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Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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A healthy version of a family favorite, these healthy chocolate chip cookies are heavy on the oats, not on the butter or flour and can be made in less than 30 minutes.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Chocolate chip cookies are just the best, am I right? With that said, I have a confession to make: these chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are not holiday cookies. These are any-time-of-the-year cookies.

At just 90 calories a piece, I promise you can enjoy these guilt-free! Heck, enjoy three of them.

These cookies have the perfect balance of chewy oats, omega-3 packed walnuts and just enough chocolate chips to satisfy the sweet tooth.

Fortunately, this cookie recipe only requires 3 tablespoons of butter and has a healthy dose of whole wheat flour and flax seed meal to give you an all access pass to Guilt Free Cookie Land.

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.28 stars average
Liz Della Croce
These healthy chocolate chip cookies are heavy on the oats, not on the butter or flour and can be made in less than 30 minutes.
PREP: 10 minutes
COOK: 13 minutes
TOTAL: 23 minutes
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Servings30 Cookies

Ingredients
 

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour (or whole wheat pastry flour)
  • 2 tablespoons flax seed meal
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups oats
  • ½ cup walnuts (chopped)
  • ½ cup chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line cookie sheets with silicone baking sheet or spray with non-stick spray.
  • In an electric mixer, beat together softened butter, honey, brown sugar, water and egg.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour, flax seed meal, baking soda, salt and oats.
  • With the mixer on medium speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet using a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides periodically.
  • When ingredients have just combined, remove from the mixer and stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.
  • Using a small ice cream scoop or a tablespoon, scoop the dough onto baking sheets and bake until just browned, 11-13 minutes. Let cool before removing from the pan.

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Liz’s Notes

Be careful not to over bake these cookies. They are best cooked until just browned and then allowed to cool completely before eating.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.8g | Protein: 1.5g | Fat: 4.1g | Saturated Fat: 1.6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 53mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 8.1g


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33 responses to “Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies”

  1. Dawn Avatar
    Dawn

    Yay! I found an awesome oatmeal cookie recipe! I tweaked it only a bit by adding raisins as well as the chips and walnuts, some vanilla and I used Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener instead of the honey and sugar. They baked perfectly in 11 minutes. I compressed them just a bit before baking and once I let them cool completely from the over they held together perfectly, so I was able to forgo the honey. Thank you!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      I’m so glad you enjoyed them Dawn!

  2. Lisa Painter Avatar
    Lisa Painter

    Great healthier recipe thank you! I also added Watkins vanilla and it made 18 1 tbsp-sized, and 7additional 2 tbsp-sized cookies ….real taste test will be hubby coming g home after work soon? Sure these cookies will disappear in our tummies….lol

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      hahah I hope he loves them!!

      1. Lisa Painter Avatar
        Lisa Painter

        No hubby does not like them….said too healthy….coming from a man surviving cancer and heart disease…I will keep trying to eat healthier. I also added cinnamon to cookie batter…very tasty…more for me .lol and pass on to friends and neighbors! Thanks again!!

        1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
          Liz DellaCroce

          Glad you enjoyed them! :)

  3. dani Avatar
    dani

    I prefer less sweet deserts – I think the chocolate chips themselves might be enough for me. Thoughts one what would happen if I removed/reduced the honey and/or sugar?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      The honey acts as a binding agent so instead I’d use fewer chocolate chips. :)

  4. Rahma Avatar
    Rahma

    Hey, i am so glad i came across ur recipe been looking for a healthy cookie recipe since like forever. A query though, oats are rolled or can i use quick oats??

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      I would use rolled old fashioned oats! I hope you love these! If so please give 5 stars. :)

  5. Katherine Avatar
    Katherine

    Hello,
    I just made these cookies and they taste super salty :/
    Anyone else have this issue or possibly know why?
    Thanks!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Hi Katherine, We make these cookies at least once a month and they are perfect every time. By chance, did you accidentally use salted butter? The recipe calls for unsalted butter. Let me know – I’d love to help you brainstorm to make these a success!

  6. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    Do you tho k you could make these with almond flour instead of the wheat?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      I’ve never tried it so I can’t tell you for sure – sorry!

  7. Shannon Christopher Avatar
    Shannon Christopher

    Loved these – they have just the right amount of sweetness to them. I love that they have ww flour and flxseed meal. I don’t like nuts in my desserts so I ground up the walnots quite small and I like having the taste of walnut without the chunks. Thanks!!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      I haven’t made these in ages – thanks for the reminder! We love these!

  8. Dani Avatar
    Dani

    Love this recipe but a yield of 30 cookies is a little inflated…I barely got 25 and that was at a tablespoon of dough per cookie.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Hmm… I make these all the time and always get 30! Did you use chopped walnuts? Wondering if I add more add-ins or maybe they are chopped thicker? Either way I hope you enjoyed them!!