Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate chip cookies

[Marya Afzal]

Hi everyone, I was hoping someone could help me out with this recipe. I made these cookies twice and the first time I made them they turned out perfect and my family ate them all up. The second time I tried making them, they were really greasy and tasted too much like coconut oil. I love cooking and baking with coconut oil but these cookies tasted too much like coconut oil. Im pretty sure I added the same amount as the first time around. Ever since this fail i've been too scared to make them again but i'm going to try this weekend. Has anyone else ever baked cookies with coconut oil? If so, any suggestions? If not, I recommend you try this recipe because the first time I made them, they were AMAZING!

http://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/the-best-healthy-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup oat flour (regular oats blended)
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup quick oats
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 large egg*
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
  
  

Instructions

1. Take regular old fashioned oats or quick oats and blend them until they resemble a flour or powder in a blender or food processor.
2. If you don't have quick oats, pulse old fashioned oats a few times in a blender or food processor until they resemble quick oats.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the oat flour (measured after blending NOT before), old-fashioned oats, quick oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
4. In another bowl, stir together the vanilla extract, large egg, and brown sugar. Melt the coconut oil and let it cool slightly before adding to the bowl (Make sure to measure the coconut oil in it's liquid state). Stir until well combined.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in the dark chocolate chips.
6. Cover the dough tightly and chill the dough for 30 minutes to an hour or until the dough has hardened enough to scoop out cookie balls. (If you chill longer than a day, let the dough sit out for 15 or so minutes so you are able to scoop it into balls). If you don't chill your dough these cookies will be flatter than a pancake! The coconut oil needs a little bit of time in the fridge to firm up again.
7. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
8. Using a cookie scoop (and pack these in the scoop very tightly or they may crumble), scoop out balls of the dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Press a few more chocolate chips in the tops if desired.
9. Depending on the size, bake for 7-9 minutes or until very lightly browned around the edges. They may look a little underdone in the center, but they are the very best slightly under-baked and they will harden after cooling.
10. Remove from the oven and allow to stay on the baking sheet for another 2 minutes before removing to a wire cooling rack.

 

[ashley0323]

These sound great! Lately, I have been trying to cut back on fatty, sugary foods, though I am allowed an occasional treat. These would be perfect for me! Its a perfect "treat" without overdoing it.

 

[rz3300]

This really sounds like a perfect little breakfast snack or morning snack for me. I have always loved oatmeal raising, and when done right these can really be quite the healthy treat. I would say emphasize the quality ingredients and maybe add some blueberries in there and you would have me hooked.

 

[Panadeiro]

It really looks like a good recipe, it also needs some pictures of how it's supposed to end up like, but your explaination is more than enough for me, indeed. I will copy this down and try it later on. Thank you for sharing.

 

[aplejoy]

Thank you for sharing this. I will try them later I hope to get them right. I'm planning to make something for my office snack and this is just perfect.