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These delicious yet easy Chocolate Oatmeal Lace Cookies are the perfect holiday cookie. Made with double the vanilla and sweet brown sugar. These delicate cookies are crisp, buttery, and perfectly sweet with hints of caramel flavor throughout. They’re generously sandwiched with melted chocolate, making every cookie even more delicious. Fun and easy to bake, even yummier to eat, great for gifting, and a festive addition to your Christmas cookie box!
It’s the day before Thanksgiving and I’m sharing my very first Christmas cookie of the season. And it’s such a yummy Christmas cookie too! I was going to wait to share this recipe until after all of the Thanksgiving feasts had concluded. But then my mom pointed out that there could be a few of you looking for last-minute cookies for tomorrow.
Or maybe you have time off this week and are planning all of your Christmas cookie baking. Whatever your circumstances, I think we all can enjoy these yummy chocolate oatmeal lace cookies.
I made my first ever oatmeal lace cookie recipe even before the days of this website. Then I shared the recipe in November of 2012. I made those cookies with Nutella, and if you look at the photos, they’re certainly not the greatest. But the idea of an oatmeal lace cookie will forever sound delicious to me.
I wanted to recreate and update those cookies. I wanted to make them easier and even more delicious. And I wanted to nix the Nutella filling and use straight chocolate, Asher’s favorite!
For any of you not familiar with lace cookies, they’re very thin cookies usually made from either nuts or rolled oats. They’re meant to be VERY thin and crisp, and they’re often sandwiched with fillings like chocolate or buttercream.
Lace cookies are classic Christmas cookies in my book, and fortunately for us, they’re so easy to make!
Here are the details
Step 1: melt together the butter and brown sugar
Working in a medium saucepan, gently mix the melted butter with the brown sugar over medium heat. Do not rush this process. Go slow and allow the sugar time to melt evenly. Whisk continuously during this process. This will help the mixture come together and form a caramel-like sauce.
When the sugars have melted and a sauce forms, remove the pan from the heat.
Step 2: the remaining ingredients
Mix in the honey and vanilla, and whisk until very glossy and shiny. This should be pretty.
Next, mix in the oats, almond flour, and salt.
Step 3: let the dough sit
Let the mixed dough cool, then after 5 minutes mix in the egg white. The egg white will bring the dough together and moisten it.
When the dough is together let it firm up for 10 minutes on the counter.
Step 4: scoop the cookies
Using a teaspoon measure, scoop out the dough.
Bake for 7-8 minutes until deeply golden on the edges. Let the cookies cool completely at room temperature before removing them. They should harden up.
Step 5: the chocolate
Use your favorite chocolate, melt it, and then sandwich it together with the cookies. Enjoy a few while still melty and delish. Then let the rest set for enjoying later. Or better yet, save half and gift the other half!
These cookies are GOOD and gluten free! Crisp and sweet on the outside with hints of browned butter, caramel, and sweet vanilla. Plus plenty of chocolate drizzled over top.
Together they’re just delicious! As in grab a third or fourth cookie kind of good!
Looking for other holiday cookie recipes? Here are my favorites:
Easy Vanilla Bean Christmas Lights Cookies
Easy Hot Chocolate Lace Cookies
Chai Spiced Santa Cookies with White Chocolate Frosting
Lastly, if you make these easy Chocolate Oatmeal Lace 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!
Easy Milk Chocolate and Vanilla Oatmeal Lace Cookies
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories Per Serving: 193 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) salted butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 egg white
- 2 cups milk, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate, melted
Instructions
- 1. In a skillet with sides, melt the butter together with the brown sugar over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute, until the sugar dissolves and looks similar to caramel. Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl. Whisk in the honey and vanilla, whisking until smooth and glossy. Add the oats, almond flour, and salt mixing until combined. Let cool for 5 minutes, then stir in the egg white. Let the dough sit for 10 minutes to thicken. 2. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.3. Drop 1 teaspoon-size amount of dough on the prepared baking sheets, placing each one 3 inches apart. Bake for 7-9 minutes until golden brown around the edges. The butter will be bubbling up around the cookies, this is OK. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cook completely. 4. Sandwich each cookie with melted chocolate. Sprinkle with sea salt (if desired). Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
This post was originally published on November 22, 2023
Nice cookie
Thanks Marie!!
Tieghan, happy Thanksgiving!
Please forgive my “dimness “, but I am gathering we are stacking the cookies in a column with chocolate in between? And when we eat them, we are breaking off portions of the cookie… is that correct?
Hi Donna,
Happy Thanksgiving! You are simply just making cookie sandwiches:) You do not need to stack anything. I hope this helps! xx
I’d love to try these! Is this recipe developed with high altitudes or sea level altitude in mind?
Hi Jerlene,
You should be able to follow the recipe as written without any issues:) I hope you love this recipe! Happy Thanksgiving! xx
Hello! I didn’t mention if I was at sea level or high altitude. Which one is this recipe developed for? Thank you so much!
Hi Jerlene,
This recipe will work at both:) Please let me know if you have any other questions! xx
Sorry, but that’s just not true. I live at a high altitude and always have to adjust my baking, as does everyone else at my altitude, if I am using a recipe developed at sea level. All I want to know is if this was developed at sea level or not. Why are you ignoring my question? 🙁
Tieghan it is scientifically impossible for a recipe to work at all altitudes. You bake at an altitude near 8000ft, anyone at sea level will have significant issues with your baking recipes, which is evident by most of your reviews. Please educate yourself. Stop acting like all your followers are doing something wrong.
