We have a recipe for Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies, Oatmeal Coconut Cookies, as well as these yummy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!
Oats in Cookies!
We love adding oats to our cookies. An Oatmeal Cookie Recipe adds that perfect chewiness and texture (sometimes I prefer an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie over a regular Chocolate Chip Cookie.)
Here is why you should make them:
- Flavor. The oats and brown sugar in this chocolate chip cookie recipe give it that distinct chewy taste.
- Easy. This oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe is quick and simple and packed with flavor (a definite go-to Easy Cookie Recipe).
- A favorite. I love the smell of freshly baked cookies that fills the house.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter – use softened butter
- brown sugar – You can use light or dark brown sugar.
- granulated sugar
- large eggs
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour – Scooping flour directly with a measuring cup can add too much flour to the recipe instead, use a spoon to add flour to the measuring cup and level off the top.
- baking soda
- salt
- quick cooking oats – Use quick cooking oats for the best texture. Or use old-fashioned oats and pulse them a couple of times in a food processor to make them smaller. Do not over-pulse. Do not use steel-cut oats or 1-minute oats.
- Walnuts- or use chopped peanuts, pecans
- semi sweet chocolate chips – butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, cinnamon chips, dark chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, caramel bits, milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips. Or replace chocolate chips with raisins.
How to Make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- PREP. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- WET INGREDIENTS. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and then mix in the vanilla
- DRY INGREDIENTS. In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking soda, and salt together, then add the flour mixture to the cream mixture. Stir until just combined.
- BAKE. Mix in the oats, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Once combined drop the dough, by heaping spoonfuls, onto UNgreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes and then allow them to cool for another 5 minutes on the cookie sheet then transfer to a wire rack.
Recipe Tips
These best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are made just like most other cookie recipes. These tips apply to making the best cookies.
- Mixing dough. Mixing the dry ingredients in a separate bowl ensures ingredients are mixed well without overmixing. Use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or hand-held electric mixer.
- Chilling. Chilling the dough is not necessary but will help yield a thicker cookie with a nicely browned outside and soft center.
- Spreading cookies. If the baked cookies spread out too much the butter may have gotten too warm or the dough itself got too warm before baking.
Storing Info
- STORE. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container with a piece of bread to keep them soft and chewy.
- FREEZE. Flash freeze soft oatmeal chocolate chip cookies by placing the scooped dough onto a baking sheet and placing them in the freezer. Once frozen put the dough balls in a freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
For More Chewy Cookies:
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are a yummy twist on a classic cookie! They are the best cookies to satisfy that sweet tooth.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1¾ cup all purpose flour
- ½ tablespoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups quick cooking oats
- ¾ cup walnuts chopped
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and then mix in the vanilla
- In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking soda, and salt together, then add it to the cream mixture. Stir until just combined.
- Mix in the oats, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Once combined drop the dough, by heaping spoonfuls, onto UNgreased cookies sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes and then allow them to cool for another 5 minutes on the cookie sheet. (this will help them bake a little longer as well) Then transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling off.
- You should be able to get about 3 dozen depending on the size.
Video
Notes
STORE. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container with a piece of bread to keep them soft and chewy.
FREEZE. Flash freeze soft oatmeal chocolate chip cookies by placing the scooped dough onto a baking sheet and placing them in the freezer. Once frozen put the dough balls in a freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 191kcal, Carbohydrates: 21g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 64mg, Sodium: 145mg, Potassium: 98mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 233IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 24mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Question – Does it have to be quick cooking oatmeal? Making oatmeal raisin cookies for an 80th birthday party, it’s his favorite, but only have regular old fashioned oatmeal. Love your recipes! So glad to be getting them right to my email! Thank you!
You can use old fashioned oats too. You might even pulse them a few times in the blender or food processor to make them a little closer to the texture of quick oats.
These are so good and 1 of my family’s go to cookie. They are so easy to make and once out of the oven my kids devour them. The only thing I do differently is omit the nuts.
Could I use overnight oats instead?
For the nutritional facts listed for this cookie, is the serving size 2 cookies or one?!
These are by far, the THE best chocolate chip oatmeal cookies! My 11, almost 12 year old and I made these and they came out soooo delicious! We shared them with a friend and she can’t get enough. The hubby loves them too. I think it is safe to say, anyone will love these cookies. We didn’t add the walnuts but I am sure it is good that way too!!
We love these cookies! We have made them several times over the past year…they have become one of our go to cookies to make!!
Gonna make these cookies this weekend but I’m going to add a cup of raisins in place of walnutt.
One of the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies I have ever had! The soft and chewy on the inside really melts in your mouth!
This tasted so amazing! Thanks a lot for sharing this super easy to make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe! Fam really loves it! Will surely have this again! Highly recommended!
These are one of my absolute favorite cookies! I love how soft and chewy they are! So simple to make and they don’t last long at our house.