A batch of these soft, chewy and secretly healthier oatmeal cookies will have you going back for seconds and thirds.
^ RECIPE VIDEO ^
I am fortunate to have awesome neighbours (on both sides of my house) who both cook insanely delicious food. We often exchange our creations with one another, something everyone probably appreciates. I know I do.
When my neighbour from the left side, Katia, brought over a plate of her oatmeal cookies and expressed interest in doing a video with me, I knew it had to happen. Katia is a super talented 7th grader with a knack for baking, amongst other things. Her oatmeal cookie recipe yields a cookie that is soft and chewy as a result of using whole oats. Katia also adds a teaspoon of cinnamon: The pairing of cinnamon and oats in cookie form is unbeatable. In addition to cinnamon, we tossed in chocolate chips to elevate the overall flavour, and elevate it they did.
What I loved about this particular recipe is that it automatically yields an oatmeal cookie that is somewhat better for you compared to its sweet siblings. The recipe calls for only three tablespoons of butter, uses a combination of honey and brown sugar instead of 100% sugar, and calls for whole wheat flour instead of regular refined all-purpose.
Furthermore, it is easily customizable: the butter can be swapped with coconut oil, the honey with agave or maple syrup, perhaps the brown sugar could be replaced completely with honey, and instead of whole wheat flour, you might like to try spelt, gluten-free or just plain old all-purpose. You can also throw in whatever additional bits and pieces in- nuts, chocolate, dried fruit, jalapeños (probably not such a good idea, but who am I to judge, I over-salt [1] my cookies)- whatever you have on hand and enjoy in a cookie.
I just love this recipe for oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips.
Katia and I divided the total quantity of cookies between ourselves. When we saw each other a day later, we both confessed that each of our portions had been diminished to well… nothing (we had over 20 to begin with). They were that good.
Thank you, Katia for this healthy oatmeal cookie with chocolate chips recipe!
If you try this recipe, don’t forget to share a photograph on either of my social media pages, Facebook [5], Instagram [6]. I love reading your comments and seeing your fabulous creations!
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[1] over-salt: https://www.hotchocolatehits.com/2015/05/salted-chocolate-chip-cookies.html
[2] Print Recipe: https://hotchocolatehits.com/wprm_print/23382
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[7] Fudgy, brownie cookies: https://hotchocolatehits.com/2022/04/fudgy-brownie-cookies.html/
[8] Brown butter chocolate chip cookies: https://hotchocolatehits.com/2021/10/big-bold-brown-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies.html/
[9] Double chocolate chip cookies: https://hotchocolatehits.com/2017/05/extreme-chocolate-chocolate-chip-cookies.html/