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If there is one thing my mom can make, and make really good, it’s cookies. Today I have Mom’s Simple Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies for you… They are the Best Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies Around!
She makes them one hundred times better than I could ever make them. I am positive it is because of the love she puts into every single individual cookie. Cheesy? Yes, but it is true. She takes the time to hand place the chocolate chips just to make sure every cookie has an acceptable amount. And while she can burn a loaf of bread like nothing, she never burns her cookies. Ok well, almost never. This is my mom we are talking about.
I am pretty sure that all six of my siblings would agree that mom is the very best cookie maker. And yeah, I am aware of the fact that a lot of kids probably feel this way about their moms. I get it, mom’s food just always tastes better.
BUT these cookies ARE better. I have never seen an oatmeal cookie recipe like it.
I actually was not planning on talking about these cookies today, but ever since this post I have had a ton of requests for the recipe. So when I when I woke up to a good foot and half of snow yesterday morning (no seriously that is no exaggeration and now it is over two feet with another foot expected!), I knew it was a cookie baking kind of day.
I mean, I even had these really crazy milkshakes all ready to go for today, but cookies just seemed like a better idea. For one, they are warm and that right there just sounds way better to me right now.
In full disclosure this is not really mom’s recipe. Her high school friend Lora gave her the recipe a long while back and she has been making them for us since she was nineteen. <– Yup, my mom was one of those teenage moms, but I am happy to say that my parents beat the statics and have been together since my mom was fifteen. That is so crazy.
Oh, and by the time my mom was twenty she had two kids, a husband and was still going to school full-time. Can not even imagine how she did it, but she did and she still managed to make a new batch of cookies every other day. And I do mean every other day. Chocolate freaks over here.
If you know my parents than you know they have a system when it comes to getting food on the table. Dad does dinner, mom does dessert. It worked for them and for us kids, thankfully (if mom had her way we would have been eating angel hair pasta with butter and salt every single night).
So that is how it worked, but ever since I started the blog there has been endless amounts of desserts around at pretty much all times. Oatmeal cookies have sadly become a thing of the past. This is the down fall of always having to try new desserts, you never get to make the ones you love twice.
Except for yesterday of course.
I gotta say, it felt good just to make an old and trusty recipe. One that I knew was going to turn out and not explode in my oven leaving me with a mess that I would probably have just left there and let burn away instead of actually cleaning the oven. Yeah, I do that all the time which is probably why all ovens hate me.
This is a recipe that never fails. Never, ever, ever fails. No matter where I am or at what elevation (trust me, elevation can be a pain in the butt) and no mater what oven I use, it always works. You can make them into cookie bars and even make them a tinsy bit healthier like I did here. Either way they will turn out delicious. The bars tend to be a little more crumbly than the cookies, but it does not matter. The texture is always spot on. Ok, well I mean, you shouldn’t over bake them. Under bake them? Sure, that is good (love an under baked cookie). But just do not over bake them. Any over baked cookie is not good and while I do think these are magic, they do not have super powers that can make an over baked cookie taste good.
That would pretty cool if they did though, right?
I know that it is Friday and baking may be the last thing on your mind. Trust me, I know the feeling and the couch is so calling my name, but these cookies need to be made today. Especially if it is cold and snowing like it is here. Every time I glance outside, the snow just gets higher and higher. All the more reason to stay inside and bake cookies if you ask me.
Plus, these are the most no-fuss, homemade, from scratch cookies you will ever encounter. Dump all the ingredients (minus the chocolate chips) into one bowl all at once. Beat them together and then stir in the chocolate chips. Use your hands to squeeze the dough into balls, bake and ten minutes later you will have the most amazing oatmeal chocolate chip cookies ever. No chilling, not weird ingredients and barely any time spent to make them.
Honestly, you could not pick a better thing to make today other than my Mom’s Simple Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Ok, well you could make them for Super Bowl Sunday too. Or better yet just do both. Yes, do both!
The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Around.
