Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve been trying a lot of GF and refined sugar-free recipes recently due to my son’s allergies, and this recipe has been the best I’ve tried so far! thank you so much! I subbed 1 egg for the aquafaba and tahini for almond butter, and nearly doubled the choc chips. The cookies turned out amazing- perfect chewiness inside, perfect crispiness outside. everyone loved them and asked for the recipe, so now I have to translate this into turkish and send it to family members :) thank you very much!

Really delicious and I love that it’s a healthier recipe than your typical choc chip, and in fact, tastes even better because there’s more to the recipe than just white flour and white refined sugar. Instead of 3/4 almond flour I used 1/4 all-purpose gluten-free flour, 1/4 oat flour, and 1/4 almond flour. I also un-veganed the recipe and used 1 egg and melted butter instead of the coconut oil. I thought the almond butter and coconut added a lot of depth of flavor. Following other comments suggestions I doubled the choc chips, and it was perfect! Would certainly make again. They would taste fantastic I think, if you added cinnamon, raisins and walnuts instead of the chocolate chips.

This is officially my go-to cookie recipe, and everyone I have made these for is in love with them as much as I am.
We are a no-nut household due to allergies, so we subbed almond flour for equal parts sunflower flour (ground sunflower seeds) and swapped out the almond butter for tahini. They have us drooling and wanting more. Thank you so much for this recipe!

Can confirm:
-You can swap the almond flour for whole wheat flour
-You can use applesauce or extra nut butter in place of the coconut oil
-You should double the amount of chocolate chips
-This recipe makes an excellent oatmeal raisin cookie with cinnamon and raisins subbed for the chocolate.
-These cookies are all-around awesome!

Just found my new fav oatmeal cookie recipe! Replaced coconut flakes with more rolled oats, made 10 large cookies with 14min bake time. It was awesome! Shall make this again soon for sure.

Another amazing recipe. I’ll try to set chickpea water aside more often now! The texture of these cookies is perfect. Such a great combination of flavours and ingredients and so easy to make!

Wow these cookies! My husband and I ate most of the batch after they came out of the oven. The texture is just perfect – slightly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Not too sweet which I prefer because I don’t have a huge sweet tooth. I used 1 egg instead of aquafaba because I eat them. Also to any breastfeeding mamas out there – these are a great lactation cookies! I pump once a day after my baby goes to bed and I had an almost 3 ounce increase from my normal milk output. Thanks again Dana for another amazing recipe!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!! These turned out so yummy! Great just out of the oven, and even better out of the fridge. Already making another batch!
I followed some changed from another comment – replaced oil with extra nut butter, and a flax egg instead of aquafaba.
Thanks for this recipe!

I’ve played around with this recipe a lot and have never had a batch turn out poorly! SO yummy! My favorite version so far is this:

-Omit oil, and use 1 extra T almond butter and 2 T apple sauce
-Grind the oats just a smidge, but not into a flour
-Instead of aquafaba, I often use 1.5 T flax with 5 T water since I always have flax on hand but not aquafaba. Sometimes I have to add another tablespoon or 2 of water when combining the dough all together, but not always.
-As suggested, coconut sugar instead of brown or muscovado sugar

I’m 38 weeks pregnant and made 3 batches to freeze in anticipation for baby’s arrival, but we finished all of them off in like a week so I’ll have to make a few more batches! This is definitely our favorite cookie recipe we’ve found.

These are sooooooo good!

Ok I’ve never done this before and not even sure it’s allowed but this is my second raving review…these cookies are impossible to screw up! I took a gamble and used 1/2 cup oat flour + 1/2 cup spelt flour (omitted coconut) because it was all I had…and they STILL turned out amazing. I just cooked them for a few minutes longer. I’ve previously made this recipe with almond flour, and then again with all purpose GF flour, and both times turned out so good as well. I’m so impressed with the versatility of this recipe! Love it so much!!!

So good! I make these all the time lately. I leave out any added sweetner except for mini chocolate chips and they still taste great. I also press them into a baking dish and make them into bars because it is faster and we eat them for breakfast. I sometimes substitute psyllium or flax eggs and a little water if I don’t have aquafaba and they still turn out great.

