Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

4.39 from 113 votes

This healthy oatmeal cookies recipe is slightly chewy and perfectly sweet. Make a batch and eat them right away or freeze them for later.

Prep 10

Cook 12

Fat 5

Carbs 18

Protein 2

Yield

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Place oats into a food processor and blend for 15-20 seconds to lightly pulverize, shredding them into smaller pieces. If you're using quick cooking oats, omit this step.
Add oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt to a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
Using a standing mixer, cream butter and brown sugar together on medium/high speed until light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl and then turn the mixer on low speed and slowly add the maple syrup to the butter and sugar. Beat on medium/high until light and fluffy.
Add egg and continue mixing. Scrape the sides of the bowl, add vanilla, and mix until light and fluffy.
Slowly add dry ingredients (everything but the chocolate chips) to wet ingredients, 1/4 cup at a time, mixing on low. Last, fold in mini chocolate chips.
Place the cookie dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to harden and to allow the flour in the cookie dough to hydrate.*
Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, roll dough into ball and slightly flatten between your palms. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes.
Remove cookies from oven, let cool, and enjoy!

This recipe was updated on January 6th, 2022. Click here for the old recipe.
Refrigerating the dough: don't skip refrigerating the cookie dough or you will run the risk of the cookie dough being too thin and spreading when baking.