Crispy Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips! These brown sugar oatmeal cookies are crispy around the edges and soft and chewy in the center.
These delicious oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are perfect for packing in lunch boxes, taking on a picnic, or eating for a weeknight dessert.
Why you'll love this Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie
My kids and I have baked up countless batches of cookies of every variety over the years. After all that baking we have a few trusted tips that we use every time.
- Cream your butter and sugar together for 3-4 minutes. The mixture will become lighter in color and will appear slightly fluffy.
- When measuring your flour use the fluff and scoop method. This will help ensure you don’t over compact the flour which will result in dry cookies.
- Use a cookie scoop to get evenly sized cookies.
- Make certain your oven is fully preheated.
- Remove your cookies from the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes and place on a baking rack to continue cooling.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Ingredients
This section reviews the best ingredients and substitutions for this recipe. For an exact list of ingredients and quantities, check the recipe card below.
- Oats - old-fashioned oats work best in this recipe. You want oats with some texture!
- Flour - all-purpose flour
- Butter - salted butter, softened to room temperature
- Brown sugar - adds flavor and helps with the crispness of the cookies
- Chocolate chips - milk chocolate chips, but dark chocolate would work too!
How to make Chocolate Chip Cookies with oats
In this section, I share step-by-step photos, cooking methods, techniques, and a general overview. For detailed instructions, temperatures, and timing, check the printable recipe card below.
- Cream butter and sugar together
- Add eggs and vanilla
3. Mix in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt
4. Fold in oats and chocolate chips
5. Scoop mixed cookie dough onto an ungreased baking sheet
6. Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 10-12 minutes
Cookie Tips
- Use softened butter
- Mix well between each addition of ingredients
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl to make certain all ingredients are well mixed
- Preheat oven before baking
- Do not grease your baking sheet
- Use a small scoop to keep cookies the same size
- Cool cookies for 2 minutes on a baking sheet. Then move the cookies to a baking rack to continue cooling.
How to store
Allow cookies to fully cool on a baking rack. Gently stack cookies in a cookie jar or an airtight container. Cookies are best eaten within 3-4 days.
Can I freeze these cookies?
Yes, these cookies can be frozen! Place cooled cookies in a freezer container or a freezer bag. Place in a freezer for up to 3 months.
To use simply remove from freezer and allow to thaw.
FAQs
Quick oats can be used in oatmeal cookies. Using rolled oats or old-fashioned oats gives the cookies more texture and makes them a bit chewier than with quick oats.
Be careful to not over-bake your cookies. If you are finding your cookies are hard, try removing them from the oven 1-2 minutes earlier.
Storing your cookies correctly will also help prevent your cookies from hardening after they have fully cooled. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Oatmeal cookies should not be dry. Be careful when measuring your flour and use a fluff and scoop technique. Otherwise, the flour may be compacted resulting in too much flour in the dough. This can make your cookies dry.
More delicious cookies
- Carrot Cookies
- Whopper Cookies
- Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Dark Chocolate Oat Cookies
- Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Toffee Chip Cookies
- Lemon Sugar Cookies
- Chai Sugar Cookies
- Old Fashioned Ice Oatmeal Cookies
You'll also want to try these oatmeal chocolate chip bars. And if you're a huge fan of chocolate chip cookies, try these Neiman Marcus Cookies from my friend, Everyday Eileen!
If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop
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Best Recipe for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring Cups
- Cookie Sheet
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cups oats
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cream together butter and brown sugar. Mix together for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.1 cup butter, 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- Add eggs and mix until well combined. Mix in vanilla.2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Add flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Mix until combined.1 ½ cups flour, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Stir in oatmeal and chocolate chips.3 cups oats, 2 cups chocolate chips
- Scoop cookie dough onto an ungreased baking sheet pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
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Notes
Tips for making cookies
- Use softened butter
- Mix well between each addition of ingredients
- Scrape down sides of bowl to make certain all ingredients are well mixed
- Preheat oven before baking
- Do not grease your baking sheet. You may line the sheet with parchment paper if you prefer.
- Use a small scoop to keep cookies the same size
- Cool cookies for 2 minutes on baking sheet. Then move cookies to a baking rack to continue cooling.
