I want to be honest with you- this cookie recipe is the best you will ever find. Truly. I hate to toot my own horn but I’m going to toot it. Once you try this recipe you won’t ever reach for a different cookie option to share. This will be you go-to sweet treat. People will constantly ask you for the recipe. You don’t believe me? Well there is only one way to find out- let’s make some cookies!
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The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies- EVER
Have you been looking for the ultimate cookie recipe? The one that will blow your friends socks off? Look no further- I am here to save the day. Seriously.
My sister-in-law doesn’t know this, but I have an ongoing and very unspoken competition (except to my husband) for who is the better cook and/or baker between the two of us. Let me say this- my sister-in-law is a very good cook and baker, so this really spurs on the competition I have going on. Since we are really good friends and live a lot of life together we end up bringing our home cooked things to a lot of the same places. This past year she started making these cookies that I literally could not stop eating. People were raving over them, then she goes and decides to put this drizzle on them and just blows them even more out of the water.
Now maybe I am a touch too competitive, but I just had to come up with an equally to-die-for cookie that would put hers to shame. After a few trial and errors, enter in these amazing oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Not only are these cookies melt-in-you-mouth delicious, the cookie dough might be even better. Anytime we host a family movie night everyone asks if we have any frozen cookie dough. If there is let me assure you none make it out of the movie night alive unless I hide a few! Did I win the unspoken cookie competition… well let’s just say she’s asked for the recipe.
Have I convinced you yet?
What you will need for these best ever oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
- Room Temperature/softened butter
- Cane Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
- Old Fashioned Oats
- All-purpose flour ( I use king Arthur unbleached)
- High quality salt ( I like pink Himalayan salt)
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Cinnamon
- Dark Chocolate Chips
- Finishing Salt (optional- but WORTH IT)
Tools you might want for this recipe
- Kitchen aid mixer or handheld mixer
- Cookie scooper
- Wax paper
Hey Paige- I’ve tried oatmeal cookies- they are so hard!
What do you mean recipe- I have to CHILL my dough before I can bake it?? I literally just found this recipe to bake and consume IMMEDIATELY. Why do I have to wait?! Have no fear, I promise the wait is worth it, and while you wait eat some cookie dough, it is so good!
All the ways we use this oatmeal chocolate chip cookie dough
- Fresh from the mixer
- Fresh from the freezer
- Baked with milk or by its self
- Frozen in ice cream
- Baked and added to ice cream
- Warm with a cup of coffee
This summer we started making homemade ice cream, wow if you haven’t made any homemade ice cream.. you’re missing out. But that is another blog post for another day. Back to the cookie dough. This cookie dough is so good that not only did I put the dough straight into the ice cream to freeze, but I also baked tiny cookies from the dough and put them in the ice cream as well. Let me just say- Blue Bell might have some competition.
You can eat the dough fresh from the mixer or fresh from the freezer. Who doesn’t taste the batter? If you haven’t, please try this batter, you will never be the same. Since this cookie recipe is literally the best, if I bake the entire batch of dough we eat all of the cookies so fast. So when I make this recipe I freeze the entire batch of dough, take out what I want to bake and store the rest in a gallon sized zip lock for later. This helps our family not go wild and eat 24 cookies within a day.
I love that I have from scratch cookies ready to bake at any time in my freezer. It’s perfect for an after school treat for the kids, something great to take to a gathering, or just a sweet treat straight out of the freezer whenever you want or need.
Okay enough, tell me how to make these cookies already!
These cookies are not only the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies ever, but they are so simple to make.
Pre step 1 ****** Soften your butter!
1. Take 2 sticks of soften/room temperature butter and place them in your mixing bowl.
2. Cream butter and sugar together for about 4 mins on medium low speed until butter and sugar are creamy and smooth.
3. While butter and sugar are mixing- in a separate smaller bowl add all dry ingredients together. Flour, salt, cinnamon, oats, baking soda and baking power. Mix together with a spoon until combined.
4. Add eggs one at a time mix until light and fluffy.
5. Add Vanilla and mix together.
6. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix on low speed until combined then add more until everything is combined.
7. Add dark chocolate chips and mix just until combined.
8. Use the cookie scooper and gently form dough into 2Tbsp sized balls. Place your dough on a baking pan lined with wax paper and lightly sprinkle each with finishing salt (optional- but WORTH IT)
9. Chill dough in freezer for 2 hours before baking
10. Pre Heat Oven to 375 Bake cookies for 8-10 mins. As soon as the cookies start to look golden brown. Trust me here do not over bake.
11. Remove cookies and place on cooling rack for 5 mins. Enjoy!
How to store cookies
Store cookies in an airtight container. Cookies are best eaten whenever! Hot, cooled, the next day, with a cup of coffee for breakfast? With a glass of milk, over ice cream…. the possibilities are endlessly delicious.
The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever!
I want to be honest with you- this cookie recipe is the best you will ever find. Truly. Once you try this recipe I can assure you people are going to constantly ask for the recipe- you will be the hit of the cookie exchange. This will be your go-to dessert recipe that you turn to anytime you need to take a dessert anywhere.
Ingredients
- 2 Sticks Room Temperature Butter
- 1c Cane Sugar
- 1c Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2Tbsp Vanilla
- 3c All-Purpose Flour ( I prefer King Arthur)
- 1tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2tsp Baking Powder
- 1tsp Salt
- 2Tbsp Cinnamon
- 1c Old Fashioned Oats
- 2c Dark Chocolate Chips
- Finishing Salt (optional)
Instructions
- Cream butter & sugars together until combined.
- Beat in eggs one at a time until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and mix.
- Mix together dry ingredients in a small bowl.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients a little at a time until all is combined.
- Add chocolate chips.
- Use the cookie scooper and gently form dough into 2Tbsp sized balls, push down slightly. Place dough on a wax paper lined baking sheet, lightly sprinkle each with finishing salt (optional- but WORTH IT)
- Chill dough in freezer for 2 hours before baking
- Pre Heat Oven to 375
- Bake cookies for 8-10 mins. As soon as the cookies start to look golden brown. Trust me here do not over bake.
- Remove cookies and place on cooling rack for 5 mins. Enjoy!
Notes
Things you may want for this recipe
- Kitchen aid mixer or handheld mixer
- Wax Paper
Tips and tricks:
- Don't skimp out on the "chilling" instruction. These cookies need time to "set" and bake best after a short period in the freezer. Trust me I am impatient too- but I promise they will not disappoint. If you can't physically wait to try one- EAT THE DOUGH. Thank me later.
- Bake until slightly browned- Do not over bake these.
- Unless you just don't like salt.. USE THE FINISHING SALT. Again thank me later.