The Ultimate Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
There are few things that can’t be improved by the addition of chocolate. While I already have a pretty fantastic (in my humble opinion) recipe for oatmeal cookies, this space was sorely missing a standalone oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe. While, sure, you can just toss some chocolate chips into my classic recipe (and I include instructions over there on how to do so), I felt this standalone recipe needed a bit more pizzaz, so I borrowed a critical secret ingredient from my chocolate chip cookies. Can you guess what it is? Maple syrup! Just a few tablespoons enhance the flavor and add to the chewiness of the cookies WITHOUT actually making them taste like maple syrup. Everyone will be wondering what makes these cookies so good, but only you will know 😉
Why use my recipe:
Uses simple pantry staples. Strikes just the right balance between oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies. Makes large cookies, just like a bakery! Can be made in advance. Super soft and chewy results!
What You Need
Several carefully selected ingredients come together to make these oatmeal cookies:
Butter. I use unsalted butter to have maximum control over the flavor of my cookies. You can read more about this in my salted vs unsalted butter post. Sugar. Using more brown than granulated sugar makes for mega-soft and chewy cookies. I prefer to use dark brown sugar for the best flavor, but you can substitute light brown sugar if you don’t have dark on hand. Maple syrup. If you don’t have maple syrup on hand, I suggest you make my classic oatmeal cookie recipe instead and just add chocolate chips (there are notes in the recipe on how to do so). Ground cinnamon. This is optional, but I love the subtle, festive depth of flavor that it adds. Old-fashioned oats. Use old fashioned oats, not “quick” or instant oats. Old fashioned oats gives you chewier and heartier cookies.
SAM’S TIP: I know that some people are maple syrup purists, but I’ve made these oatmeal cookies with both pure maple syrup and with pancake syrup and either will work perfectly fine here. Remember, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
SAM’S TIP: Never place cookie dough on a hot cookie sheet! The dough will start to melt before the cookies even make it into the oven and your cookies will spread much more than they are supposed to. Love oats and chocolate? Try my cowboy cookies or my oatmeal cookie bars! Enjoy! Let’s bake together! I’ll be walking you through all the steps in my written recipe and video below! If you try this recipe, be sure to tag me on Instagram, and you can also find me on YouTube and Facebook This recipe was originally published 01/19/2018. Post has been updated to include more information, photos, and an instructional video on 09/18/2019.
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