Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

In this article: This oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe is a quick & easy cookie recipe. Packed with hearty oats and chocolate chips, they are a family favorite!

Last night, I decided it was time to whip up a batch of our family’s favorite chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe.  

This recipe is easy to make, and it is by far the one we’ve made the most over the years.

Soft & Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Ingredients needed for this homemade chocolate chip cookie recipe:

(A printable recipe card is provided below for your convenience.)

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup butter – softened to room temperature
• 2 eggs – at room temperature
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 package chocolate chips (12 oz., or 2 cups)

Step by Step Instructions

1. Using a stand mixer (or hand mixer), cream together the sugars and butter until smooth and fluffy. Then mix in the eggs and vanilla. 

My original recipe for these cookies is very old and didn’t come with any instructions other than “mix all together”.

I’ve developed my own system over the years.

2. In a seperate bowl, stir together all the dry ingredients. Then, add the dry ingredients slowly to the wet ingredients, mixing until incorporated after each addition.

The oatmeal in this recipe can be either quick oats or rolled oats.

For a soft and chewy cookie, rolled oats would be best.

3. Stir in the chocolate chips with a large spoon after the rest of the cookie mixture has been mixed.

4. Drop the cookie dough by tablespoon fulls on a parchment lined baking sheet about 3 inches apart..

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes – or until they are just a hint of golden brown on the bottom.

6. Cool them just a few minutes on the baking sheet after pulling them out of the oven, and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool fully. 

How to make these Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies soft and chewy

Pro-tip! If you want soft and chewy cookies, don’t overbake them! Take the cookies out of the oven when they have the tiniest shade of golden brown starting to form when you lift one up and peek on the bottom.

How to store Chocolate Chip Cookies so they stay soft and chewy

Store completely cooled cookies in an air tight container or zip loc bag in order for them to stay soft. If they won’t be eaten within a few days, store the container full in the freezer.

When ready to eat thaw completely, or zap for just a few seconds in the microwave for a “just out of the oven” tasting warm cookie.

Variations to this recipe:

• Adding different “treats” inside ~ like M & Ms, or different flavors of chips adds variety to the recipe. This time I added both milk & white chocolate chips.
• Substitute raisens for the chocolate chips for oatmeal raisen cookies.
• Parchment paper has become one of my favorite kitchen luxuries. I just plop a piece on each pan and drop the cookies on top. The paper can be used over and over again and makes clean up so much easier!
• If you have kids in school, these cookies freeze really well to have on hand for lunches. Freeze first on a cookie sheet, and then stack them in ziploc bags. They won’t stick together that way!

Equipment used for this recipe

I used all my basic tools for this cookie recipe. To see all my kitchen recommendations, check out my Amazon Store Kitchen favorites.

For More Homemade Cookie Recipes, check out these family favourites:

• Rolled Sugar Cookies,
•   Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Caramel Chocolate Crispy Rice Bars
• Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies with Caramel Bits