I’ve tried so many homemade 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 chocolate chip cookie recipe ever!! Okay, maybe not in all of history, but these homemade cookies are gooey, delicious and everyone who tried them said they were the best, so I’m sticking with it! There are 3 key components to making these chocolate chip cookies; super fine ground rolled oats, refrigerating the dough overnight (is a MUST) and not over-baking them! There’s something about the rolled oats that add a perfect moistness to the cookies. You can’t tell that the oats are even in the dough! You have to use a food processor to turn the oats into a powder. I also experimented with the dough and the best result was refrigerating it overnight. It made a world of difference over the frozen dough or even just using it right away. There is nothing better than when you refrigerate it. Also, add a little sea salt over the top after you bake them! Try this chocolate chip cookie recipe out and let me know your thoughts!
Make sure you add course sea salt on the top after the cookies bake. It’s SO good!!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ cups rolled oats ground into a fine powder
- 2½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 pinch sea salt to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Measure 2½ cups oats then add them to a food processor and grind the rolled oats into a fine powder. Set aside.
- In an electric mixer, cream together butter, white and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Add in eggs and vanilla and continue to mix.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and ground oats.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Refrigerate the cookie dough overnight.
- Using a cookie scooper, make golf sized balls and place on a lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 -10 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.
Leanna says
March 1, 2017 at 11:31 amare the oats measured before or after they are ground?
Eden says
March 1, 2017 at 6:24 pmYes!!
Leanna says
March 1, 2017 at 6:46 pmyes to which one???????????
Eden says
March 1, 2017 at 7:43 pmOh sorry, read that super fast! Measure the oats first, then add them to a food processor, pour that into the mix 🙂
Corina Nika says
March 2, 2017 at 12:24 amThese look so delicious!
Eden says
March 2, 2017 at 4:01 pmThank you!!!
Amanda • DelightedCo says
March 11, 2017 at 1:15 pmThese are so good!! Thanks for the recipe Eden…I’ve already made them twice 🙂
Eden says
March 11, 2017 at 9:45 pmYay! 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!
cassie {hi sugarplum} says
March 27, 2017 at 12:12 pmIf 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
donna c says
April 19, 2017 at 1:31 pmDoes this double well? 24 cookies would not last long at my house! LOL!
Eden says
April 19, 2017 at 8:46 pmHahah!! Yes, I am sure it would double well! Just make sure you refrigerate the dough!!
Gina says
April 19, 2017 at 4:47 pmHello 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!
Eden says
April 19, 2017 at 8:45 pmThank you Gina! I’m so happy you liked them 🙂 AND thank you for the congrats too! He is just a doll!!
KavHart says
June 26, 2018 at 8:03 pmHi! 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!
Eden says
June 29, 2018 at 11:26 amI 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!
Melissa says
August 2, 2018 at 8:32 pmI 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!