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(Kind of like) Mom’s Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. Homemade chocolate chip cookies made with browned butter, sweet brown sugar, and oats. A classic cookie made better with the addition of brown butter and, of course, plenty of melty chocolate. These cookies can be lightly sprinkled with sea salt for a salty-sweet cookie bite. Sometimes you just need to bite into the classic oatmeal chocolate chip cookie we all know and love.
I have so many memories of baking my mom’s oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. She’d make them once a week and even became a little famous for them. She certainly knew the recipe by heart! Oats, flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, canola oil, and a ton of chocolate chips.
Her recipe called for canola oil, which I prefer not to use. So basically what I’ve done with these cookies is replace the canola oil with browned butter.
I mean, brown butter? Canola oil? I’m going to pick brown butter 100% of the time!!
The details are simple
As with a lot of my cookie recipes, start with browning the butter.
I like to use a medium skillet and brown both sticks of butter over medium heat. Then simply let the butter cook until it bubbles up and foams on top. This is when I turn the heat off and continue to allow the butter to cook in the pan.
Little brown bits will form on the bottom of the pan. Those are the nutty little bits that will make your recipes extra delicious. Especially with the oats. I found the pairing to be really special.
When the butter has browned, the rest goes pretty much as you would think. I don’t use a mixer for these, just a good old-fashioned spatula will do the trick. Mix the butter with brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. The only difference from my mom’s recipe is that I nixed the granulated sugar completely.
I don’t think it’s needed for sweetness and I love the flavor brown sugar adds over granulated sugar. I will say that if you love a traditional really sweet cookie, you might want to add 1/2 cup of granulated sugar. It’s up to you, but we think the cookies are sweet enough as written!
So after you’ve got your wet ingredients (+ brown sugar) together, then add the dry. Flour, oats, baking soda, and a small pinch of salt.
Mix in the chocolate chips. Or do it like me and mix chocolate chunks with chocolate chips. I usually use 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chunks and 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Either way, it will be delish!
We love a flatter cookie, so I gently press the dough balls down, then bake.
While the cookies bake, you’ll smell the wonderful scents of rich butter and vanilla. All the scents we love most. I highly recommend enjoying a cookie straight off the pan with a sprinkle of sea salt.
Holy freaking yummm! So simple, so delicious, and the classics never go out of style!
Looking for back-to-school recipes? Here are a few ideas:
Cookies n’ Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vegan Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Healthier Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies
Lastly, if you make these Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories Per Serving: 279 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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Ingredients
- 2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups chocolate chunks or chips
- flaky sea salt, for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.2. Add the butter to a skillet set over medium heat. Cook until the butter begins to brown, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer to a heatproof bowl. Let cool 5 minutes or so.3. To the brown butter, mix in the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla, mixing until smooth. Add the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Gently fold in the chocolate. 4. Roll the dough into rounded tablespoon size balls and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Gently flatten the dough down. Bake 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, rotate and tap the baking sheet on the counter 1-2 times to flatten. Bake another 2-3 minutes or until the cookies are just beginning to set on the edges.5. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet. They will continue to cook slightly as they sit on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with flaky salt (if desired). Eat warm (highly recommended) or let cool and store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
This post was originally published on August 19, 2022
Very good
Hey Josie,
Yay! So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for giving it a try! Happy fall weekend! xT
I have made this recipe now about a dozen times, I make these cookies every time I visit my dad, and bake 1/4 of them, and then leave the rest as dough balls in the freezer for him to bake at his convenience, it is both of ours’s favorite cookie recipe!
Hey Anastasia,
I appreciate you making this recipe so often and your comment, so glad to hear it always turns out well! Happy Labor Day Weekend! xx
Hi Anastasia,
How do you bake the cookie dough that you have frozen? Do you thaw or bake straight from the freezer? and do you adjust temp or time?
