Looking for the perfect oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe? Well, today I’ve got a recipe that’s crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and full of gooey chocolate. I promise you will love it! These oatmeal cookies are super easy to bake and absolutely foolproof. They are so good that have been a staple at my book club meetings. Everybody loves them, and with fall just around the corner, these cookies are a fantastic treat to share with family and friends. Are you ready girl? So let’s get started, because you’ll have these cookies ready before you know it!
Which ingredients you will need for this oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe
For this recipe that I loooove, you will need a couple of ingredients, nothing fancy….probably you will have already most of them in your pantry. This is tasty and healthy way to eat cookies, which is definitely better then store bought ones.
Dry Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups oats flour ( from old fashioned oats)
Wet Ingredients
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
⅓ cup white granulated sugar
2/3 cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 egg, room temperature
Mix-ins
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, reserving a handful for topping
Instructions for the oatmeal cookies
Mixing
First, let’s get our dry ingredients together. In a large bowl, add 1 cup all-purpose flour—120 grams if you are weighing. Then add in half a teaspoon each of salt and baking soda. Give it a quick whisk and set to one side. You might be thinking right now that it looks pretty basic. But then we add the oats, and that’s where it gets magic. For the oats I like to make the oats flour myself by just using the blender. It is way cheaper. By using the refined oat flour, it is going to give us that spot on crispy layer on the outside and soft on the inside.
Now, on to the wet ingredients! In your mixer bowl, or in a large bowl if using a hand mixer, add 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened. Lock it in and begin beating until a bit creamy. Gradually drizzle in 1/3 cup white granulated sugar, then add 2/3 cup almost packed brown sugar. I like using brown sugar Whisk until it’s light and fluffy, about a minute. Then pour in 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and crack in one room-temperature egg. Whisk until everything’s looking very smooth. Don’t forget to scrape down the sides of the bowl!
Dump the dry mixture into the wet mixture. Mix it until it’s just barely combined—there might still be a teensy bit of flour peeking out and that’s fine.
Now, for the stars of the show: oats and chocolate chips! Add 1 1/2 cups of rolled oats into the bowl. They will give our cookies some fantastic texture. And feel free with the chocolate chips, I’m using a cup, but I’m saving a handful to sprinkle on top later. Stir everything together until you have a rich delicious dough.
Chilling
Now, let’s chill this dough. Place the dough in the refrigerator for at least an hour. If you’re really thinking ahead, you can make the dough one day in advance or freeze it. Flexibility abounds here, so do what works best for you.
Baking the cookies
An hour later, it is scoop time! Do heaping-tablespoon-sized balls, or even a little larger if you want extra large cookies—just be sure to adjust your baking time. If needed, roll slightly and place on a silicone-lined or parchment-lined baking sheet. Space by a good two inches to let them spread.
These bake in a 375°F oven for 7 to 9 minutes. The edges should be set, but the centers may still appear a bit underdone—no worries, they will firm up as they cool. Right before you slide those into the oven, add a few more chocolate chips on top of each cookie. It just makes them so pretty!
And there you have it! Let them cool for a few moments when they emerge from the oven before digging in. What you’re going to get here is a cookie that is just right on the outside, crunchy, and chewy and gooey and chocolate-filled inside. It’s the holy grail of oatmeal cookies. Enjoy these tasty treats and feel free to experiment with other recipes as well.
If you liked this recipe, you may also love to know that we have more cookie recipes like this one and that they can be found in the Cookies sub-category under the RECIPES category. Happy baking!
