These chewy gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorite cookie recipes. They have all of my favorite flavors in one cookie! Make a double batch so you have lots of cookies to share. You can make this recipe in just 20 minutes!
I am totally in love with this new cookie recipe. I make a lot of gluten free cookies; I think I have over 40 on the blog! These gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are slightly crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside, and they are deliciously easy to make!
If you love cookies, I have so many incredible gluten free cookie recipes for you to try!
You may also love reading my Gluten Free Cookie Troubleshooting Guide to help you prevent baking fails.
Why These Cookies Are Great:
- They have a lot of great texture from the gluten free rolled oats, chocolate chips, pecans, and butter.
- This recipe makes a big batch of gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with very little prep time!
- They are popular to sell at a bake sale.
- Make them extra large and use them for ice cream sandwiches.
- You can make a batch in 20 minutes.
These fabulous cookies are a take from my popular Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies recipe.
Love it! ❤I added pecans, dried cranberries and vanilla chips.”
Vivian S., Pinterest
Tips For Success:
🔑 Sandi says: If you do not use a gluten-free flour blend I tested in this recipe, you may need to add more flour. Using starchy gluten free blends will cause these cookies to spread. To prevent this
There are a few brands of certified gluten free oats, and they are all good. I mostly buy this because you get four bags for a lower price.
Ingredient Notes:
- Gluten Free Rolled Oats – It is critical to use certified gluten free oats if you are Celiac. Cross-contamination runs high in regular oats.
- Gluten free flour blend – I tested this recipe using King Arthur’s Measure for Measure Gluten Free Blend. That doesn’t mean others will not work; I have not tested other flours, and I can not guarantee the recipe will work if you use other mixes. ** Note: if you use Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1, you may need to add ¼ cup more flour.
- Xanthan Gum – If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
- Butter – You can also use dairy-free butter if you like. Be sure to use unsalted butter like Earth Balance.
- Chocolate – Feel free to use any flavor of chocolate chips or chocolate chunks. If you are dairy-free, use the Enjoy Life brand.
- Nuts – Nuts are optional. I used pecans, but walnuts are also delicious in this homemade cookie recipe.
Recipe Step-By-Step Directions:
Step 1: Combine the gluten free flour, brown sugar, white sugar, baking soda, and sea salt in a large
To measure your gluten free flour, I recommend using either the spoon method or leveling method.
Spoon Method: You can also use a spoon to fill the measuring cup. Use a knife to level along the top to remove the extra flour.
Leveling Method: Put the measuring scoop into the flour and fill. Do not pack the flour. Use a knife to scrape along the top to remove the extra flour.
Step 2: Add the chocolate chips and optional chopped nuts. Mix into the dry ingredients.
Step 3: In a small bowl, add the egg, vanilla extract, and melted butter. Whisk to blend the wet ingredients.
Step 4: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix them into a soft cookie dough. Chill the dough for 30-40 minutes so the oats can soften. Preheat the oven to 350º F while the dough is sitting.
NOTE: You can also use a standing mixer to mix up the cookie dough. Just Remember to add the wet ingredients first, then, add the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed and gradually increase when the flour is blended in.
Step 5: Use a medium cookie scoop to drop cookie dough balls onto a parchment paper-lined
Step 6: Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven to a wire rack to cool.
Cookie Baking Tips:
- Use room-temperature butter and eggs. I know that it sounds crazy to use butter and eggs at room temperature, but it dramatically helps how your cookies will turn out. You’ll thank yourself later if you try it.
- Take special care to measure correctly. If you add in too much gluten free flour or other ingredients, it can mess with the cookies as they bake. If they don’t have the proper ratios of ingredients, you may end up with a disaster.
- Chill the dough when possible. I know you are probably ready to eat your cookies right now, but taking a few minutes to chill the batter makes them less likely to spread.
- Your oven temperature may be off. Periodically, check your oven temperature to make sure it’s right. Otherwise, the cookies will, for sure, spread if it’s not accurate.
- Don’t let the cookies sit on the pan too long. After they have baked, only let them sit on the baking sheet for up to 5 minutes. The pan will still be hot and continue baking them otherwise.
Recipe FAQ:
Chilling the dough is optional in my recipe. You can chill the dough while it sits for 5-10 minutes.
I do not recommend using quick oats because the cookies will be mushier.
You can freeze these oatmeal cookies! When the cookies are fully cooled, pop them into a freezer bag. The zip style is nice because you can easily squeeze out the extra air.
These cookies will keep fresh for up to 4 days in an air-tight container or up to 4 months in the freezer.
More Gluten Free Cookie Recipes:
- Easy Gluten Free Snickerdoodles
- Gluten Free Toll House Cookies
- Yummy Gluten Free Brownie Cookies
- Gluten Free Cowboy Cookies
Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten free rolled oats * see note
- 1 cups gluten free flour blend * see note
- 2-3 tablespoons additional gluten free flour Depending on flour blend, you will need to add more flour.
