Simply The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies! This classic cookie recipe is packed with oats and chocolate and is a family favorite, so make sure you bake enough to go around.
The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
There’s almost nothing better than chocolate chip cookies, well, only if you add the tasty goodness of rolled oats!! These are The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies in the world. Ok, maybe not the world, but they are pretty darn good!
Cookies are a staple in our house. If you ask around, the family favorites are Mint Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies. Behind the reigning champ, chocolate chip of course. I have a soft spot for those, which goes back to my childhood when they were the only cookies I knew how to make, so they’re probably made more often than the others 🙂
I’d rather have a homemade sweet packed in the kids’ lunch boxes versus one with additives and preservatives. So, I often bake a batch of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies and place them in a freezer so the kids can grab and go when they’re packing their lunches.
It’s true, you can read here Why My Kids Pack Their Own Lunches. All four are quite good at it now and they know not every day is a treat day!
How to Make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
This recipe has a secret ingredient that makes the cookies so special. Not all oatmeal cookies recipes have it. I’ve tried the one on the box of Quaker Oatmeal and it doesn’t compare.
Just a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg (the secret ingredient) and a little extra vanilla, these cookies turn out extraordinarily special.
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The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 ounce package 10oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place oven racks in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl with electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 1 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time and mix until thoroughly incorporated.
- Add oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix on low speed until blended.
- Add semi-sweet chocolate chips and mix until incorporated.
- Drop batter by heaping teaspoons 1 1/2 inches apart onto greased or parchment lined baking sheets. (I use my Silpat baking mat)
- Bake for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cookies will be soft, but will firm up as they cool. Let cool for 2 minutes before transferring to wire cooling rack.
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Tips for Making the Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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A tip that makes these cookies so good is baking them on Silpat Mat.
Hands down one of the best baking supplies in my kitchen. The French know how to do it. The mat bakes the cookies perfectly! Crisp around the edges, soft and chewy in the middle….just the way a cookie should be.
So grab a tall glass of cold milk and enjoy these homemade Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies with your family and friends!
If oatmeal bars are more your thing, you have to try these Easy Oatmeal Bars. My most popular recipe ever!
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Elizabeth says
February 7, 2017 at 9:38 amI swore that after Christmas I would stay away from cookies but these look too good to ignore!
Erin says
February 7, 2017 at 10:10 amYou’re too cute! Yeah, staying away from cookies would be simple if they weren’t so good! Thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth.
Amanda at The Kolb Corner says
August 14, 2016 at 10:07 amThese cookies look so yummy! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
Erin says
August 16, 2016 at 8:36 pmOne of my favorites! I love the way they have the crunch edge and soft yummy inside!
Charlene Asay says
August 10, 2016 at 9:43 amThese are my favorite kind of cookie. I will have to try your recipe out. Thanks for sharing with us at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party this week! Have a great rest of your week. Hope we see you next week.
Nikki Frank-Hamilton says
August 8, 2016 at 11:05 amThese look so good! The oatmeal gives so much flavor and moistness to the cookie and the chocolate chips put it over the top! This might just be my new favorite! And I love the added fiber from the oats too!!! Checking out that silpat mat. I’ve never heard of it! Thanks.
Erin says
August 8, 2016 at 3:10 pmI can say for certain, they are good!! I love oatmeal cookies, but switching it up with a little chocolate is awesome! I love that you get a little fiber too! Yum, yum, yum!
Debbie Kitterman says
August 3, 2016 at 2:34 pmMy husband absolutely loves oatmeal chocolate chip cookies – I love them for the spices and we haven’t found a good recipe we both like – He loves crispy – I love gooey – but these sound like the perfect compromise, so I am pinning and printing this one to try this weekend. Thank you so much – 🙂 I found you at #WayWow
Sarah - Craft Invaders says
August 3, 2016 at 1:23 amOur babysitter always used to bring us oatmeal cookies, and I have always wanted to find a recipe that tastes as good as hers – can’t wait to try these 🙂
Erin says
August 3, 2016 at 12:35 pmOatmeal cookies are one of those comfort treats that always tastes good. Let me know what you think…making them with just brown sugar gives them the perfect flavor!
Carol says
August 2, 2016 at 6:18 pmTwo of my favorites, oatmeal and chocolate chip combined. Can’t get much better than that!
Erin says
August 3, 2016 at 12:36 pmNope, couldn’t agree more. Two of the best flavors mixed for one tasty cookie. I just love how they crisp around the edges and stay soft in the middle.
Lynn Spencer says
August 1, 2016 at 3:01 pmyou and your dessert recipes are dangerous for my waist line…but they look oh so good.
Thanks…Lynn
Erin says
August 1, 2016 at 5:21 pmI know! They are dangerous! This one is so good…had to share 🙂
Celeste | The Whole Serving says
August 1, 2016 at 6:20 amI loved oatmeal cookies as a child, I haven’t had them for a long time. I think that will change very soon. This looks like a cookie I need to put on my cookie repertoire.
Erin says
August 1, 2016 at 5:22 pmDefinitely a cookie you must put in your repertoire, Celeste! It’s so good with the rolled oats nestled next to the chocolate chips!!
Ilka says
July 31, 2016 at 5:17 pmAlways such a great classic!
Erin says
August 1, 2016 at 5:23 pmYep! A true classic cookie! Since they freeze well, you can enjoy them whenever you want!