Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is the best vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe because it creates a delicious treat with favorite ingredients like vegan butter, oatmeal, and chocolate chips. This thick and chewy cookie recipe is the best cookie ever!

A stack of vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies sits in front of a plate with more cookies.

Baking cookies is one of my favorite pastimes. One of my favorite cookies is my vegan oatmeal raisin cookies recipe. So, combining it with chocolate chips seemed like the next best thing to do!

You’ll love every bite of these oatmeal chocolate chip vegan cookies!

What Makes This Recipe Shine?

  • Toasting the oats before adding them to the dough brings out the nutty flavor and a chewier texture
  • Chilling the dough for a few minutes before baking helps create soft, chewy cookies
  • Adding molasses is another trick to making soft, chewy cookies
  • Pressing additional chocolate chips to the top of cookie dough balls before baking gives them a perfect baker shop cookie look!
A jar of molasses is pouring into a small white bowl

What Molasses is Best?

Sulfur dioxide used to be added to molasses as a preservative and clarifier, but it can cause allergic reactions, so most molasses is now unsulfured. Most of the time you’ll want to use fancy or light molasses (referred to as treacle in the UK) rather than blackstrap, which has a bitter flavor and is not preferred for baking.

Key Ingredients

You can find the full printable recipe, including ingredient quantities, below. But first, here are some explanations of ingredients and steps to help you make this recipe perfect every time.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe, including substitution ideas:

  • Sugar — We’ll use a combination of brown sugar (use light, dark, or homemade brown sugar) and granulated sugar.
  • Vegan butter — I recommend Earth Balance or Miyokos or make your own homemade vegan butter. You can use 1/2 vegan butter and 1/2 vegan peanut butter.
  • Flax egg — Or you can substitute a chia egg.
  • Vanilla extract — I like the mild flavor vanilla adds, but this is an optional ingredient if you don’t have it available.
  • Oats — We’ll be using old-fashioned rolled oats.
  • Flour — I recommend all-purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour (not the same as whole wheat flour). Want gluten-free oatmeal cookies? You can substitute a high-quality gluten-free flour.
  • Cinnamon — We’ll add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon. You can substitute pumpkin pie spice.
  • Molasses — You’ll need just one tablespoon of molasses. I buy this in the baking aisle of my local grocery store.
  • Baking soda + Baking Powder — Make sure yours is fresh by testing a bit of the baking soda in vinegar and baking powder in hot water. If it bubbles, then your batch is good to go.
  • Salt — I used plain table salt, but you can substitute sea salt.
  • Chocolate Chips — There are so many tasty dairy-free and vegan chocolate chips to choose from these days.

How to Make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here’s a synopsis of making these easy vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. See the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.

  1. Toast the oats in a preheated oven for 10 minutes. Then set them aside to cool.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth and creamy.
  3. Stir in the flax egg and vanilla.
  4. Mix the dry ingredients and add them to the mixing bowl. Use your mixer to beat the flour ingredients, followed by the oats.
  5. Stir in the chocolate chips. Then cover the dough and chill for 10 to 15 minutes.
  6. Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet and bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool for a minute on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

What Makes These Oatmeal Cookies Healthy

In the world of vegan treats, these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are truly a delight. So, what makes these oatmeal cookies healthy?

These cookies are not only indulgently delicious but also a delicious treat for your taste buds. We’ve crafted them with wholesome ingredients like rolled oats, flour (you can use all-purpose or whole wheat), and flax eggs to keep them vegan-friendly and heart-healthy.

Plus, we’ve sweetened them with brown sugar, granulated sugar, and molasses. Also, each cookie is loaded with dark chocolate chips rich in antioxidants.

So, you can satisfy your sweet tooth without compromising your commitment to a nourishing plant-based diet. Get ready to dive into a world of flavor and wellness with every bite of these cookies!

Several oatmeal chocolate chip cookies sit o a plate, showing melty chocolate chips on top.

What Kind of Oats are Best in Oatmeal Cookies?

For oatmeal cookies, the best choice is rolled oats. That’s because rolled oats have a slightly flattened shape, which allows them to absorb moisture more effectively during baking.

This results in cookies that have a pleasant chewiness while still retaining some texture.

Quick oats, on the other hand, are more finely chopped, and they can make your cookies turn out softer and less textured. So, to achieve the perfect oatmeal cookie with a delightful texture, go for rolled oats in your vegan baking adventures!

Storage Tips

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the fridge for up to 10 days. You can freeze these cookies in an appropriate freezer-safe container or bag for up to 2 months.

Want more make-ahead ideas? Here are my favorite tips for freezing cookie dough.

Marly’s Tips

Looking down on a plate full of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

More Vegan Cookies

If you’re into soft vegan chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, then you’ll definitely want to try my vegan oatmeal cookies! Craving more cookies? Check these out:

That’s it for these vegan chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Enjoy!

A stack of vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies sits on a white counter.

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

These vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are so soft and buttery. The oatmeal adds just the right amount of chew, and the chocolate chips add melty chocolate flavor in every bite.
5 from 3 votes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 38 cookies
Calories: 150kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 flax eggs
  • 3 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 cup vegan butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (plus 1 tablespoon of flour)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups dairy-free chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F/165°C. Lina cookies sheets with parchment paper.
  • Make the flax eggs and set it aside.
  • Measure the oats and then spread them out across one of the baking sheets and bake in the heated oven for 10 minutes. Stir the oats one time during baking. Set aside to cool completely.
  • Place the butter in a mixing bowl. Use either a handheld or stand mixer on medium speed and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the sugars and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the flax eggs, vanilla, and molasses and beat to combine.
    Looking down on a mixing bowl full of cookie dough. The beater is covered with cookie dough as well.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour (1 ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon), baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir to combine. Pour the flour mixture with the butter mixture and mix at low speed until combined.
    Flour is being added to a stand mixer bowl with whipped butter.
  • Add the cooled oats and beat on low speed until combined.
    Looking down on a mixing bowl full of cookie dough batter and oats.
  • Stir in the chocolate chips, reserving some to press into the tops of the cookie dough balls. Chill the dough for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Increase the oven temperature to 350°F/175°C.
  • Use a cookie scoop to drop dough by rounded spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet. (add some chocolate chips to the top of each cookie ball). Bake for 10 to 11 minutes, until golden.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool for a minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the fridge for up to 10 days. You can freeze the cookies in appropriate freezer containers or bags for up to 2 months.

Recommended Equipment

(The products above contain sponsored links to products we use and recommend)

Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 228IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg

The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator and should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

This post was originally published in 2016 and was updated to include new photos, new text, and an updated recipe in 2021.

4 Responses to Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

  1. Avatar thumbnail image for MarlyAmi Reply

    5 stars
    These are the best cookies ever! Love how you toasted the oats – made them so flavorful!

  2. Avatar thumbnail image for Marly[email protected] Reply

    They sound awesome. I would like to try making them with stevia. It’s the only sweetener I will use. I don’t trust the others. Trying to cut down as much as I can on calories. I’ve lost 30 pounds in 11 weeks. I can enjoy recipes like this on skinny fiber. Thank you so much for the awesome recipes . SharonPilson.SkinnyFiber.com

  3. Avatar thumbnail image for MarlyCarol Reply

    5 stars
    I want to add orange zest! Can’t wait. THANK YOU!

    • Avatar thumbnail image for MarlyMarly

      Orange zest do you say? YASSS!!!

Rate / Comment

Your email address will not be published.

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.