I have never commented on a recipe before, but these were soooo good I felt I must. I am in love! They were moist and chewy on the inside, yet slightly crispy on the outside, with just the right amount of sweetness. Modifications: I used an egg instead of the aquafaba, unsweetened regular shredded coconut since I did not have desiccated, added a heaping 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, as well as an extra 1/4 cup of bittersweet chocolate chips. So glad I found this recipe! Thank you Minimalist Baker! You have found your way into my heart :)

I made this cookie using 1 large egg since I eat eggs and it was easier. I can’t eat coconut or avocado oil so I melted Irish Kerry gold butter instead. I added 1/4 cup oats & almond meal instead of the coconut. I added a bit more chocolate chips plus some cacoa chips to the recipe and we were in heaven. Thank you

What a great cookie and a great recipe for a jumping off point. Easy to modify and add other ingredients. Thank you for another outstanding recipe.

These cookies are delicious! I omitted the 3 tbsps of oil and added 1 tbsp of peanut butter and two of applesauce instead, and they were just perfect!
Thank you!

Love these! Used tahini instead of nut butter and it worked great!

Holy moly! Been wanting to try something With aquafaba in it. These blew me away!!! So delicious! Might add some nuts next time as well.

New favourite cookies! So yummy love all the different flavours! They work so well together:)

My new favorite recipe! Not too sweet (I used coconut sugar) and not too dense… Just perfect. I used the aquafaba leftover from cooking chickpeas in the instant pot and it turned out perfect. I doubled the recipe with no problems as well. Thank you so much for these amazing recipes!

My all time favorite cookies! Thanks so much!

These are delicious!! I have never baked with aquafaba before and it went wonderfully smoothly. I used all purpose flour and peanut butter due to an almond allergy and they turned out great! Love your recipes!

I made these with regular flour and doubled the chocolate chips to 1/2 cup and they worked out great :) They’re so chewy and delicious, I love coconut and oatmeal. These taste kind of like cookie dough because they are so soft in the middle!

It’s so weird – I just made these and now they’re already gone ;) They were pretty soft upon coming out of the oven but firmed up perfectly while cooling. I just made a second batch w/ flax egg since I was out of aquafaba with equally great results. Added walnuts and used tahini instead of almond butter bc tahini in cookies is my favorite.

I’m not sure where I went wrong. The dough did not come out firm and tacky. Instead, it was quite dry and crumbly. I added more aquafaba, almond butter, and coconut oil and left in the fridge for an hour. In order to get anything resembling a cooking, I had to scoop the crumbs with my hands and press it together, making a firm fist to try and hold it all together. I baked for 15 minutes at 350 and they did not spread or get brown at all. They fell apart as soon as I lifted them off the cookie sheet. They will work ok as crumble on top of ice cream, but these are not very cookie-like for me. :(

This is the bestest of the best. A perfect oatmeal cookie that I can eat and enjoy. The only substitution – raisins instead of chocolate chips. I like chocolate but chocolate doesn’t like me as much.

I have made these in the past per the directions but this time I needed a major chocolate fix so I upped the aquafaba to 1/3 cup and added 1/3 cup of cocoa powder (probably could have done with 1/4 cup) and wow–a cross between an oatmeal cookie and a brownie because they are crispy on the outside, moist on the inside, and VERY chocolatey.

This is a great recipe! I substituted 1 flax egg for the aquafaba and the cookies were delicious.

Just made these and wow I think this is the new classic. Yummmm

One of my favorite cookie recipes. I use two eggs to replace the aquafaba!

I am just done baking them , I added some cinnamon and walnuts I should have added more cinnamon this is the only spice missing for me . These cookies are out of this world ! The best texture crispy on the outside and perfect on the inside . Perfect sweetness the best I think they will be my got to cookies , cranberries with orange zest and nuts ..they also could be whites chocolate with cranberries ..yum !

Packed with goodness and comfort, so good. I should have made more… family almost finished it all in one go! I subbed the aquafaba with 1/4 cup of egg white, which I whipped until soft peaks formed. Came out perfect!

Yummo! Crisp on the outside and soft on the inside….perfection. I only have one regret and that is that I didn’t make double the batch.
Thank you

These cookies were delicious! Definitely my new go to recipe.

I made a few substitutions because I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand –
– chia egg (1 tbsp chia seeds and 3tbsp water) instead of aquafaba
– wheat flour instead of almond flour
– olive oil instead of avocado/coconut oil

I also added 5 tbsp of soya milk because my mixture turned out a little dry, and I didn’t refrigerate for 30 mins because I couldn’t wait that long :)

They turned out so good, crispy on the outside and softer in the middle. Next time I think I will add a little more chocolate chips and some walnuts

Thank you for the recipe!

