Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These gluten free oatmeal cookies are chewy yet crispy and filled with melty chocolate chips. They’re made in one bowl, nut free and even dairy free. A totally crowd pleasing recipe!
Not sure why it has taken my over two and a half years of blogging to share one of the most basic cookie recipes ever, but here we are! These gluten free oatmeal cookies are a classic made completely gluten free!
They’re crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and loaded with chocolate chips. They’re made in one bowl, ready to eat in less than an hour and taste just like a classic. Same with my eggless chocolate chip cookies!
Oats are naturally gluten free, but if you have Celiac like me or are cooking for someone with Celiac, make sure you buy certified gluten free oats since they are often contaminated with gluten during harvesting or processing.
If you love these, be sure to try my M&M cookies, single serve cookies and chocolate crinkle cookies next!
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Tastes just like the classic
- One bowl
- Easy to make
- Dairy free friendly
Key ingredients
BUTTER. I used regular dairy butter but you are welcome to swap for dairy free if you prefer. I suggest Earth Balance.
SUGAR. These cookies call for a mix of white and brown sugar for the best flavor and texture.
If you want, you can use coconut sugar in place of brown sugar, but I don’t recommend subbing the white sugar for anything else. I have a healthy oatmeal cookie recipe in my ebook if you are interested!
FLOUR. These cookies call for gluten free all purpose flour, which cannot be replaced with any other type of flour. Make sure your blend contains xanthan gum!
EGG. One egg will help bind all ingredients together.
OATS. I like using quick oats for oatmeal cookies, but most recipes call for rolled oats. You can use either, but keep in mind the texture will be a bit different.
How to make gluten free oatmeal cookies
Step 1: In a large mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and both sugars for about 1 minute. Beat in the vanilla and egg.
Step 2: Fold in the dry ingredients, making sure to spoon and level the flour, don’t scoop from the bag. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Step 3: Place the dough in the fridge to set for 30 minutes.
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Step 4: Scoop the dough into balls and place on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake for 10-14 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
They will continue to harden as they cool, so avoid leaving them in for too long if you like them chewy. They may seem underbaked when they first come out, but I promise they will firm up!
Step 5: When they come out of the oven, take a round cookie cutter and scoot around the edge of the cookie to create a perfect circle. Let cool completely, then sprinkle with salt flakes and enjoy! Try my chocolate chip coffee cookies next!
Rolled vs. Quick Oats
I have tested this recipe with both rolled/old fashioned oats and quick oats, and much prefer the taste and texture using all quick oats.
You can use a combination of both, or all one and all the other, but if you use any amount of rolled oats, the cookies will spread a bit more since they don’t absorb as much from the wet ingredients.
Rolled oats and quick oats all come from the same thing, but quick oats are cut into finer pieces and steamed for longer which gives them a finer texture. Be sure to buy certified gluten free as needed!
Can I make them vegan?
Since there is only one egg in these cookies, you can likely sub for 3 tablespoons of apple sauce or 1 flax egg with no problem. Or, just try my vegan oatmeal cookies instead!
How to store and freeze
Once prepared, these gluten free oatmeal cookies will keep at room temperature for about 3 days. I like to warm them up in the microwave so the chocolate gets nice and melty before eating!
You can also freeze these cookies after baking. To do so, let the cookies cool completely, then transfer to a freezer safe bag and freeze for up to 1 month.
Reheat in the oven at 300 Fahrenheit until warm through the center.
Swap for raisins!
If you don’t want to use chocolate chips, feel free to use raisins or combination of both. I also love using blueberries to make these more of a breakfast cookie. You can also try my vegan oatmeal raisin cookies.
More cookies to try!
- Gluten Free Brownie Cookies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Gluten Free Sugar Cookies
- Matcha Sugar Cookies
- Gluten Free Cookie Cake
- Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
by: claire cary
Ingredients
Wet
- ½ cup room temperature butter dairy free or regular
- ½ cup white sugar
- ⅔ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dry
- 1 cup gluten free all purpose baking flour
- 1 ½ cup quick oats see notes
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and both sugars for about 1 minute.
