These cocoa oatmeal cookies are soft, chewy, and lightly chocolaty, with a flavor that’s more like hot cocoa than dark chocolate. They're also easy to make gluten-free, whole wheat or vegan!
1 1/2 cups whole wheat, all-purpose or gluten-free 1:1 flour (see notes)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup oil (see notes)
1 1/3 cups brown sugar
2 large eggs (or 2 chia eggs for vegan - see notes)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups quick oats (gluten-free oats if you're gluten-free)
1/2 cup natural cocoa powder (like Hershey’s - not Dutch-process)
1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (divided - use dairy-free/vegan chocolate, if needed)
Categories
Cookie
Cuisine
American
Steps
Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and line a cookie sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
Stir together the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer, beat together the oil and brown sugar at medium speed until well combined.
Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
Add the dry mix to the wet mix and beat just until combined. Stir in the oats and just 1 cup (170 grams) chocolate chips (ignore that it says 1 1/4 cups below - it's a technical thing I can't fix), again stirring just until combined.
Form the dough into fifteen 75-gram balls, about two inches or slightly over 1/4 cup in size, and place 4" apart on the prepared baking sheet.
Press the balls down slightly with the palm of your hand. Stick the remaining chocolate chips into the tops of the cookies.
Bake for 10 minutes or until the middle appears to be set. They will be incredibly soft. Let cool completely on the baking sheet. They take hours to firm up. It was about 3 hours before I could even pick them up. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 15 g
Calories: 392 kcal
Carbohydrates: 45 g
Protein: 5 g
Fat: 23 g
Saturated Fat: 5 g
Trans Fat: 0.1 g
Cholesterol: 23 mg
Sodium: 195 mg
Sugar: 25 g
Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
Reviews
Rina on 2026-04-18 (5 stars): We looooved these cookies! They were so easy. I was bored of regular oatmeal. 😄 I made the GF option and they tasted totally normal. Thanks!
Yorika on 2026-03-23 (5 stars): I have hesitant to try these but they were perfection. Perfect taste, texture, everything. My family couldn't get enough.
