Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

This oat flour chocolate chip cookie recipe is naturally gluten-free and everything a good chocolate chip cookie should be: chewy, buttery, and loaded with bittersweet chocolate.

Chocolate chip cookies are a staple in any kitchen and particularly in my kitchen because I've got two girls who dearly love their cookies. Their preferred cookie, and mine too, is a chocolate chip cookie. My favorite recipe to bake is this one for oat flour chocolate chip cookies because it is gluten-free and also gives us lots of whole grain goodness from the oats (though to be fair we also love this peanut butter cookie recipe and this oat flour sugar cookie recipe is in heavy rotation too).

I have probably mentioned this before, but I find that cookies are the easiest to make gluten-free because you can often use just one gluten-free flour in the batter rather than a combination. Experiment with different flours as you like, although I definitely will always vote in favor of oat flour in bakes if you can eat oats.

This recipe produces a cookie that's tender, chewy, and just salted enough. I don't love to jam-pack my chocolate chip cookies with chocolate so you may find that there is not enough chocolate here for your liking; feel free to add more. The cookies hold up well when stored in an air-tight container and I love to tuck them into my girls' lunches for a little treat.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Chocolate chip cookies! Who doesn't love them? These are made gluten-free with lots of buttery, toasty oat flour for extra nutritional punch.
• Simple ingredients. You'll recognize the classic ingredients in these cookies -- they are the same as what you'd find in a wheat flour chocolate chip cookie.
• Texture. Oat flour performs beautifully in baking, often giving a similar texture to cookies and cakes to what you'd expect from wheat flour. In cookies it is an easy 1:1 swap for all-purpose flour. These oat flour chocolate chip cookies are reminiscent of what you'll find in a classic chocolate chip cookie.

What You'll Need to Make This Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

• Oat flour
• Baking soda
• Fine sea salt
• Unsalted butter
• Brown sugar: You could also use coconut sugar
• Sugar: You could also use maple sugar
• Eggs
• Pure vanilla extract
• Semisweet chocolate chips

How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies with Oat Flour

For the full instructions, scroll down to the recipe card at the end of this post.

1. Whisk dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt
2. Cream butter and sugar. In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer or stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well to incorporate. Scrape down the bowl and beat in the vanilla.
3. Combine. Add the flour mix in 2 additions, beating on low speed until incorporated. Mix in the chocolate chips. Place dough in the fridge for at least 1 hour or up to three days.
4. Bake. line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 375°F. Using a tablespoon measure, scoop out 1-2 tablespoons of dough per cookie. Space them out about 2-inches apart on the baking sheet. Place in the oven and bake for 8-12 minutes.
5. Cool. Let cookies cool for a few minutes on the pan, then place on a rack to cool completely.

Storage

Store cookies in an air-tight container at room temperature for 5 days.

Substitutions

Oat flour - sub sorghum flour

To make dairy-free - use coconut oil or your favorite non-dairy butter of choice

To make egg-free - sub two flax eggs for the eggs

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