These Choc-Oat Chip Cookies are chewy, chocolatey, and so simple to make. Perfectly salty and sweet!
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“My Favorite” Cookie
To this day, this cookie recipe is one my Mom reminds me was “my favorite” growing up. I’ll admit: it’s been a long time since I’ve made these myself, and I have no clue why. After making them for this post, I wholeheartedly understand why these were my favorite. Their slightly crispy and exterior gives way to a tender and oat-studded center. They’re chocolatey, chewy, and “my favorite” cookie recipe 🙂 Read on to learn more about these amazing Choc-Oat Chip Cookies!
Making Choc-Oat Chip Cookies
You may be wondering, “Wouldn’t this just be a chocolate chip cookie with oats in it?” And if you were asking that question, the answer would be…well, yes. And no! Let’s dive in.
What Makes Choc-Oat Chip Cookies Different
As mentioned above, these cookies include chewy oats which add lovely texture to the already delicious chocolate chip cookie. But there are a couple of other things that set these cookies apart!
The amount of chocolate chips: While some recipes will call for 1 to 2 cups, this recipe calls for a full 12 ounces of chocolate chips. I like using the larger chips which mean more chocolate in each bite.
The salt: I’m a big fan of salty chocolate chip cookies, but this recipe includes a surprisingly small amount of salt! It’s the perfect amount, however, to compliment the other flavors. While I would normally recommend a larger amount in cookie recipes, this is one where I suggest sticking to the amount listed.
The caramelized flavor from the brown sugar: Where some chocolate chip cookies call for more white sugar, or at least a more equal amount of white sugar to brown sugar, this recipe calls for almost 5 times the amount of white sugar to brown sugar! This yields a more deeply flavored cookie, which works perfectly with the oats and amount of chocolate.
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Choc-Oat Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softend
- 1 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups oats
- 12 ozbag chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, combine butter and sugars until combined. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture in 3 stages, mixing the dough until flour is incorporated after each addition.
- Add oats and chocolate chips, mixing until just combined. If the dough is too stiff, use a spatula to incorporate the remaining ingredients.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 14 minutes, or until the desired crispiness is reached!
These spread over my whole pan. Is the 1 cup butter correct and/or the whole teaspoon of baking soda? They look better this morning having fully cooled and taste delicious. I just wonder about the spreading as it looked like a cookie cake and not a cookie.