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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
First time making this recipe and they were delightful! Well balanced between sweet & salty (I typically use unsalted butter). When eating oatmeal I associate with earthy flavors. Next time, I may add cinnamon. Thank you, Tieghan!
Hey Tammie,
Thanks a lot for giving this recipe a try, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! Have a wonderful weekend! XxT
I’ve been making these cookies for 10 years now and they’re a family favorite!
Hey Emily,
Awesome! So glad to hear this recipe always turns out well for you, thanks for making it so often! xxT
Tasted good didn’t look too perfect! I will reduce the salt ever so slightly next time and also the choc chip quantity seemed too much …I had choc chips left I couldn’t squash into the dough. Made a lot more than 27. I used 2 large baking sheets but then I used english cup measurements.
Hey there,
Awesome! Thanks a bunch for making this recipe, so glad to hear it was enjoyed! Have a nice Sunday:) xx
Just made these for the first time and love them! Can the remainder of the dough go in the freezer? And if so, for how long?
Hi Lex,
Amazing! Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe and your feedback, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! You bet, you can freeze the dough for up to 3 months. XxT
These are really yummy! This is now one of my favorite recipes. Also this is dairy free for those who are interested!
Hey Celeste,
So glad to hear this recipe turned out well for you, thanks for making it! Have a wonderful week! xx
The absolute best chocolate chip cookie recipe. Stop the search. It has been found.
Hey Stephanie,
Lol thank you:) Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try, so glad it turned out well! Have a great November! Xx
THESE chocolate oatmeal cookies are the BOMB! I thought using oil was a bit sketchy but I had faith & went for it. My kids came home from high school on a cold Montana day to these warm, gooey beauties & were in heaven. They were a little finicky to get into balls & keep the chocolate chips in the dough since the oil made it a little slippery but in the end they baked up beautifully. To those that said they were too oily tasting or greasy, they’re wrong, they probably used oil that had sat in a pantry for too long as it can go rancid which gives an off taste or they used too much oil. I’m making another batch next week for Halloween with Reese’s pieces for the fall colors. Thanks T!
Hey Stephanie,
Wonderful! So glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for trying it! Have the best autumn weekend! xT
these were disgusting. i bake a lot and i’ve never experienced something like this before: the oil was literally leaking out of the cookies before and after baking and they tasted awful.
Hi Bridget,
So sorry to hear this recipe was not enjoyed, please let me know if I can help in anyway! xT
I don’t usually leave comments/reviews, but after using this recipe as the base for some apricot rosemary cookies, they turned out AMAZING!! The dough came together perfectly and when out of the oven and slightly cool they were the perfect soft, chewy texture.
I enjoyed reading the nostalgic memories of your childhood, and thank you again for the recipe! I have the feeling I’ll be coming back to make these cookies a lot more often
Hey Miki,
Thanks so much, Shannon! Love to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks a lot for trying it out! Thanks so much for your kind message:) x
These are the BEST I mean THE BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies I have ever eaten and made. I love this recipe so much and have been making it for many years. Thank you so much for posting this recipe so many years ago. This is the most requested recipe I make, thanks to you.
Going to try to freeze the dough. Hoping for good results. I may have to freeze them already cooked. We shall see.
Hey Donna,
Happy Sunday!! So glad to hear that this recipe always turns out well for you, thanks for making the cookies so often! xT
In your cookbook it says to bake for 15-20 min?! for a 1 Tablespoon cookie? Which was way too much time. The batter was oily and had way too many chocolate chips – I ended up having th dump a bunch out in the end.
Hi Renee,
Sorry to hear the cookies were not enjoyed. Please let me know if I can help at all, was there anything you may have adjusted? xx
Hi Tieghan
Just made this recipe to take with me to Maine to visit some friends this weekend. My husband and I of course had to taste these and oh my goodness. These are amazing. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe 😌 Have a good night.
Hi Lisa,
Wonderful!! So glad to hear that this recipe turned out well for you, thanks a lot for making it! xT
I am in progress of making these cookies and they are falling apart
I sqeezed as you said to make ball but it hard to get them to form
They are not turning out at all.
I need to reduce how much sugar I consume. Can the amount of sugar in this recipe be at all reduced, but maintain the same texture?
Hi there,
So sorry, I would not recommend that for this recipe! You might like one of these options better where I use maple syrup or coconut sugar
as a natural sweetener option:
https://fett-weg.today/healthy-ish-chocolate-chip-cookie-bars/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> https://fett-weg.today/peanut-butter-protein-chocolate-chip-cookies/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> I hope this helps! xT
Thanks Tieghan!
These came out super crumbly and they have an oily taste. Not worth it.
Hi Paige! I am SO sorry that these didn’t turn out for you! Is there anything I can do to help? xT
Could i use butter instead of oil?
Hi Hannah! I haven’t ever tried that before, but that should work just fine! xT
Did you try with butter? I’m also wondering ☺️
Hi Batya, I tried it with 1 cup melted butter and had great success! The dough was not crumbly at all. I baked them for 9 mins and they didn’t pancake out either, tall and delicious. Thanks Tieghan for a great one bowl recipe.