I’ve been baking this recipe for at least 10 years now and my 5-year-old refers to these as “bumpy cookies.” I think she may be referring to the chunky oatmeal texture of these insanely delicious cookie recipe. One of my favorite cookie recipes ON THIS EARTH, these bumpy cookies (or oatmeal chocolate chip cookies) are tried and tested and are baked in my house a couple times a month. If you really want the ultimate splurge, enjoy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies alongside a bowl of my creamy and silky chocolate ice cream! We love dipping warm chocolate chip cookies in a tall glass of cold milk – it’s the best comfort dessert recipe!
This baking recipe contains butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, an egg, vanilla, oatmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, a grated milk chocolate bar (such as Hershey’s), and chocolate chips, and is done in less than 15 minutes, making it one of the quickest and easiest desserts and cookie recipes out there! I’ve made this recipe countless times and have perfected the ingredients and quantities. If you like cookies, then you’ll love my Unicorn Poop Cookies (kids LOVE these!) and my mouthwatering Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies!
Substitutions and Additions
If you like walnuts, feel free to add ½ cup of chopped walnuts into this delicious cookie recipe. Not feeling like chocolate? Omit the chocolate bar and chocolate chips and instead, sub with raisins for an oatmeal raisin cookie. You can also omit the chocolate bar and chips and add dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds for a healthier cookie recipe.
Ingredients in Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Butter. Creamy butter helps the sugar bind together. This is our favorite butter!
Brown sugar. Brown sugar reacts with baking soda to produce carbon dioxide, making your cookies thick, puffy, and soft.
Granulated sugar. Not only does granulated sugar provide a sweet flavor, but it also helps the cookies spread as they bake in addition to providing a moist and tender texture to the cookies.
Egg. Eggs provide taste, nutrtion, and help bind starch and flour. They are key for creating the perfect texture of these cookies.
Vanilla extract. Vanilla extract adds sweetness, depth, and flavor to this cookie recipe.
Oatmeal. The best part of this cookie recipe, oats provide texture, flavor, and many health benefits such as helping with weight loss, lowering blood sugar levels, and reducing your risk of heart disease. In fact, Healthline’s post points out that oats are incredibly nutritious, offering a lot of fiber, manganese, magnesium, copper, iron, zinc, and folate, to name a few.
Flour. All-purpose flour helps the cookie hold its shape as it bakes. Flour helps the cookies to brown and cook all the way through.
Salt. Salt lifts the flavor of the other ingredients.
Baking powder. Baking powder is a leavening agent and plays a vital role in the expansion of and rise of cookies.
Baking soda. Baking soda encourages the spread of the cookies as they bake by raising the pH of the dough which slows protein coagulation. Allrecipes’ article mentions that this gives the dough more time to set before the eggs set, which yields more evenly baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
Milk chocolate bar. A grated milk chocolate bar such as Hershey’s mixes in and hides in the dough, but the flavor doesn’t hide as it adds a creamy milk chocolate layer to these cookies.
Milk chocolate chips. For the best cookies, use high quality Ghiradelli chocolate chips.
How to make the best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
STEP 1: Preheat your oven. In a mixing bowl cream together the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Stir in the egg and vanilla.
STEP 2: Stir in the oatmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, mixing until well incorporated. Don’t over mix. Pour in the grated milk chocolate bar, mixing well. Add the chocolate chips and mix until well combined.
STEP 3: Use your hands for form approximately 2 tablespoon-sized balls of dough, dropping them onto baking sheets. Leave about an inch in between each cookie. Bake for 9 minutes or until the edges start to turn golden.
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Final Thoughts
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 c butter melted
- 1/2 c brown sugar packed
- 1/2 c granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/4 c oatmeal
- 1 c all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 (1.55 oz.) milk chocolate bar such as Hershey's, grated
- 1 c chocolate chips
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 375° F.
- In a mixing bowl cream together the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Stir in the egg and vanilla.
- Stir in the oatmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, mixing until well incorporated. Don't over mix. Pour in the grated milk chocolate bar, mixing well. Add the chocolate chips and mix until well combined.
- Use your hands for form approximately 2 tablespoon-sized balls of dough, dropping them onto baking sheets. Leave about an inch in between each cookie. Bake for 9 minutes or until the edges start to turn golden.
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