Servings: 27 OF THE BEST OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Calories Per Serving: 260 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup canola oil use a little more if dough seems is too dry
- 2 large eggs
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or chocolate chunks + more if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silpat or parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer add the oatmeal, flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, canola oil, eggs and vanilla, beat until the dough is moist and all the ingredients are combined. The dough will be crumbly. Mix in the chocolate chips.
- Using your hands clump together a tablespoon of dough. Use you hands to really squeeze the dough into a ball. If the mixture is not holding add 1 tablespoon more of oil. Place on prepared baking sheet. If your balls are a little crumbly do not worry, they will come together while baking. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake for 10 -12 minutes or until set and golden. These are best right out of the oven, so eat up!
Oh, and a lot of times I swap the chocolate chips for chocolate chunks… just because I can… and they rule.
This post was originally published on January 31, 2014
Hey Tieghan! Made these yesterday right from the HBH book but the bake time listed there was 15-20mins. Found it a bit strange but didn’t question it. Little disappointed after the hard work but now see that it’s 10-12mins. Just thought you should know, the flavour was amazing though!
Hi Cass! Thank you so much for letting me know and I apologize for that! I am so glad you still enjoyed these cookies! xTieghan
Amazing! I substituted coconut oil for canola oil and added a half cup of melted peanut butter 🙂
Love that! I am so glad you enjoyed these Emily! Thank you! xTieghan
These cookies are awesome…my whole family loves them. I make them with coconut oil and the slight coconut taste is wonderful, texture great. We have even made gluten free with Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour mix and xanthum gum! Try it. I love putting them in refrigerator and have the chocolate harden a bit. We freeze them too and put in lunches. Will try bars next! Killer!!
Thank you,Tieghan.
PS I noticed that most of your early posts are people who like the recipe and later posts are people who actually tried the recipe…I wonder if you have considered switching what comes first, because I want to read about people who have made the recipe before I try it, if possible! Just a thought.
Hi Liz! I am so glad you all loved these cookies! Thank you so much!
I never comment on food websites but these really are the best cookies I’ve ever made and had. Simply delicious. Thank you for sharing
Thank you Erika!
Any chance I can sub GF almond flour in these? These look amazing!
HI! I have not tested these with GF so I can’t say for sure, but I would think it might work. If you do give it a try please let me know how it goes! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much! xTieghan
OMG .. Delicious! I just made these and they are fantastic! I love that I didn’t need butter (as I ALWAYS forget to leave it out to soften). This recipe was so easy to make and took hardly no time at all… I shall be making these more often as my go to recipe. I did use Avocado oil (as I didn’t have Canola oil) and they are fantastic! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I am so glad you loved these Marlene! Thank you so much!
Can I use vegetable oil?
I don’t recommend that. I would use melted coconut oil or melted butter if you cannot use canola oil. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much! xTieghan
For me, they needed more salt and butter instead of oil. I could taste the oil, and they just didn’t go Pow like a great cookie should. Liked the one bowl/no chilling part.
Hi Tina! I am so sorry you did not enjoy these cookies. I hope you love some other recipes on my blog!
I bake the cookies from the recipe with very good results. The chocolate chips a bit too much l will adjust it next time. The cookies taste delicious. Thanks
Thank you! I am so glad you loved these Marie!
Thanks for this amazing recipe. Can l mix the ingredients and refrigerate it for use later?
Thanks very much for this recipe. Can l mix ingredients and refrigerate to use later?
HI! Yes, you can do that, but I would bake within 2-3 days of making the dough. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much! x Tieghan
Hi! I made these cookies and was expecting them to turn out like the photo in the book (flatter) but they came out more like the pictures on website – actually they wouldn’t flatten and were still round. I followed recipe exactly. Any suggestions? Thank you!
This is the first time that i bake an oatmeal cookies and these one is great. My brother loves this recipe.
Thank you so much! I am so glad your brother loved this!
seems to be my new favorite cookies…yummy! Thanks for sharing this one! my kids love it so much….
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you Judy!
Saw these and made them immediately! Love a good one bowl recipe. I think the next time around I’ll roll them better bc a couple of them came apart in the oven, but great otherwise!! Thanks!
Thank you Avani!