There is nothing better than homemade, warm chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. This recipe is perfectly gooey, and chewy, and has the best texture. They are absolutely divine right out of the oven! If you’re looking for an excellent oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe, these are a must-try!
Also, check out all of my favorite cookie recipes, the best chocolate chip cookies with walnuts, and our favorite butterless chocolate chip cookies.
I’ve tried so many homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookies in my life and always wind up a little disappointed with the end result.
That is until I worked tirelessly to perfect the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe! These cookies are delicious and everyone who tried them said they were the best, so I’m sticking with it!
One thing this recipe does differently is that the oats are lightly ground before adding them to the dough. So instead of a thick oat texture, it’s very fine and makes the cookies even more moist and perfect.
How to Make the Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These really are the best cookies! We’ll cover everything you need to know to make these cookies, answer frequently asked questions and share our expert tips. If you prefer to jump to the recipe, scroll to the bottom of the post where you’ll find the recipe card!
Shopping List and Ingredient Notes
Butter – Unsalted butter, room temperature.
Granulated sugar – Sweetens the cookies.
Brown sugar – Dark brown sugar helps to sweeten the cookies.
Vanilla Extract – Adds and enhances the flavor of the cookies. Use a pure vanilla extract.
Baking powder and Baking Soda – Both work together as a leavening agent.
Eggs – Organic eggs are always best. They add structure and moisture to the cookies.
All-purpose flour – King Arthur is great. Flour is the base of the cookies. The gluten that holds them together.
Rolled oats – We use Quaker old-fashioned oats.
Semisweet chocolate chips – Use any brand you like! You can also use chocolate chunks too.
Recipe Tips
There are 3 key components to making these chocolate chip cookies…
- The ground rolled oats. To do this just add 3 cups into a blender or food processor and give it a few pulses.
- Refrigerating the dough for 2 hours or overnight.
- Do not over-baking them! This is so important for making a gooey, soft cookie. Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes.
I also experimented with the dough by freezing it, using it right away, and refrigerating overnight. The best result was refrigerating it overnight.
It made a world of difference over the frozen dough or even just using it right away. However, chilling the dough for a few hours works great too.
Recipe Variations
- Add 1 cup of walnuts to this recipe if you like the texture of nuts in cookies.
- For extra chewy chocolate chip, oatmeal cookies add a tablespoon of molasses.
- Add a pinch of sea salt over the top of the cookies when they’re done baking.
- Almond extract is also good in cookie recipes. We use it in our butterless chocolate chip cookies and it adds a lot of flavors. Add 1/2 teaspoon with the vanilla extract.
How to Store
The best way to store delicious oatmeal chocolate chip cookies is to put them in an airtight container once they’re cool.
You can also put a little piece of bread into the cookie tin or airtight container to soak up any excess moisture. This helps them retain their just-baked crispiness.
How to Freeze Cookie Dough
If you get an adequate number of cookies and find that you have some cookie dough to spare, no problem. You can place the leftover dough in the fridge for about four days before baking a fresh batch.
You can freeze the extra scoops of dough on a sheet pan before moving them to a Ziploc or freezer bag. Like you would freeze individual berries when they’re in season. The next time you get a craving, you’ll be good to go in 15 minutes of oven-time away from satisfying it.
When to Serve Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These cookies are great year-round. They’re one of our favorite Christmas cookies and would be perfect for gifting or for a cookie swap or a cookies and cocktails party.
These would also be perfect for a birthday party or fall harvest party too.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Adding oatmeal to chocolate chip cookies adds to the texture and flavor. This recipe uses lightly ground Quaker oats and adds a great texture to the cookie.
We recommend using old-fashioned oats for this recipe. You can leave them whole or lightly ground them. However, if you only have quick oats on hand you can use those.
There are a few reasons why the cookies become flat.
The butter was too soft, it should be at room temperature when mixing.
You over-mixed when adding the flour.
There was no raising agent in the recipe OR the one you used was expired.
You didn’t chill the cookie dough.
We highly recommend chilling the cookie dough before baking. This helps to control the spread of the cookie and creates a chewy texture.
Use old-fashioned Quaker oats for cookies.
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The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups rolled oats, measure out 2 cups and then add them to a blender to make them coarsely ground.
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 pinch sea salt, to garnsih the cookies after baking
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Add 2 cups old-fashioned Quaker oats into a blender or food processor and give it a few pulses.
- Whisk the dry ingredients together. Add the flour, ground oats, salt, baking soda and powder in a bowl.
- In an electric mixer, cream together butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Add in eggs and vanilla and continue to mix.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least two hours or even over night.
- Using a cookie scooper, make golf sized balls and place on a lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 9 minutes. Do not overbake! Take them out more doughy and let them sit. If you over bake you won't get the same gooey, soft cookie.
I’m a little confused on the oats measurements, in instructions it’s saying two cups of oats into the blender, in notes it says three into the blender and the recipe says two cups coarsely ground. I’m just wanting to know how much oats you put into the blender and do you measure them before or after the blending. Is it three into the blender and you end up with two? Thanks!
It’s fixed, thanks for letting us know!
I made these cookies.
I didn’t put in the refrigerator for the first six cookies since I was craving really bad.
Put the rest of the dough in the refrigerator overnight.
I didn’t; like the texture of the ones in the fridge. I think the dough was too dry.
Other than that, they were tasty. The salt adds an extra yumm in my mouth.
How long will they last in an airtight container?
Amazing! Since I found this recipe, I have never used any other…except for when I don’t have eggs 🙁 I would love to see an egg-less recipe though!
Thank you! Hmmm, now you have me thinking of a good egg-less! We’ll get to testing!
I live at high altitude (5820 feet) in Colorado. Is there an adjustment for ingredients or baking time? Sometimes recipes call for more flour but I wanted to check with you first. Thanks!
Hi! I don’t have a food processor but I still want to make these! Do you think it would be good to make without processing the oats? Also, I don’t have oats at the moment so could I just use 2 more cups of flower? Thanks!
I wouldn’t us two more cups of flour, you can try just whole oats, but they will taste more like an oatmeal cookie. Hope it works out!
Hello Eden! I just made these and OMG! They are the best ever! I haven’t had the time lately to bake but at least I finally caught up on your blog. Congratulations on your baby boy, Monroe! Take care!
Thank you Gina! I’m so happy you liked them 🙂 AND thank you for the congrats too! He is just a doll!!
Does this double well? 24 cookies would not last long at my house! LOL!
Hahah!! Yes, I am sure it would double well! Just make sure you refrigerate the dough!!
If you say they’re the best, then I believe it 100%!!! You are so crazy talented!! How about you just make a batch and send them to Texas! 😉 xo
These are so good!! Thanks for the recipe Eden…I’ve already made them twice 🙂
Yay! I love hearing this!! I honestly do think they are some of the best homemade… I’ve had such bad luck finding a good chocolate chip cookie recipe that I love, but now I’m obsessed with these!!! I ALWAYS refrigerate the dough overnight though!
These look so delicious!
Thank you!!!
are the oats measured before or after they are ground?
Yes!!
yes to which one???????????
Oh sorry, read that super fast! Measure the oats first, then add them to a food processor, pour that into the mix 🙂