There’s no mistaking these Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies for the kind with raisins. This favorite soft and chewy oatmeal cookie is loaded with flavor and chocolate morsels.
For all the cookie lovers out there be sure to try this rich and fudgy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe! Or these simple Butter cookies.
Easy Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips
Anyone else have a fear of biting into a delicious looking oatmeal chocolate chip cookie only to find out it’s a raisin cookie in disguise?
I personally love Oatmeal Raisin cookies, but in my house, there is a huge fear of the raisin.
There’s no mistaking today’s cookie for anything but chocolate!
- Jam packed with chocolate chips! Use more or less depending on what you like.
- Soft and chewy. Old fashioned oats are key in this recipe!
- Flavorful. Thanks to the dark brown sugar and butter, these are a great cookie base. You may recognize it from our favorite Oatmeal Scotchies recipe!
Because I never stop at “some chocolate” when I can have “ALL the chocolate”, I did one extra thing to these cookies that set them apart: pressing more chocolate chips on top of the cookies right before baking!
The toasty, almost-nutty, flavor of the oatmeal coupled with the sweet chocolate morsels makes these cookies difficult to resist.
Use this same recipe as a base for our favorite oatmeal cookies with dried cranberries in this chewy white chocolate oatmeal cranberry cookies too!
Ingredient Notes
A good oatmeal cookie is one of life’s simple joys. My Neiman Marcus cookies are a variety of oatmeal chocolate chip, leaning more toward a chewy chocolate chip. You’ve got to try them.
I’m not a fan of oatmeal cookies that get dry and crumbly and I’m happy to report that these Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies stayed wonderfully chewy even after a few days.
- Melted butter. Melt the butter then let it cool slightly before adding to the dough.
- Dark brown sugar. Dark brown sugar has more molasses flavor which gives these a rich, butterscotch undertone. It pairs beautifully with the choolate chips.
- Cornstarch. Adding cornstarch to the cookie results in a soft and chewy texture.
- Vanilla extract. I love to use my Homemade Vanilla Extract. Store bought is just fine too!
- Oatmeal. Use old fashioned rolled oats–not steel oats or quick oats. The old fashioned oats help with a chewy texture. Quick oats will be fine, but your cookie will be softer and less chewy.
- All Purpose Flour. Be sure to measure the flour correctly.
- Chocolate chips. You’ll need two cups. Reserve 1/2 cup for topping the baked cookies. This is totally optional, but gives them a bakery style look. Add chunks of chocolate like we do in our Chocolate Chunk Cookies!
How to Make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Keep in mind today’s recipe does need to be chilled. But only an hour, so it gives you time to clean up the kitchen and get ready to bake!
- Combine Dry Ingredients. In a bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, kosher salt, and cornstarch together. Set aside.
- Mix Butter and Sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla. Mixture should be light and fluffy.
- Combine everything. Add dry to the wet, slowly add in oats and chocolate chips.
- Chill dough. Just for one hour, but you can cover it and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Allow to sit at room temperature about 15-20 minutes before scooping (if you refrigerated for more than a few hours).
- Scoop. Spoon about 2 Tbsp of cookie dough onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Press a few extra chocolate on top.
- Bake. Eat. Enjoy.
Tips & Tricks
Want to make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies that stand out from the crowd? Here are my best tips for world class cookies every time:
1. Chill the dough. I know. When you’re in a rush (or just excited to eat cookies) this is the step you’re most likely to skip. But letting the dough chill in the fridge prior to baking makes the finished cookies so much chewier! The cookies will still be fine if you must skip this step, but we’re going for spectacular here!
2. Line the sheet with parchment paper. Using parchment paper (or a reusable non-stick mat) not only helps keep the cookies from sticking but also prevents over browning on the bottom. As a huge bonus–it makes clean up a breeze, too.
3. Use a cookie scoop. This cookie dough is sticky, and using a scoop helps make the cookies all the same size and shape which is perfect to avoid over baking these cookies!
4. Freeze leftover cookies. These cookies keep well in an airtight container or your cookie jar for about a week. If you’re baking a lot of batches at once, freeze any cookies you won’t eat within that time frame. I almost always have a batch or two of cookies stocked away in the freezer so that I’m never more than a few minutes away from delicious homemade treats! Frozen cookies also make perfect lunchbox snacks. Pack one in the morning and it’ll thaw by lunch time, while keeping everything else cold.
Recipe FAQs
Yes. I suggest adding 1 Tbsp of molasses if using light brown sugar instead of dark brown sugar.
Semi-sweet chocolate chips pair perfectly with our chewy oatmeal cookie recipe. You could swap them out for mini chocolate chips if you prefer.
Make sure you have chilled the dough for at least one hour before baking oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. This allows the melted butter to combine with the other ingredients.
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- 1 ½ cups packed dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and cornstarch together. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine butter and brown sugar together with a hand mixer on high speed for about 2 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat for another minute.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat on low, just until combined. Add in the old-fashioned oats and combine on low speed. Fold in all but ½ cup of the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Drop cookie dough by about 2-3 Tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheet. Press 5-6 chocolate chips into the tops of the cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Don’t overbake. The edges will start to brown first. The middle of the cookie may seem like it’s underbaked, but it will continue to bake when it’s taken out of the oven.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to sit on the baking sheet for an additional 5 minutes. Transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- STORAGE: Store cookies in an airtight container, at room temperature for up to a week. Freeze baked cookies for up to 3 months.
- FREEZING DOUGH: Dough can be frozen, unbaked for up to 3 months. I recommended rolling (scooping) the dough into balls before freezing. When baking, add and additional 1-2 minutes to bake time for the frozen cookie dough.
- Pressing the chocolate chips on top after baking kept them on top of the cookie and helps them look enticing. This is totally optional. If you skip this step, add all the morsels to the cookie dough instead.
- Do not sub quick oats. They will absorb all the moisture leaving a dry and crumbly cookie.
Nutrition
We enjoyed these tasty oatmeal chocolate chip cookies as after school snacks and midday pick-me-ups. They’re perfect with an ice cold glass of milk or a hot cup of coffee!
CAN YOU PUT DOUGH IN PAN BAKE AND CUT TO MAKE BAR COOKIES ?
I haven’t tested this recipe to be a bar pan yet. If you try it, let me know!
Would these cookies still turn out good if I used golden brown sugar instead of dark brown sugar? Thank you
These are fantastic cookies! Big, bold flavor, yet still traditional oatmeal cookieness. Next, I’m trying them with walnuts in place of chocolate chips. Definitely a keeper recipe. Thank you!
So glad you loved them too!
The BEST cookies ever!! We are addicted.
I listened to you and waited the whole time for the dough to chill and wow, they came out perfect! I guess patience is a virtue.
These come out perfectly every time. They freeze really well too!
Could I make these in a pan instead of cookies? What size pan? Just reading the recipe makes me hungry!
Can I use sour cream instead of yogurt?
Oatmeal is a wonderful ingredient for cookies. Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies seems to be great. Thanks for sharing.
Oatmeal chocolate cookies, Just Loved the idea, Definetly going to try this.
These look deelish! Thanks for sharing 🙂
These look like the perfect oatmeal/chocolate chip cookie 🙂 delightful!
I loathe raisins, so I am so happy you added chocolate chips to these cookies! They look like the perfect autumn cookie! 😀
Ooh, I’ve never tried oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies before, I can imagine they taste so good.
My husband’s favorite cookies!! Pinned!