- Beat in the vanilla and egg.
- Fold in the dry ingredients, making sure to spoon and level the flour, don’t scoop from the bag. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Place the dough in the fridge to set for 30 minutes.
- During the final 10 or so minutes, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- use a medium cookie scoop to scoop the dough in about 2 tablespoon balls. Because of the nature of oats, the dough may seem kind of crumbly, so try to smoosh the dough ball in your hand to pack everything in.
- Press a few extra chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. They will continue to harden as they cool, so avoid leaving them in for too long if you like them chewy.
- When they come out of the oven, take a round cookie cutter and scoot around the edge of the cookie to create a perfect circle. Let cool completely, then sprinkle with salt flakes and enjoy!
Notes
Comments
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I made these because I had recently made oatmeal cookies w/ added chocolate chips. However, I wasn’t able to find the original recipe, and this one did not require any molasses. These cookies were amazing and had an amazing texture. They felt like bakery/cafe level cookies.
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I halved the recipe because I’m on person and live alone and would eat way too many lol. Came out amazing but I just used the full egg and it was fine. I think half an egg would have not been enough moisture. Just FYI. Saving as my go to recipe !!
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They are in the oven to bake right now, but I’ll assume they will be perfect. The dough is delicious! I scooped the cookies and chilled on the pan. And, yes, the temperature is really hard to find, but I did find it (step 5, like you said).
I’ve made your brownies and your waffles. Better than regular gluten treats, by far.
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Thank you! It’s in step 5 because you have to chill the dough first.
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These were very tasty. The best GF cookies I’ve tried so far. They did spread badly and I’m not sure why but they were delicious nontheless.
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You can try chilling the dough for an hour before baking to prevent too much spreading!
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Insanely delicious! I would take these over a regular, gluten filled chocolate chip cookie any day. The texture and chewiness gives all the mouth feels! I think the cinnamon may be the key ingredient here but I just can’t be sure. You must try this recipe! My entire family was wowed and all made comments about how great these were. I didn’t even tell them they were gluten free.
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Thanks so much, Catherine! Just made my day 🙂
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Did not list the temperature to bake them!!!!
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Hi Cynthia, the temperature is written in step 5. Thanks!
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Wow! Just wow! My first attempt at a GF cookie. Just delish!!
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Thank you! So glad you loved it.
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I like it. very flavorful and chewy!
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This recipe is very good. It doesn’t feel or taste like a gluten free cookie. I would make sure you go between 10-11 minutes depending on the elevation where you live. It might make a difference between cookies that are too soft and crumbly opposed to hard and crunchy cookies. I’m at 6,000 ft plus.
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Love these! Thank you for a great GF cookie recipe that the whole family can enjoy!
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Thank you, Linda!
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Best cookies I have ever made! Thank you for sharing this recipe ❤️
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Amazing!! Thanks, Heidi!
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I made your vegan version of these the other day. I have another friend who can have eggs, but, is dairy free. These turned out beautifully! I could not tell that they were DF. I can’t wait to try them with regular butter for myself! Thank you!!
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Love it! Thanks, Michelle!
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Found this in Christmas Eve and made for our Christmas dinner! The flavor is delish. Any suggestions for getting them to spread out a bit thinner like yours? I used Bob’s 1:1 GF flour in the blue bag. Should I just cut back on the flour a bit?
I also used dried cranberries and white chocolate chips for a few that way!-
You can flatten them a bit before they bake if you want them thinner! Or skip the chilling of the dough step.
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I might have missed this in the recipe, but do the cookies freeze well?
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Yes, they will freeze for about 1-2 months!
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OMG!
these are the cookies that i’ve been dreaming about to have in my house!
it came out super delicious!
i didn’t have vanilla and substitute all sugars for coconut one – still came out amazingly good!! i am so happy i found this recipe, thank you!!! ❤️-
Love it! So glad you made it work for you!
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Just here to say these are the best GF cookies I’ve ever made in my life. I’m now a devoted follower 🙂
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Thank you, Amanda! Makes me so happy 🙂
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