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These homemade Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with salted butter, brown sugar, and what I think makes them better than the rest: plenty of vanilla, plus a mix of oats, chocolate chips, and chocolate chunks. Each cookie is finished with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt (optional but so good) for the perfect salty-sweet balance. They’re classic, with rippled edges and soft, chewy centers filled with melty chocolate — just like Mom’s fresh-baked cookies. Simple and nearly perfect.
Do any of you have one of those old, passed-down family cookbooks with laminated covers, broken bindings, and stained pages? My mom has one of those. It’s a yellow, laminated cookbook filled with maybe fifty family recipes, everything from appetizers to desserts.
Some of the recipes are very old-school — made with canned soups and pantry staples — and a few are truly special. The real shining gems.
One of those is her oatmeal cookie recipe.
Growing up, my mom made these cookies once or twice a week, and that’s not an exaggeration. One of the best things about “old-school” recipes is their simplicity. They’re dependable, comforting, and always delicious.
This one might be the easiest cookie recipe I know. You just mix everything in one bowl, bake, and enjoy the yummiest cookies. Still one of my all-time favorites.
(you can add Valentines mini M&m’s for fun too!)
These are the details
Ingredients
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salted butter
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melted coconut oil
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brown sugar – I used dark
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granulated sugar
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two eggs + one egg yolk
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vanilla extract
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old fashioned oats
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all-purpose flour
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baking soda
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salt
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chopped dark chocolate chunks
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chocolate chips – milk chocolate, semisweet, or dark chocolate!
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flaky sea salt, for sprinkling (optional)
Kitchen Supplies
All you’ll need is a simple bowl, a whisk, and a spatula—nothing fancy here. This is the kind of easy, classic cookie recipe that comes together with the basics, so you can get straight to the best part: warm, chewy oatmeal cookies fresh from the oven.
The Steps
Step 1: Prep for Baking
Preheat the oven and line your baking sheets with parchment paper. Simple, but important for perfect cookies.
Step 2: Make the Cookie Dough
Using an electric mixer, beat together all of the ingredients except the chocolate until fully combined and smooth.
Step 3: Add the Chocolate
Fold in the chocolate chips and chunks until evenly distributed. The dough should be soft, glossy, and generously loaded with chocolate.
If you want, you can even add the pretty pink mini Valentine’s Day m&m’s. So cute and fun too!
Step 4: Roll + Chill
Roll the dough into rounded tablespoon-size balls. If you have time, chill the dough for 20–30 minutes to get thicker, chewier cookies.
Step 5: Bake
Bake for 6 minutes, then carefully tap the pan on the counter to create those signature ripples. Return to the oven and bake for another 2–3 minutes, just until the edges are set, and the centers are still soft. Your kitchen will smell like browned butter, cozy vanilla, and warm melted chocolate.
Looking for cookie recipes? Here are a few ideas:
Chocolate Chip Espresso Oatmeal Cookies
Really Good Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Brown Sugar Maple Cookies
Lastly, if you make these really good oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love hearing from you guys and always do my best to respond to 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!
Really Good Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
- 1 cup chopped dark chocolate
- flaked sea salt
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.2. Mix all ingredients except the chocolate in a mixing bowl until fully combined. Fold in the chocolate.3. Roll the dough into rounded 1-tablespoon balls and arrange on the baking sheet. Bake for 6 minutes, then rotate the pan, then tap it on the counter 1 time. Bake another 2–3 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers are just barely glossy.4. Cool on the baking sheet to finish the cooking. Sprinkle with flaky salt.
Nutrition
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Thank you! Made these cookies yesterday for a dinner party, they were very tasty! The salt on top really made them stand out. I added dried chopped cherries. Yum!
Hey Sue,
Happy Sunday! I appreciate you making this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well!
Hi Tieghan. So I clicked on this because I was intrigued that it mentions using brown butter but then I don’t see it in the actual recipe. Can you help me out??
Hi Kelly,
This recipe does not use browned butter:) Please let me know if you have any other questions!
I hope you love these cookies!
Can these be made gluten free? If so, what flour do you recommend?
Hey Kara,
I would try Bob’s Red Mill GF flour. Please let me know if you have any other questions! I hope you love these cookies!
In step 2 “make the cookie dough” you say use a stand mixer but other instructions say bowl and spatula. Which way would the dough come out better – mixer or spatula?
Hi Terri,
I like to use a stand mixer. Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Made these tonight… cold winter night, fire and warm cookies lift the spirits. Used chocolate favoris salted caramel chocolate chips ❤️❤️❤️
Hey Samantha,
Perfect! Thanks for making this recipe and your comment, so glad it was enjoyed!
Have a great weekend!
I haven’t baked them yet. Just wondering if you could leave the dough balls in the fridge overnight, then bake.
Hey Patti,
I would pop them in the freezer, that will work nicely for you! I hope you love these cookies!
Have a great weekend!
Brown butter mentioned above but nowhere in the instructions??
Hi Laura,
So sorry, that was a typo, it has been fixed:)
Let me know if you give these cookies a try, I hope you love them!
Is there a substitute for coconut oil?
Hi Chase,
You could try using additional butter but I have not tested this. Please let me know if you have any other questions! I hope you love the cookies!
You mention brown butter above but there is no brown butter in the recipe??
Hey Cheyenne! So sorry, that was a typo, I fixed it:)
I hope you love these cookies!
You mention brown butter but I don’t see at what point that is in the instructions? Can you clarify?
Hi Liz,
My apologies, I fixed the typo, there is no browned butter in this recipe.
Please let me know if you give the cookies a try, I hope you love them!
Sorry – you say browned butter but then say you should use room temperature butter. Can you clarify? Also if we brown the butter, can you melt the coconut oil and butter together?
Hi Natalie,
So sorry about that, there is no browned butter in this recipe, it has been fixed:)
Let me know if you give the cookies a try, I hope you love them!
I just want to clarify – we don’t need to mix all wet ingredients first and then add dry ingredients? You have everything mixed together at once so wanted to confirm!
Hi Amanda,
Yes, that is correct:) Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love these cookies!
Have a great Friday!
If I need to substitute GF flour, will these cookies still work and be chewy?
Hi Mindi,
Yes, that should work nicely for you! I hope you love these cookies!
You have the cook time as 15 mins but in the instructions it’s 8-9…which is correct?
Hey Anita! It’s 8-9 minutes. Hope you love the cookies!
“ These homemade Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with salted browned butter, brown sugar…”
I think you have a copy & paste error from your chocolate chip cookie intro, because this recipe doesn’t call for brown butter!
Hey Rita! Thanks for pointing that out, it was a typo and it’s fixed now:)
Let me know if you give the cookies a try!
“ These homemade Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with salted browned butter, brown sugar, and what I think makes them better than the rest..”
You have this as the first sentence in the blog but there is no brown butter listed in the ingredients or instructions??
Hey Kara! That was a typo! I apologize. All fixed now! Hope you love the cookies!
I’m looking at the coconut oil – never used it before. Is there a difference between refined and unrefined? Can you use coconut oil that’s in oil form and bypass the melting step? Thank you.
Hi Lisa,
I like to use unrefined coconut oil. Sure, I don’t see why not. I hope you love these cookies!