Hi everyone! It’s finally spring, but remember way back around Christmastime when I shared a recipe for Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake? Instead of a standard graham cracker crust, I always like to use cookie crumbles, so I wanted to share my favorite recipe for Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies. If you’re looking for the perfect cheesecake crust material or just want a batch of warm, hearty cookies, this is just the recipe! (Also check back next weekend for new Easter cheesecake! 🐣)
This original recipe that I adapted always caused the cookies to spread very thin and as a result, they were pretty brittle. I changed two things so they hold they’re shape and are more chewy than crisp. The first is that instead of using granulated white sugar, I substituted powdered sugar. I also chill the dough for 30 minutes prior to baking. Feel free to keep the dough in the refrigerator longer for convenience’ sake, but it won’t make anymore of a difference after the initial half hour.
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cup rolled oats
- 1 ½ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a deep bowl, cream the butter, sugars, and vanilla.
- Add the flour and salt and mix until combined.
- Dissolve the baking soda in boiling water and add to the mixture. Fold in the oats and chocolate chips
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes to reduce spread. It can stay in the refrigerator for longer, but doing so won't have any extra effect.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Role the dough in to balls about 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter and place on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until slightly golden on top.
These look so good! I love having a chewy texture as well, so yay!
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy them if you make a batch!
I’ll try to make them over the summer.
-Author S
I’d love to hear how they turn out if you do!
I’ll be sure to let you know! Keep the recipes coming!
-Author S
These cookies look pretty wonderful!!!
Thank you so much! I’d love to hear how then turn out if you give the recipe a try!
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looks yummy… I’ve done mine too… check it out https://hobbytube.wordpress.com/ thx
Will do! Thanks for stopping by!
Great ideas to keep them from spreading. I’ll try both. What does dissolving the baking soda in boilding water do, though? That’s a new one on me.
I’d love to hear how those methods work for you! As an update, I tried these cookies by still chilling them, but using all granulated sugar and they still spread, so I think the powdered sugar was the biggest factor.
The baking soda and water acts as an egg-replacer.
Really? I read through the recipe quickly and hadn’t noticed the absence of eggs.
Yep! Usually I use aquafaba or flax instead of eggs (https://rachelalexandrasroots.com/2018/01/08/egg-substitutes/), so this was a new one. I’m not totally sure on what the equivalence is to the quantity of eggs though.
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