I made these as a treat coming off of a 5-day raw vegan detox. They’re delicious! My 6YO daughter enjoyed making and eating them, too. We used coconut sugar, coconut oil, and did add the optional vanilla. I’m craving another batch already. I will double the quantity next time.

First time I have used aquafaba and amazed how it fluffs up just like an egg when beaten. Followed recipe exactly, but found had to keep in the oven a bit longer (may have to do something with my oven). Thanks for another fantastic recipe.

Made these cookies today!! they are delicious. Hard to stop at one. Not very sweet..just enough. I added 1/3tsp Nutmeg and 1tsp Cinnamon to them and my whole house smelled delicious when I baked them.

These cookies are so delicious! I didn’t have any almond flour so I used oat flour instead. However, it seemed like the cookies were extremely crumbly. This might be because of oat flour that I used. Either way, they were still delicious!!

AWESOME GLUTEN FREE COOKIES. I DON’T CARE FOR THE CUSTOMARY ALMOND MEAL TEXTURE IN BAKED GOODS, BUT THESE DID NOT HAVE THAT. I DOUBLED THE RECIPE AND USED TWO EGGS (NO JUDGMENT, PLEASE) IN LIEU OF THE CHICKPEA BRINE. WHAT A GREAT IDEA TO RAISE THE EMPERATURE AT THE END FOR CRISPINESS AROUND THE COOKIE.

My husband and i have made these for two nights in a row and LOVE them!! I was out of coconut oil, so I used vegan butter and they still turned out great. We are impatient, so I didn’t let them chill in the fridge but they still turned out great too! Love love love them!!

WOW! This recipe is a winner! I was searching for a gluten-free & vegan recipe for an oatmeal cookie to satisfy a two-week long craving and hoping to find something worth the effort. My first time hearing about (and using) aquafaba – I am impressed. I followed the recipe exactly and could not be happier with the result. Now, every time I make hummus I will bake these cookies :-)

Thank you for the fantastic recipe and for satisfying my cookie craving!

Amazing cookies!!! I just substitute de Aquafaba for 1 large egg and they were devine! Thanks for the recipe! My kids loved them so much

I made these today and love them! I had two right before dinner because I couldn’t help it. I subbed one egg plus an egg yolk for the aquafaba mostly because I’m lazy and didn’t want to whip the aquafaba. I started with just one egg upon someone else’s comment but found it needed more binding. I did some research and saw that an egg yolk alone is equivalent to a tablespoon of aquafaba, and an egg is equivalent to three. This totals the 1/4 cup called for of aquafaba. I also subbed more oats for the shredded coconut. The cookies turned out beautifully. Thanks so much for all of these recipes.

Delicious! Super happy with this gluten-free option to satisfy my cookie demand! I subbed out the chocolate chips on one batch with currants and another with sweetened cranberries. Also used aquafaba from instant pot chick peas. Simply cooked down the aquafaba to half to concentrate the liquid. Worked great! Thanks for teaching me the awesomeness of aquafaba (love your waffle recipe too!) and this recipe. YUM!

Super tasty! I subbed 1/2 cup of AP flour for the almond flour and added extra oats in place of coconut (also added extra chocolate chips because that’s how I roll :] ). Was craving chocolate chip cookies hard and these hit the spot. My husband and I even ate half of the batch in one sitting! Thank you Dana!

Yum! These totally took care of my chocolate chip cookie craving. Instead of the aquafaba, I used used 1 T of chia in about 1/2 cup of water, let it sit for a bit. I also substituted hemp seed for the coconut. And, I didn’t chill them – didn’t have the patience for that.
Thankfully I made a double batch because my kids and husband are devouring them! (And my husband was doubtful since there wasn’t butter in there – but he loved them too!)

I am a long-time subscriber to Minimalist Baker and I generally find the recipes to be spot on. I love the blog! I made a double batch and subbed peanut butter for almond butter. I also rested the dough in the refrigerator overnight. The texture of the dough was so dry and crumbly that I could barely form cookies, and some crumbled apart in the oven. The cookies taste amazing but are *very* crumbly. Maybe next time I will try adding extra aquafaba or almond milk to achieve better binding and a more workable dough?

Made these today, but with normal butter and white flour and they taste amazing 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 10/10

I make these cookies all the time! I can’t bring myself to waste chickpea brine anymore so this always is my go to recipe. I try to switch out the chocolate chips for other ingredients every time so I don’t get sick of the cookie (not that it’s possible lol). Thank you for sharing such great vegan recipes!!