Nutritional Disclaimer:
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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This recipe was originally published in April of 2017. The pictures and post have been updated.
Christine says
I'm not a fan of oatmeal raisin but I can totally get behind oatmeal chocolate chip!
Agness of Run Agness Run says
Amazing treat, especially for people who have sweet tooth-like me! Loved the recipe, Kathy!
Kathy says
I must admit...I have a sweet tooth too!
Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
Hello, Kathy. Those cookies look so fantastic. Oatmeal and chocolate chip is indeed a great combo. I wish I could grab 3-4 of these beauties right away.
Kathy says
Thanks, Anu!
Pamela @BrooklynFarmGirl says
These cookies look delicious!
Kathy says
Super delicious!
annie@ciaochowbambina says
I made a batch of Tollhouse for my daughter's class yesterday and now I'm wishing I had seen this recipe sooner! What am I saying? More for us! 😉 These look delish, my friend!
Kathy says
You are right....you can always make more cookies!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
What a coincident! I've never met a cookie I didn't like either! 😉 I'm a soft and chewy cookie kind of girl, through and through. But my husband is a crispy kind of cookie guy, so I KNOW he would just adore these! I mean, with oatmeal and chocolate chips, what is not to love, right!? Cheers!
GiGi Eats says
HEAVENLY COOKIES - right here!!
allie says
Hi Kathy - Good thing I wasn't along on that trip - I would've been fighting you for these cookies!! GAH!!! Love crispy oatmeal cookies with CHOCOLATE!!!! Yum.
Jodi @ Create Kids Club says
There is not much better than oatmeal cookies! These look amazing!
Adina says
Lovely cookies, I like baking some too when we are so many hours on the road. And altohugh I do like a chewy cookie as well, crispy ones are my favorites.
Manali@cookwithmanali.com says
I will take the whole plate please! yum!
Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks says
Girl, I would so much rather have more chocolate chips in my life than raisins! These cookies look perfect!
Kathy says
I've never been a huge fan of the raisins in cookies...but I am a huge fan of chocolate chips! 🙂
stacey @ The Sugar Coated Cottage says
Yes! Oatmeal cookies need chocolate chips! These look fab! I love all the carmelization going on here, the perfect browning! Delicious. Take care.
Kathy says
Yep....they were delicious!
Cheryl says
Yummy! I made crispy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies last week too, but I made mine crispy by adding some Rice Krispies to it. I froze about half the batch. Yeah there's so much more you can add to oatmeal chocolate chip cookies just to give it that little extra pizazz like sunflower seeds or craisins. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Kathy says
Those do sound like some great additions to oatmeal cookies! I will need to give some a try!
David @ Spiced says
Woah...8 hours each way is indeed quite a drive! That certainly calls for delicious cookies, and I love cookies with oatmeal in 'em. I can't believe I've never tried subbing chocolate chips in for the raisins in oatmeal cookies! I need to go try this ASAP...because now I can't stop thinking about cookies. 🙂
Kathy says
That's the problem with living way on the other side of the state....long road trips. You've got to make oatmeal cookies...with chocolate chips! Super yummy!!!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
I haven't met a cookie I didn't like either 😉 Oatmeal cookies are such a classic, but then add chocolate and it just takes the whole thing to another (yummy) level. No better treat than cookies for a road trip if you ask me 🙂
Kathy says
It's a good thing road trips only come every so often....otherwise I'd be consuming my weight in cookies!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
Nothing better than an oatmeal cookie and a glass of milk Kathy! Love the added chocolate chips too! And aren't you the good mother to travel that far to watch the cheer competition!
Kathy says
It was a fun, but quick trip! I didn't want to miss it! Who knows how many times her team will get to go to state!
Sues says
Oatmeal cookies are seriously may favorite and this version looks oh so tasty!!
Kathy says
Thanks! They are one of my favorites too!
Fran @ G'day Souffle' says
Wow, 8 hours of driving with cookies- what heaven! Happy Easter!
Kathy says
It was a bit dangerous because I ate A LOT of cookies!!! 🙂
Kate @ Framed Cooks says
These cookies are definitely the best of both worlds! 🙂
Kathy says
They most certainly are!!!