I’m glad someone finally brought this up. I’ve tried a few baking recipes and none worked. None. I’m a pretty decent baker and I’m at sea level. I know Tieghan is at high altitude, so I’m assuming she develops her recipes for altitude, and wish she would either give sea level adjustments (as most of the country lives at sea level, not on a mountain!) OR a warning that the recipe won’t work as written at sea level. There’s no way that they all work at both altitude and sea level. And judging from all the comments saying they don’t work for people, it’s not that they didn’t follow the recipe, it’s that the recipes are all for high altitude. Ingredients are expensive, so it’s really a shame that nothing is noted anywhere on this site, as far as I can see.
Hi Teighan: I’m not on IG so I’m wondering if, after you drop the batter onto cookie sheets, do you spread them a little with your finger or bake as is. Thank you!
Hi Pat,
You can just drop them on the baking sheet, they will spread while baking:) Please let me know if you have any other questions! xx
What chocolate bar is pictured in your recipe above?
Thank you 😊
Hi Jennifer,
I used a Dr. Bronner’s chocolate bar. Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
At what altitude does this blog develop baking recipes? I’ve seen conflicting information on different posts. Thanks!
As far as I can see, she says she just underbakes everything and it turns out fine. That no adjustments are needed. But has never clarified if her recipes are developed at altitude or sea level. I’m guessing that’s why so many people have trouble with her recipes though because adjustments are DEFINITELY needed for baking to work. https://www.denverlifemagazine.com/5-rules-for-baking-at-altitude/
Thank you for sharing the recipe of the chocolate lace cookie
Of course! I hope you love this recipe!
I use to make lace oatmeal cookies in the 70’s. I would let them sit for about a minute and loosely roll them around a peg clothespin (I kept a dozen just for this purpose). After all were completely cool, I would dip the rolled cookie half way in dark melted chocolate. Everyone loved them!
Thanks so much for sharing, Patricia!! Happy Thanksgiving! xx
When you say this recipe makes 18 cookies, do you mean 18 sandwiches or 18 biscuits of which would make 9 sandwiches. Thank you
I had the same question too! I’m wanting to make these for a Christmas Cookie Swap, but not sure on the quantity of ingredients that I would need.
Hi Alex,
The recipe will make 9 cookie sandwiches:) Happy Thanksgiving! xT
Hi MJ,
This will make 18 cookies or 9 sandwiches:) Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
Can all purpose flour be used in this recipe instead of almond flour?
I always did. I also used finely crushed almonds in my recipe
Hi Virginia,
You can certainly try the recipe with all purpose flour, but the almond flour is going to give you the best results. Please let me know if I can help in any other way! Happy Thanksgiving! xx
This is a nice holiday recipe, especially for those of us that have to be gluten free. One request would be more step photos. Although the process is “simple” you go from dough bowl to finished cookies. I like seeing the in in between steps too in photos, and I bet others would also. Thanks!
HI Deb,
Thanks so much for sharing your feedback! I’m not sure if you follow on IG or not, but I always share me making the full recipe from beginning to end in a video. I hope this helps! Happy Thanksgiving! xT
I actually try to limit my social media a lot and while it’s great you post the full recipe video there, it would be cool if you also added it to this page. Thanks!
Do you whip the egg white first or just add it in runny?
Hi Elisa,
No need to whip the egg white:) Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xT
How do you store these cookies if making now for your Christmas boxes?
I wrapped mine loosely in wax paper and kept in air tight container for a month, if they weren’t discovered by friends and family!
Hi Lynn,
I would freeze the lace cookies and then thaw and add the chocolate to sandwich them together. I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xx
Can you freeze these?
Nut allergies, can you use AP flour instead? Thanks
Hi Crystal,
So sorry, I have not tested this with all purpose flour. Almond flour is going to be the best option, you could try oat flour. I hope this helps! xT
I used all purpose flour and these were amazing. So simple, very delicious!
For Christmas my kids asked if I could sprinkle crushed peppermint into the chocolate before I sandwich the cookies. I’m going to give it a try tomorrow!
Thank you so so much for giving the recipe a try! So glad you enjoyed it! xT
Hi Sheena,
Yes, I would freeze the lace cookies and then once you thaw them make the chocolate and sandwich them together. I hope you love this recipe! xT
Sounds delicious! Would it be possible to swap AP flour for almond flour in this recipe?
I was going to ask the same thing. I’m going to give it a shot today and I’ll let you know how they turn out!
How did they come out with all purpose flour ? I want to try but not almond flour
Were I put the sugar end the batter?
Hi Nina,
The sugar is added in step 1. Please let me know if you have any other questions! Happy Thanksgiving! xx
Hi Ammu,
For best results, I would stick with almond flour. Please let me know if you have any other questions! xx
What does “sandwich the chocolate together with the cookies” mean?
Place one cookie on top of the other. The chocolate is in the middle.
Hi there,
You are going to have a lace cookie on both side with chocolate in the middle. Please let me know if this helps! Happy Thanksgiving! xT