Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Soft and chewy chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies combine two cookies in one: chewy oatmeal cookies and chocolate chip cookies. They’re perfectly sweet with melted chocolate in every bite.

a stack of three oatmeal cookies.

If you want to get your bake on, might I suggest chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies? They’re soft, chewy, and thick in the best possible way.

a plate of cookies.

These are an “anytime” cookie – you don’t need a reason to make them other than you want to treat yourself to a hearty, oaty cookie with melty chocolate in every bite. That said, they’re perfect for sharing if and only when you’re feeling generous.

cookie ingredients.

Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking soda
  • Baking powder
  • Kosher salt
  • Room temperature melted unsalted butter
  • Dark brown sugar
  • Large eggs – two whole eggs plus two egg yolks.
  • Vanilla extract
  • Whole rolled oats
  • Chocolate chunks – milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate or dark chocolate chunks.

Recipe Steps

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Go ahead and get your cooling racks set up, too.

In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set the flour mixture aside.

three photos showing how to make the wet and dry ingredients.

In a separate mixing bowl with a hand mixer, beat the butter, sugar, whole eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla at medium speed to high speed until the mixture is light in color.

two photos showing the oatmeal and chocolate chunks being added to the dough.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients while mixing at a low speed. Once combined, mix in the oats and chocolate chunks until just combined.

Refrigerate the cookie dough for 20 minutes.

the dough in a bowl and the dough being scooped.

Scoop two tablespoons of dough to form each ball (a cookie scoop works well) and place the balls of dough on the prepared baking sheet spaced a couple of inches apart.

Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes and then cool them on the pan for five minutes. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

one cookie on parchment paper.

Recipe Tips

Measuring: For the flour, it’s always a good idea to lightly spoon it into the dry measuring cup and then level it off. It keeps you from adding too much flour which will make your cookies dry and dense.

Mixing: Use an electric mixer to make the dough (or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment). Mixing the dough by hand is too hard – you need to beat the butter to get it nice and airy to get the right cookie texture.

Oats: For the best cookies, use rolled oats (also known as old-fashioned oats). They are the key to a chewy cookie with a great texture. I don’t recommend using quick oats.

Brown sugar: Dark brown sugar is like light brown sugar’s more dramatic and intense sibling. It adds a more complex flavor, but if you have light brown sugar on hand feel free to use the same amount.

Chocolate: If you’re not into chocolate (and, if this is the case, can we talk?) feel free to leave it out and use the same amount of chopped nuts. Walnuts and pecans would work great. You can also use raisins, dried cranberries, or other dried fruit. Or try some white chocolate chips for a different twist.

Chilling: Don’t skip chilling the dough. The butter needs to firm up before you bake the cookies. If you skip it, they will spread too much.

Garnish: For an extra touch, sprinkle a little sea salt over the top of the cookies as soon as you take them out of the oven. It adds a nice flavor contrast and lightly crunchy texture.

Storage: Chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies will keep well for a few days in an airtight container at room temperature. You can also freeze the baked cookies to enjoy later.

a cookie next to a glass of milk.

I hope you love this oatmeal cookie recipe! This has always been a favorite cookie of mine – it might just be your new favorite, too.

Happy cookie-making,

April
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Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

a stack of four cookies.

Soft and chewy chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies combine two cookies in one: chewy oatmeal cookies and chocolate chip cookies. They’re perfectly sweet with melted chocolate in every bite.

  • Author: April Anderson
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies 1x
  • Category: Desserts
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups whole rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 cups (8-oz) chocolate chunks, plus a few extra to press on top of each cookie

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a separate mixing bowl with a mixer, beat the butter, sugar, whole eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla until the mixture is light in color.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients while mixing at a low speed. Once combined, mix in the oats and chocolate chunks until just combined.
  5. Refrigerate the dough for 20 minutes.
  6. Scoop two tablespoons of dough to form each ball and place them on the prepared baking sheet spaced a couple of inches apart.
  7. Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes and then cool them on the pan for five minutes. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

If you use a scoop, a #20 cookie scoop is approximately two tablespoons. You can use a smaller one, but the recipe will yield more cookies.

Recipe adapted from epicurious.com

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 271
  • Sugar: 20.1g
  • Sodium: 112.4mg
  • Fat: 12.5g
  • Saturated Fat: 7.7g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3.0g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 36.1g
  • Fiber: 2.3g
  • Protein: 4.2g
  • Cholesterol: 51.2mg

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Post, recipe, and photos updated from the archives. First published in January 2010.

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24 Comments

  1. These look delicious! I always love the addition of oatmeal and chocolate chips in a cookie. These are on my list to try. Thanks!

  2. These cookies were great! My husband came home and saw them sitting on the counter and said, “Ewww…oatmeal cookies?” He LOVED them!! Thanks 🙂

    1. Hi Melanie– you can add the cinnamon in with the dry ingredients. Good catch– didn’t realize I missed that 🙂

  3. These are my “go to” cookies. They have raisins and oatmeal so they must be healthy! Right? I like these cookies because they are not overly sweet but satisfy my cookie craving. And since they are not overly sweet, I eat fewer. They also freeze well. The picture does justice to the cookies. Believe it or not, my cookies look the same. I have also mixed up a batch at night, refrigerated the dough, and baked them up in the morning. Still delicious.

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