I love this recipe SO MUCH. I make triple batches. My children who are usually quite undecided about my vegan gluten-free desserts gave these cookies glowing reports. We love these cookies. I find myself emptying my tins of chickpeas so I have enough aquafaba, when I have no idea what to do with the actual chickpeas! Minimalist Baker you have MADE my lockdown, I’ve loved all of your recipes that I’ve tried. Thank you so much!

These are delicious and I will be making them on the regular. I added pecans, 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon, and added 1/2 c. of coconut sugar instead of 1/3 c. brown sugar. I also used vanilla-flavored almond butter.

hi everyone,

I knew I wanted to make Oatmeal cookies this week on a rainy Spring day. Lighten up the mood at home. This is exactly the kind of recipe that I was looking for to make. I love the almond meal idea, and we had just enough in the cupboard (haha trying to remember how to spell ‘cuppart’ with my mom in the kitchen c.u.p.b.o.a.r.d; she got it before auto-correct!) so it saved me a trip to the supermarket! All my fav ingredients + a pinch of cinnamon. They are in the oven now, and I know they will taste as wonderful as everyone describes… OMG I made a mess. g2go!

Very good! My husband is not a big sweets fan, but he gave me a fist pump mid bite, and then asked for another. Win :)
I did 1/4c almond flour instead of coconut, and one egg instead of aquafaba. I froze the dough (unintentionally) for over 24hrs prior to making our first cookies. I baked 4 of the 13 the batch made, then tossed the rest of the formed dough back in the freezer for later.
Thanks Dana!

This recipe was a winner here over at my house, tough competition for the peanut butter pudding.
I’ve substituted almond flour for cake wheat flour (for budget reasons) and it works perfectly.
My suggestion only suggestion is to double the amount of everything, these cookies were eaten way too quickly!

Dana, I can’t thank you enough for your recipes. You’ve helped me feel comfortable in the kitchen and now I’m even adventuring into using aquafaba and other non-conventional ingredients. Thank you thank you thank you.

Just pulled these bad boys out of the oven! They look delish and smell amazing! I used an egg instead of the aquafaba and added a handful of walnuts. My 9 year old son tried one and loved it! YaY! Its Ramadan so I am fasting, but Can’t wait to enjoy these for dessert later tonight ! Thank you 🥰

Just pulled these bad boys out of the oven! Look and smell delish! I did use and egg instead of the aquafaba. I also added a handful of walnuts. My 9 year old tried one and loved it! YAY! It’s Ramadan so I am fasting, but can’t wait to dig in once I break fast! Thank you 🥰

Made this with my ten year old son, who was only allowed a ‘mostly healthy’ snack that he helped me make. The whole family devoured it immediately after it cooled down. A few notable substitutions, as I didn’t have the original ingredients on hand, but they worked very well. Instead of aquafaba, we used Bob’s Red Mill egg replacer with seltzer water (read somewhere that it was a great egg replacer, so decided to throw it in there). We also substituted the cane sugar with maple sugar, which is just maple syrup that crystallizes at a certain temperature. Used tahini instead of nut butter and a gluten flour blend instead of coconut. The only thing that seemed different than a non-gluten free cookie is that it seemed more fragile, more crumbly, with a tendency to break where it wasn’t a solid disc. Doesn’t really matter when you gobble them up right away! ;)

Thank you for the excellent recipe; it has been pinned in my “top recipes” folder for future, frequent reference!

I made these today. I used a whipped egg instead of the aquafaba and I chopped up some walnuts to add also. I did not chill the dough.
I baked them for 13 minutes at 350. They were delicious!! I ended up with 17 cookies. They did not spread but stayed fairly high . Thanks for a great recipe!!

This was such a great, easy recipe. I subbed 1 egg for aquafaba, used tahini as my nut butter and increased my 3/4 cup of oats to 1 cup since I didn’t have coconut on hand. I also ground up oat flour to sub for almond meal, since I did not have that either. I then added raisins and chocolate chips.
Even with all the subs, the base of the recipe was delicious. This one’s a keeper!

I followed the instructions and ingredients exactly. Not sure what my batch needed, maybe more flour because it was too wet. The cookies spread out and made it hard to separate them, it became one big cookie blob. That being said they tasted great, just didn’t look good, I did overcook them a few minutes too. I’ll try the recipe again. Thank you.

