Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are incredibly soft and chewy. Full of oatmeal and plenty of chocolate chunks. They are baked to perfection with a slightly crispy edge and a soft center.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies stacked up on a white table.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

For years I didn’t think I liked oatmeal. Oatmeal on it’s own for breakfast or even in recipes like desserts.

Crazy, right?!

The older I’ve gotten the bigger fan I’ve become of such a great grain. I especially love them in these cookies!

Sometimes oatmeal can dry a recipe out when added, but these cookies are supremely moist, slightly chewy and just full of great texture.

Two cookies laying on a white table.

Famous Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe Worth $250

I’ll let you in on a secret.

I’ve had this recipe for years and can you guess what the name of them was originally called?

Neiman Marcus Cookies!

Oh yes! Do you remember when these were all the rage? There was a rumor going around that a lady who dined in their restaurant ordered one of these cookies.

She loved it so much she asked to get the recipe. The waiter politely told her they don’t give it out and she proceeded to tell him that she would pay for the recipe. He told her it would be two fifty. She said to add it to her bill.

She discovered it was $250 rather than the $2.50 she thought it was. The woman was so outraged that she decided to share the recipe with her friends and put it out on the internet.

Or so the story goes.

A hand grabbing a Chocolate Chip cookie.

Come to find out it’s an absolute urban myth. A complete legend and false.

As I was doing my research I found that a few years ago Neiman Marcus unmasked it and posted the actual recipe for this famous cookie! That’s the way to clear up any rumors.

And here is another guess what?

It’s nothing like the recipe that was going around through your inbox like an old fashioned chain letter! All these years I was making this cookie I’m sharing down below and thought I was (kind of) real deal.

A dozen Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies laying on a white table.

Even though their recipe looks superb, I’m a fan of this cookie even more. And don’t let all that texture fool you. This cookie is super tender, soft with slightly crispy edges. The way a perfect cookie should be. Here is how it all comes together.

How To Make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • In a stand mixer cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar.
  • Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until well incorporated.  
  • In a food processor pulse together oats and 1 cup milk chocolate chips until fine.  
  • Add in baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour into the food processor and pulse 2-3 times until gently mixed.  
  • With the mixer on low, slowly pour in oat mixture.  
  • Blend until half way incorporated.  This will help make a soft cookie
  • Mix in the semi sweet chocolate chips and blend dough until just incorporated.  Do not over mix.  Say no to tough cookies!
  • With a 2 TBSP Cookie Scoop scoop out cookie dough and place 12 dough balls evenly apart onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.  Repeat with remaining dough.  
  • Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.  
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.  
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies with a bite taken out of one on a white table.

How To Make Oat Flour

  • Place measured out quick oats or or oatmeal in a food processor. You can also use a blender if that is all you have.
  • Pulse for 30-60 seconds until they are fine ground and powdery.
  • For each cup of oatmeal you will have an equal cup of oat flour.

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Amy Williams mynameissnickerdoodle.com
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are incredibly soft and chewy. Full of oatmeal and plenty of chocolate chunks. They are baked to perfection with a slightly crispy edge and a soft center.  
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chewy, Chocolate Chip, Cookies, oatmeal
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 30 Cookies
Calories: 220kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Butter Softened
  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 2 Cups Quick Oats
  • 2 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Cup Milk Chocolate Chips
  • 2 Cups Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • In a stand mixer cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar together for 2 minutes on medium speed.  
  • Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until well incorporated.  
  • In a food processor pulse together oats and 1 cup milk chocolate chips until fine.  
  • Add in baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour into the food processor and pulse 2-3 times until gently mixed.  
  • With the mixer on low, slowly pour in oat mixture.  
  • Blend until half way incorporated.  
  • Mix in the semi sweet chocolate chips and blend dough until just incorporated.  Do not over mix.  
  • With a 2 TBSP Cookie Scoop scoop out cookie dough and place 12 dough balls evenly apart onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.  Repeat with remaining dough.  
  • Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.  
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.  
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Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 220kcal | Carbohydrates: 30.7g | Protein: 3.1g | Fat: 10.4g | Sugar: 18g
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies stacked up on a white table with a few laying behind it.

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