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar light or dark is fine
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 eggs size large
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 4 ounces chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup nuts – optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- Combine the gluten free flour, oats, brown sugar, white sugar, baking soda, and sea salt into a large mixing bowl and whisk to blend the dry ingredients together. Don't forget to add 1 teaspoon xanthan or guar gum if your gluten free blend doesn't contain it.
- Add the chocolate chips and optional chopped nuts. Mix into the dry ingredients.
- In a small bowl, add the egg, vanilla extract, and melted butter. Whisk to blend the wet ingredients together.
- NOTE: You can also use a standing mixer to mix up the cookie dough. Just remember to add the wet ingredients first, then add the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed and gradually increase when the flour is blended in.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix them into a soft cookie dough. Chill the dough for 30-40 minutes so the oats can soften. Chilling in the refrigerator is best.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to drop balls of cookie dough onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven to a wire rack to cool.
- These cookies will keep for up to 4 days in an air-tight container or up to 4 months in the freezer.
Notes
- I have tested this recipe with King Arthur Measure for Measure GF. That doesn’t mean others will not work; I just have not tested other flours. If you use Bob’s 1:1 you may need to add up to ¼ cup of additional flour.
- You may need to add more flour if you do not use the gluten-free flour blend I tested in this recipe. Using starchy gluten free blends will cause these cookies to spread. To prevent this
- Xanthan Gum – If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
- To make these cookies dairy-free, substitute the butter for vegan butter and use dairy-free chocolate chips.
- It is critical to use certified gluten free oats if you are Celiac. Cross-contamination runs high in regular oats.
- You can freeze these cookies in a zipper bag once they are cooled.
SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn’t test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
Hi. I used King Arthur flour, measured with spoon method, melted butter made sure to chill for 30 mins and the cookies stayed balled up… didn’t flatten out! Wondering what I did wrong 🙁
Hi Sandra, That is odd as I have tested that flour a few times. To confirm, you used Measure for Measure and not the KA All purpose flour? You didn’t sub any ingredients? Did you use rolled oats or quick oats?
My son and I made these using flaxseed in place of eggs and we used the recommended King Arthur flour. I did melt the butter and cooled in the fridge for 30 min before baking. They look and taste perfect! Thank you!
Hi Jessica, thank you so much for your note. I am thrilled to know that flaxseed worked well. Did you make flax eggs, or just add flaxseed? (Also, meal or whole seeds?) I like to keep this information so if a reader emails me asking for help.
Sandi, I followed your recipe: used King Arthur Measure for Measure gluten free flour, chose melting my butter instead of creaming it, and let it all sit for at least 30 minutes before I put my dollops of cookie dough on the sheets. The cookies turned out beautifully and I ate 3 before they cooled. My daughter and her husband and teenagers loved them and ate more, saying they didn’t taste like gluten free cookies. They WERE delicious! I did put down generous dollops.
I am thrilled you loved these cookies. Thank you so much for coming back to let me know!!
Sorry, but you still have not made the corrections to the recipe as to when to include the oats and it still says baling powder instead of baking soda. The recipe does not include an amount for the optional nuts.
Hi Ellie, I did a Ctl Find and I can not find where you see baling. Also, what gluten free flour blend did you use? I recommended two different ones, Bob’s 1:1 needs more flour, which is specified in the ingredient notes section. The amount of nuts is completely optional. I added 1/3 cup measurement on your request…but many people like more and others like fewer. It is up to you on how many you want to add.
It dose say..mix dry ingredients…oat is a dry Ingredient..to comment about a typo is petty…nuts. raises or chocolate chips is totaste…a little or alot
Just clarifying. In the notes before the recipe it says room temp butter and eggs. Then in recipe instructions it says melted butter. Just wanted to clarify the recipe is melted better?
Both ways work. Use room temperature (softened) if you are using a stand mixer and don’t plan to chill the dough very long…if you use melted be sure to chill the cookie dough.
Perfect. Thank you!!
Instructions say melted…needed to mix it
My cookies spread into a uni-sheet! Even chilled the second batch for 15min – still spread! Oh well tasted great. Maybe I’ll freeze them next time.
Hi Annie, What gluten free flour blend did you use? This can happen if you used a blend higher in starch content. Next time, add 2-4 TBSP additional flour (add one at a time) and see if that helps.
Where do the oats get added?
Hi James, the oats get added with the dry ingredients.
The recipe indicates baking soda but in the written instructions you write baking powder. Just want to clarify which one is correct?
Hi Erika, just baking soda. I edited the text above. Thank you!
My cookies spread all over the sheet pan. They taste good – I guess that’s all that counts!
Hi Pat, what gluten free flour blend did you use? I think some are more starchy and this can happen. I would recommend chilling the dough longer next time.