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Crinkly, wrinkly, and so delicious. These GIANT brown butter Magic Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are the best. Kind of like a 7-layer bar, but in oatmeal cookie form. They’re rich, decadent, heavy on the chocolate, and extra gooey! Made with browned butter, vanilla, sweetened condensed milk, oatmeal, coconut, chocolate chips, and peanuts for a cookie that’s addictingly delicious. These cookies are easy to make and take only minutes to prep. They’re so deliciously easy – they’re magical!
Happy gosh darn Friday you all! What a week it’s been. Both good, bad, and so, so. Weather-wise we had beautiful days, some stormy afternoons, and some days that were a bit of a mix. Happy to be laying low this weekend and baking things up in the kitchen!
Today we have some cookies. Some very special, oh-so-delicious cookies. It’s been the longest time since I last shared an oatmeal cookie recipe. And with the back-to-school season here, and fall upon us, I’ve been craving a really good oat cookie.
Another thing my mom would make a lot? Oatmeal cookies and magic bars! Magic bars are a simple mix of chocolate chips, coconut, and peanuts, layered on top of graham crackers with sweetened condensed milk poured overtop, then baked.
I thought turning that yummy mix into a variation of my mom’s oat cookies could be even better. And you know, it is better. These are some of my favorite oat cookies.
The thing about magic bars – they’re EASY. Which is one part of the “magic”. Well, the same is true for a magic cookie.
Just make my favorite brown butter oat cookie dough, then stir in chocolate chips, the coconut, so many chocolate chunks, and salty peanuts. Then swirl in the sweetened condensed milk and bake.
Details
Step 1: brown the butter
Let’s start with the butter. Brown two whole sticks on the stove until toasty and golden. Already the kitchen will begin to smell wonderful.
The butter will bubble on top, then as the bubbles settle you’ll see a rich, golden color. Very pretty.
Step 2: make the dough
Mix the brown butter with brown sugar, a couple of eggs, and some vanilla.
Now, mix in the usuals: flour, baking soda, and salt.
Step 3: the additions
Once the dough has come together, add the additions. Lots of chocolate chips, coconut chunks, and if you desire, shredded coconut too. Next, add some salty peanuts, or any nut really, but I think peanuts are most delicious for this cookie.
You could even add some white chocolate as well.
Step 4: the sweetened condensed milk
Next, add the sweet milk and gently stir the dough to swirl the milk into the dough.
Be careful not to over-mix. You want to have streaks of milk.
Step 5: bake
Bake the cookies until just set, they’ll continue to cook on the baking sheet as they sit.
Of course, we love these warm, but they are just as delicious at room temperature!
They’re chocolatey, salty, sweet, gooey, and have just the tiniest bit of CRUNCH. Basically, they’re everything you could want out of a cookie, and with pockets of chocolate too. So simple, they’re magic!
Looking for more magical cookie recipes, try some from the below list:
Chocolate Chip Espresso Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Chip Nutella Oatmeal Cookies
Giant Double Blueberry Muffin Cookies
Soft and Crinkly Brown Sugar Peanut Butter Cookies
Salted Tahini Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lastly, if you make these Giant Magic 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
Giant Magic Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories Per Serving: 232 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
- 3/4 cup light or dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups chopped chocolate chunks or chips
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup sweetened or unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk, plus more for drizzling
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, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Fold in the chocolate chips, oatmeal, coconut, and peanuts. Drizzle over the sweetened condensed milk and mix until lightly combined. You should see streaks of condensed milk.4. Roll the dough into 1/4 cup size balls. Place 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten each ball down, then drizzle 1 teaspoon of condensed milk over each.5. Bake for 8 minutes, then rotate the pan and bake another 3-5 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with 3-4 chocolate chips, if desired. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet. They will continue to cook slightly as they sit on the baking sheet.6. Eat warm (highly recommended) or let cool and store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
I decided to bake just a half batch of these cookies last night. I didn’t have coconut flakes or peanuts, so I used dessicated coconut and hazlenuts instead, however it worked and they were super delicious. I’m going to make a full batch with coconut flakes and peanuts on the weekend. Thanks for a great recipe 🙂
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! Have a great week! xT
I was already planning on making cookies this weekend so this recipe was perfectly timed! These have all the goodness of a magic bar. The brown butter really levels it up. I realized at the last minute I was out of peanuts so I subbed cashews, and they were still great!
Thanks sooo much!
These are truly magic! And so easy which was a bonus. I had to use quick oats instead and omitted the coconut flakes but they were still delicious and turned out perfect! Will definitely be making again!
Thank you Dev! xT
These are easy, fun to make, and absolutely delicious! The only thing I would change is I’ll throw them in the fridge for a few minutes before baking, they spread a lot. Thanks for another winning recipe!!
Thank you Ami! xT
Absolutely Loved these cookies! The brown butter made them extra special. Substituted pecan pieces for peanuts.
Thank you Glenda! xT
These were tooth-achingly sweet with the sweetened condensed milk, a bummer. I may try again without the extra drizzles of it on top.
Oh no I’m so sorry about that! Thanks for the feedback! xT
Any substitutes for the sweetened condensed milk? I have all the ingredients except that one and I’d love to make them.
I haven’t ever tried it with anything else besides sweetened condensed milk, so sorry! xT
We loved these! I used chopped pecans instead of peanuts but followed everything else to a T!
Thank you Megan! xT
I just made these delicious cookies.
They can be crispy with more time or gooey with less. Left out the peanuts but followed the recipe as written. These will be my new go to cookie recipe from now on.
Thanks sooo much for trying out the recipe! I hope it was a hit! xT
I am wondering about replacing the peanuts; I have a coworker who has a nut allergy. What do you think about using butterscotch chips? Or should I just forego anything replacing the peanuts entirely?
Butterscotch chips would be super yummy! xT
My hubby will love these! Thanks so much for another amazing recipe!
Yay! Hope you enjoy the recipe! xT
Any suggestions for replacing the coconut? My husband is not a fan, but they look so yummy.
Hi! You can omit them or maybe add some nuts! xT
What. A. GREAT. Recipe!
The only minor modification I made is scaling the sugar back by 1/4 cup and they are perfection!
Thank you so much for trying out the recipe Lorraine! xT
I LOVE your recipes BUT… Am I missing something? When you wrote out all of the “STEPS”, you never added the OATMEAL. Steps 1-5 do not include adding oats at all. Please correct that for future readers. Thank you!
I see adding the oatmeal in step three.
Hi! You add the oatmeal in step 3! Hope this helps! xT
Can the dough be made ahead of time?
Yes, you can make it ahead. I almost always make drop cookie doughs like this (chocolate chip, oatmeal, peanut butter, etc.) the day before baking. They hold well in the fridge for a few days. You can also freeze the dough, or form the balls of dough to freeze.
Hi! I haven’t ever tried that before, but I would just let the dough come to room temp after refrigerating before baking! xT
Hi Tieghan! These look incredible! I’m lactose-intolerant and I’m curious if I can substitute sweetened condensed coconut milk for the dairy version?
Yes, that should work fine! xT