Thank you,
Richelle
The best cookie recipe I have tired so far!! Very easy and fast to make. My husband keeps asking for them and they don’t last more than a day in our house. I substitute 1 cup of chocolate chips for walnuts and it’s amazing 😋
Hey Inna,
Awesome! Love to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks a lot for making it! Have a great weekend! xT
These are the closest to a Chick Fil A chocolate chip cookie I’ve found while also be 1000x better. My husband asked my son if they were one or two thumbs up, and he said they are 100 thumbs up.
Thank you so much, Ashleigh:) Love to hear you enjoyed these cookies, I appreciate you making them! xx
These are made once every two months for my husband. I also enjoy a couple even though I am not a sweet fan. I add walnuts for that extra crunch & obvious health benefits. lol
They are delicious, soft and hearty.
Thank you for sharing a recipe I can make and make others happy.
Hey Leslie,
Wonderful! I appreciate you trying this recipe and your comment! So glad to hear it turned out well! x
I made this recipe and added roughly chopped pecans and pistachios! They were so yummy but I would have preferred them be slightly thinner and crispy on the bottom. Any advice for tweaking the recipe to get this outcome next time?
Hi there,
Happy Sunday! I appreciate you making this recipe and your feedback, so glad to hear it turned out nicely for you! You can try banging your baking sheet on the counter for a flatter cookie. xx
These are sooo yummy. Super soft centres and crisp edges. We will definitely make them again! I might try some cinnamon in them next! Thank you
Hey Jenna,
Thrilled to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks a lot for making it and your comment:)
I made them once and they became absolutely my favourite chocolate chip cookies. I have to make them again, right away.
Hey Jody,
Fantastic! Thank you so much for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, glad to hear it was enjoyed! x
The dough was extremely dry and crumbly. I still baked them and the taste was delicious but I can’t get the dough, or the texture of the cookies, to be as moist and gooey as they look in your pictures. Any suggestions for next time? I’m determined to try them again!
Hi Nadia,
Thanks so much for trying these cookies! Are you mixing by hand or using a stand mixer? That could be causing them to dry out, I would make sure not to over mix. I hope this helps! xT
Are you measuring your flour correctly, i didn’t know there was a right and wrong way, until someone showed me! Don’t scoop your flour. Look up how to correctly measure dry items for baking. Also make sure your baking sodas not expired, hope that helps
Tieghan, these were amazing! I actually didn’t have enough brown sugar and subbed the difference with regular white sugar and they were still absolutely delicious. That brown butter makes all the difference! Thanks for the recipe
Hi Katie,
Fantastic!! So glad to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, I appreciate you giving it a try and your comment! x
Followed the recipe. Batter super dry and crumbly. Dry and pasty cookie. Waste of ingredients unfortunately.
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for trying these cookies and sharing your feedback, sorry to hear they were not enjoyed. Was there anything you may have adjusted? Again, so sorry! xx
They were perfect!
Hey Mandy,
Happy Sunday! Love to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks so much for trying it and your comment! Xx
I’m always trying new recipes online and I’m often disappointed, however, this recipe is well written and the cookies are so good! I’ve already shared it with a private chef friend/colleague. I baked half of the batch off and then scooped and put the other half in a freezer bag for later! Bravo! Thank you!
Thanks so much, Lisa:) I’m so glad to hear that these cookies turned out well for you and appreciate you giving them a try! xT
The oats suck up all the moisture. Reduce baking time by several minutes. Do flatten as suggested – they puff into cakey cookies if you don’t.
If substituting unsalted butter + 1/4tsp salt per stick of salted, reduce salt or the sprinkling at the end will be too much.
Thanks for sharing your feedback, Amy! Sorry to hear you didn’t love these! xx
My family loved this recipe. I live next door to my older sister that takes baking her seriously (she weighs her cookies!!) and she absolutely loved these cookies. Thank you for the perfect recipe. I did add a half cup of granulated sugar because I prefer a sweeter cookie. I used Malden at the end as suggested.
Sorry for the typos!
Hey Danielle,
Happy Sunday!! Thanks so much for making these cookies and your comment, so glad to hear they were enjoyed! xT