I wanted an oatmeal raisin cookie but had to check your website first to see if there was a healthier version. This was exactly what I was looking for! Something similar to an oatmeal raisin cookie but crunchier and with chocolate and healthier! I used an egg instead of aquafaba, added walnuts and m and ms for fun but this is crunchy but soft at the same time. The coconut flakes are a great idea! I also couldn’t wait 30 mins to chill so I baked it immediately and it still turned out great for me! Can’t wait to make these again!

Will definitely double the batch next time, these turned out great. Based on what I had I subbed butter for oil, tahini for nut butter, 1 egg for aquafaba, and did extra oats in the place of coconut. I’m sure it would be great with different toppings too like other comments have suggested. Adding this to my go-to list. Thank you!

Just made these fabulous cookies and noshing on a warm one as I sit here. This is an excellent and healthy recipe with great ratios, and we’ll use it for a base from here on out. The changes we made (by preference or necessity) were:
– one large egg instead of the aquafaba, mixed with the wet stuff;
– dried cranberries instead of chocolate;
– didn’t have nut butter so added one extra tbsp of coconut oil;
– did the second batch only at 350 as the 375 darkened ours a little too much.
Just downed three in like two minutes. SO GOOD! Thanks for the inspiration!

I just made these and they are SO good and feel quilt free. I followed the recipe exactly except I used half coconut and half flax seed as I only had a small amount of coconut left in the bag. I used two small/ medium sized eggs instead of the aquafaba, and olive oil instead of the coconut oil as I did not have coconut or avocado. I opted for chunky peanut butter as that is what I had on hand. These are just so delicious I only wish it made way more batter so maybe next time I’ll double the recipe. I even let my two year old eat these as a “treat” and don’t feel guilty about it. Thanks!

Had a craving for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and decided to try this recipe for the first time. I’m so glad I did!! These taste amazing. I used less sugar and sunflower seed butter and they turned out great. Highly recommend :)

These cookies are AMAZING. I can’t believe they are healthier than your average cookie, you’d never know. Definitely gonna be my new go to cookie recipe!!

Delicious!! Just made my second double batch. I stored the first batch in the freezer after they were cooled, and I actually prefer them straight from the freezer over straight from the oven. Thank you for always including ingredient weights– it makes these so easy to throw together.

These are so good. I’ve made them a few times with chocolate chips (and they’re great), but today I did an oatmeal raisin version – swapping raisins for the chocolate chips and adding chopped walnuts + a dash of cinnamon – and they’re my new fave.

Mmmmmm!! Omg. So easy and so good. What I did differently : 1.5 large eggs for the chickpea water, 1/4 cup more oats for the coconut, 1/2 the amount of sugar, crunchy peanut butter for the almond butter, more chocolate chips, and added raisins! I just ate half the pan! Going back for more?

Made these today and the kids devoured them!! Used an egg over the Aquafaba because I was out of chickpeas and used organic cane sugar because that’s what I had. My batter was a tad dry(maybe because of the egg substitution) so I added a splash of almond milk before fridging the batter. My daughter said they reminded her of an almond joy. So yummy! Will definitely make again! Thanks for another great recipe!!!?

By far the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had! I used egg and I also used half of the sugar. Delicious! Thank you minimalist baker!

Delicious chewy cookie! I used a flax egg and added pecans and craisins. Easy to make and very satisfying. The perfect oatmeal cookie. I loved the crunchy edges. Great idea to bake the last couple minutes at a higher temp!

Delicious!!!!!!!!

I just made these because I had a cookie craving but wanted a healthy-ish cookie. My boyfriend said they tasted like “hot granola bars;” they are delicious but I think they could use a touch more sweetness. I used 1/3 cup coconut sugar; in hindsight, I think brown sugar would have done the trick.
Other varients include two eggs for aquafaba, coconut oil, crunchy peanut butter, added chopped almonds, and I did include vanilla extract.
I love a good recipe that I can tweak; thank you Minimalist Baker for having reliable recipes!

Just made these cookies tonight. I used an egg instead of the aquafaba. I also used raisins instead of the chocolate chips and added in 1 tsp of cinnamon. They came out great! I am looking forward to trying more of your recipes as we continue to hunker down for the near future!

I would like to try using aquafaba in a future recipe. What is the best way to save it when I next open a can of chickpeas? Can the liquid be frozen?

Another amazing , delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipes.