After making these secretly healthy chocolate chip cookies, they were seriously all I could think about! And so I wanted to immediately share the recipe with all of you.
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The best healthy chocolate chip cookies
I am so excited to share this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Like, ridiculously excited.
The perfect chocolate chip cookie should be soft, chewy, and crispy, all at the same time, with just the right amount of chocolate chips.
These super healthy chocolate chip cookies definitely meet those standards, all while having less fat and sugar than traditional Toll House chocolate chip cookies.
They are so fantastically delicious… and not just for a healthy cookie either!
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Homemade healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe
I made a big batch of these healthy chocolate chip cookies late last night.
The initial plan had been to pack them up and take the entire batch of the cookies to a friend’s outdoor annual summer party.
However, I ended up eating so many on my own, both the finished cookies and the raw dough, that now I will need to make more.
The cookie dough is eggless, which can be both a good and a bad thing. It is a benefit because I can feel better eating more of it.
But it means there will be fewer cookies after you eat all the dough!
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Step by step video
Above, watch the healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe video
Healthy chocolate chip cookie ingredients
To make the recipe, you will need the following: chocolate chips, oat flour, baking soda, pure vanilla extract, salt, sugar, oil, and milk of choice.
They taste like classic chocolate chip cookies because the recipe uses only basic cookie ingredients, with no applesauce, banana, flax meal, chia seeds, or avocado.
I like semi sweet or dark chocolate chips for extra antioxidants. You may also use milk chocolate, butterscotch, or white chocolate chips for some or all of the chocolate.
If you do not wish to buy oat flour, make your own by blending rolled oats in a food processor until they turn into fine flour. Due to the added air from blending, it is important to really pack homemade oat flour down when measuring.
Technically, you can substitute spelt flour or loosely packed white flour in the cookies. But I recommend oat flour because it will yield the best flavor and chewy texture.
These cookies can be whole grain, gluten free, vegan, and much lower in sugar, fat, and calories than packaged or homemade traditional chocolate chip cookies.
For a refined sugar free option, choose coconut sugar, evaporated cane juice, or date sugar. Xylitol works for cookies with no sugar, although the results are a bit more puffy and less chewy.
Plus, there are no eggs, no cholesterol, and no butter in the recipe. But they are so good that I promise you will never be able to tell.
In fact, this might just become your new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe!
Here is a high protein version: Protein Cookies
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookie add in ideas
Try mixing one third cup of chopped walnuts, macadamia nuts, or pecans into the cookie dough before shaping it into cookies.
You can also stir in a sprinkle of cinnamon or a handful of shredded coconut or crushed peanuts to add both flavor and texture.
For fancy chocolate chip cookies, replace the chocolate chips with chopped chocolate bars or chocolate chunks. Sprinkle with sea salt after they come out of the oven.
Substituting an equal amount of raisins turns them into healthy oatmeal raisin cookies.
Or I sometimes will stir in a small handful of finely chopped dried figs, dried bananas, candied ginger, freeze dried strawberries, or cranberries.
Have fun customizing the base recipe with your family and friends!
Want peanut butter cookies? Try my favorite Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
How to make healthy chocolate chip cookies
Gather all of your cookie ingredients, and preheat the oven to 380 degrees Fahrenheit.
Combine the oat flour, baking soda, salt, sweetener, and chocolate chips in a large mixing bowl, and stir well to ensure everything is evenly mixed.
Add in the pure vanilla extract, vegetable or coconut oil, and milk of choice (dairy free if desired). Form the dough into one big ball, then break off into smaller pieces and roll it into cookie dough balls.
If you feel adventurous, stuff the unbaked chocolate chip cookies with small balls of frozen peanut butter, almond butter, or Homemade Nutella before baking.
For soft chocolate chip cookies, refrigerate until chilled or overnight. For crispier cookies, you can go ahead and bake them right away.
Place the balls onto a cookie tray, and bake on the oven’s center rack for nine minutes. Then remove the pan from the heat when they are still a little undercooked.
This simple step ensures the recipe will yield soft and chewy cookies, not overbaked or burnt results.
Let the healthy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies sit for ten to fifteen minutes before handling, because they will firm up as they cool down.
Baking and storage tips
The cookies should spread out in the oven, but every now and then they might not. This can be due to factors such as climate, elevation, or humidity in the air on a particular day. Just press them down with a spoon after baking if needed.
If you like chewy chocolate chip cookies, store leftovers in a lidded airtight plastic container. If you want crispy cookies, store leftover cookies in a glass container.
You can also make chocolate chip cookie dough balls ahead of time and freeze them to bake at a later date. Thaw the frozen cookie dough before baking.
For low carb cookies with almond flour, bake these Keto Cookies
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 4 tbsp white sugar or additional coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips or more if desired
- 1/3 cup chopped nuts optional)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp vegetable or melted coconut oil
- 3-5 tbsp milk of choice, as needed
Instructions
- Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe: Preheat oven to 380 degrees. Combine dry ingredients and mix very well. Add wet, and form into a big ball. Now make little balls from the big one. For soft cookies, refrigerate until cold (otherwise, just bake right away). Bake 9 minutes. Remove from oven when they’re still a little undercooked, then it’s important to let cool 10 minutes before removing from the tray, as they’ll continue to cook while cooling. They should have spread out, but every now and then they might not (climate plays a huge role in baking), so just smush down with a spoon if needed. You can also choose to make extra cookie dough balls and freeze them to bake at a later date. For softer cookies, store in a lidded plastic container. For crispier cookies, store in a lidded glass container.View Nutrition Facts
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I’ve tried this recipe several times and it continues to get better and better as i try it! Best chocolate chips healthy chewy cookies ever!
I started making these with a few tweaks and I have to say they are absolutely delicious! Even my nieces and nephews tear them up! I use maple syrup instead of regular sugar. Instead of coconut or vegetable oil I use unsweetened applesauce and instead of milk I use a couple dolups of vanilla Greek yogurt. No nuts due to allergies. I make up a couple batches and throw them in the freezer. They’re great to have on hand for a quick snack. I get about 16 cookies out of a batch and with using EnjoyLife chocolate chips they’re about 75 calories per cookie. ♥️
Can you substitute applesauce for oil
Unfortunately there’s no way to know unless you try. Be sure to report back if you experiment 🙂
Am I the only one confused by the first ingredient list of 2/3cup plus 1/2 cup oat flour? Are both measurements (2/3cup & 1/cup) calling for oat flour and we are just adding the measurements together? I’d love to try this recipe as this cookie sounds like my perfect cookie and I have not attempted chocolate chip cookies since starting my new diet. I’d love any feedback I can get. Thanks so much!
Hi yes, it’s 2/3 cup oat flour plus another 1/2 cup. Because there’s no standard measurement for the two together, this is the easiest way to say it.
Jason
I thought so but just wanted to be sure. Thank you for responding. ? ?
The batter tastes super, just waiting for these little babies to get in the oven… Does your batter ever seem too dry? i added more oat milk to it to wet it a little more, but it was just crumbly and wouldn’t get a “ball form”
ok ok!! after i just added a little more oat milk to get it to stick, they turned out SUPER! Kids and Hubby approved! 😀 thanks!!
I’ve made 3 of your cookie recipes today, the peanut & spelt, the choc & nut flour, and the oat flour & choc cookie.
All delicious and easy to make.
Thanks for the recipes.
Can I leave out the milk? What will be different if I do?
Hi, are you leaving it out because you can’t have dairy? Katie is vegan, so milk of choice includes any nondairy milk too, such as almond milk 🙂
I need to make it dairy free but also I don’t have non dairy milk… and want to make it today- so wondering if I can use water instead?
Oh hmm, sorry not sure because I haven’t tried it. Be sure to report back if you experiment!
Katie,
Just wondering what the exact ingredients we need for the flour portion – You say “2/3 cup plus 1/2 cup oat flour”. What is in the 2/3 cup? Excited to make these!!
2/3 cup oat flour plus another 1/2 cup oat flour 🙂
Jason
I was wondering that too. Kind of a funny measurement. This is equivalent to 1 cup + 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons. If you add 1 extra teaspoon, it’s 1 cup + 3 tablespoons, hopefully close enough!
I just tried them, and they are sooooo good!
I didn’t chill them, because I like them a little crisp and they are just perfect 🙂
Delicious! However, keeping with the “healthy” theme I did not add Sugar instead I used a tablespoon on Agave Nectar. They came out perfect to cure any sweet tooth. The chocolate chips, coconut sugar and agave have just the right amount of sweetness!