Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (V, GF, Dairy-Free): an easy recipe for soft, chewy oatmeal cookies bursting with chocolate chips and oats! Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free.
Have you ever noticed how many oat–tastic recipes are on Beaming Baker? Or perhaps my true love of vegan chocolate chip cookies? Should I not have pointed that out? Er… Ahem. The thing is, rolled oats and oat flour are two of my favorite ingredients to bake and no-bake with. They’re so easy to use, absorb flavor like it’s their job, and best of all, ridiculously healthy!
Speaking of which, I also never really use the word “healthy” to describe my recipes. Because: Health Trolls! J/k. Ish. Sort of. I just think it’s a very loose-meaning word that can sometimes (and by that I mean always) lead to un-solicited judgment and lots of other not-fun stuff. So we keep it judge-free ‘round these parts and pick and choose which/how many treats we treat ourselves to. 😉
Speaking of which, I’ve definitely been eyeing these gluten free chocolate chip cookies by Gluten Free on a Shoestring! I’m thinking about using vegan butter and a flax egg to make these beauties vegan!
Wait a minute, what was I saying? Right. So ages ago, I started my healthy eating better journey with oats. I was trying day and night to figure out a solution for my mom’s daily oat-despising grumbles. Her doc told her that she had to eat like waaaay more oats than she was already eating: so… more that none.
She started out with the simplest solution: morning breakfasts of punch-sized bowls of oatmeal. Plain oatmeal. Like so plain that it would make that delightful goopy noise while she slooshed through it. Watching her eat those tedious bowls was like watching a Greek tragedy! You’ve never seen anyone so miserable, let me tell you.
So in an effort to make our mornings waaaay less depressing, and my mom waaaaay happier, I started incorporating oats into everything. Such as:
- no bake bites
- PB chocolate chip oatmeal breakfast bars
- no bake almond butter cookie dough bars
- cookie dough bites
- peanut butter chocolate chip oatmeal cookies
- muffins, bread… the list goes on and on!
And guess what? It totally worked. Of course, she still eats a bowl of oatmeal every morning because she likes to have something to complain about eat a nice, hearty serving of non-dessert-sassed up oats. But, she’s finally so much happier about getting her oats in.
Today, I present to you one wonderfully delicious way to get your oats in: Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. They’re packed to the brim with oats in two forms: oat flour and old-fashioned. These aren’t as “h” word as a plain old, punch-sized bowls of boiled oats, but they’re one cookie that you can feel super awesome about eating. (Because you won’t be gagging.)
These Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are:
- made with simple, whole ingredients
- crispy the first day, soft and deliciously chewy the next
- bursting with mouthwatering chocolate goodness
- packed with oats in two forms: rolled oats and oat flour
- vegan, gluten free, dairy free, whole grain
- perfectly balanced with the right amount of chocolate chips
- allergy-friendly and plant-based
- texture-rich and so divine
- one delicious way to finally enjoy your oats
- and still have your cookie (and eat it, too)
I hope you love this cookie as much as my mama does. If you don’t, she’ll come after you!! J/k. Ahem. 😉 Grab a few bake tools, your favorite oats (is there such a thing??), and a great, big appetite for COOKIES!! It’s time to get our bake on! I can’t wait to hear what you think. In the meantime, tell me:
When is your favorite time of day to enjoy Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies?
- Morning
- Noon
- Evening, post-dinner
- _____________ (fill in the blank)
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤
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Here are a few items I used in today’s recipe. 🙂
2-Tablespoon Cookie Scoop | GF Rolled Oats (Bulk) | Cookie Sheet | Coconut Sugar | Ground Flaxseed | Maple Syrup
- 1 cup gluten free rolled oats, more below
- 1 cup gluten free oat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoons ground flax + 6 tablespoons water, whisked together, set for 15 minutes)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips
- ½ cup gluten free rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons vegan chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside for later.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients: coconut oil, coconut sugar, maple syrup, flax eggs and vanilla. Whisk until thoroughly combined and resembles caramel.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Whisk until thoroughly combined. Fold in Add-In ingredients: chocolate chips and oats.
- Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Using a fork, flatten cookies into a round disc—they will not spread during baking. Optionally, press chocolate chips into the tops of the cookies.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes. Using a flat, heatproof spatula, carefully lift cookies off the baking sheet and transfer to a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- Freezing instructions: store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 1 month. Allow to thaw at room temperature for about 30 minutes before enjoying. Or, heat in the microwave in 20-second increments until warm.
- More Cookie recipes (all V, GF, DF): Peanut Butter Coconut Oatmeal Cookies, Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Walnut Oat Cookies, Gluten Free Trail Mix Cookies.
- Here is the wonderful cookie scoop I used to make these cookies.
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I can definitely tell you have a love affair of oats, but that’s definitely not a bad thing! I mean, what’s not to like? It’s hearty, healthy, and you make such yummy treats with it! I’ve never used oat flour before, but I need to start after seeing these beauties. I’m absolutely LOVING the chocolate chips in here, too! What a delicious cookie that I think counts as breakfast…right? 🙂 Pinned, of course! Happy weekend, Demeter!
It’s one of the most versatile love affairs ever lol. Can that be a thing? 😉 Oat flour is so wonderful–I hope you get to try soon! Cookies for breakfast are ALWAYS a good idea! Have a great weekend, G! xo
I absolutely LOVE oats (yet another reason we are besties), so all your oat-tastic recipes make me jazz hands type of happy, D! It’s so sweet how you always look out for your mother and sisters and make it a priority to develop recipes for them. You SO sweet!!! But I already knew that. Because BESTIES for life. <3 Anyways, tooootally weird you are sharing these faaaabulous cookies, because Boy and I have plans to make cookies, netflix and chill this weekeknd. Errr wait, not THAT type of netflix and chill. The type of netflix and chill that involves sitting on the couch and stuffing your face with cookies. 🙂 SO I am TOTALLY making these cookies!!! Even better, boy wants super thin and crispy cookies so I can HOARD these ALL to myself! Heeeeeeeelllzzz yes! Bring on the weekend and oat-tastic cookies on repeat! Pinned of course! Cheers, love bug! xo
As if we needed more! 😉 What can I say… my family gets HUNGRY (and HANGRY). If someone doesn’t feed ’em, things might get ugly… 😉 Besties for life, always! <3 Chill and Netflix with ALL of the cookies! Thanks for pinning, cinnamon roll! xoxo
Your mum is so lucky to have you bake up all those oat-y goodies for her! I love ALL of your oat recipes, and I couldn’t agree more about them, I love baking with them, too! They’re healthy (sorry 😉 ), and they give cookies that extra chewiness. These cookies look so delicious, and just perfect! 🙂 xo
My mom has the most insatiable appetite–so I’ve got to keep ’em coming! 😉 Thanks so much, Marsha! Oats rock big time! Hugs! xo
I need these in my life! I love oats and chocolate chips. Love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! Recently I’ve found some food sensitivities to wheat, dairy, and gluten, so this is a perfect recipe!
Oh yeah, ya do! 😉 I’m so sorry to hear about those food sensitivities–but happy that you’re here! Hope you enjoy this, Marsha! 🙂
If food bloggers wrote the dictionary the definition of “healthy” would be two miles long. And by miles I mean 10000000 pages. Seriously it is so subjective, so you are wise to just avoid that little one entirely and let the ingredients and cookies speak for themselves! And right now to me they are saying EAT ME AND ALL MY FRIENDS???????? I wish I could cookies, I wish I could. Oats are one of the best ingredients of all time!! My favorite oats? The ones that are in BB-made cookie form???? I hope someday a doctor tells me the only possible cure is more oats because I will go straight to your archives and get to delicious work. You mom is super lucky to have ya! Although a few of these crumbled up on top of her breakfast bowl wouldn’t make mornings worse that’s for sure???? A perfect cookie!! xo
P.S. Are the purple accents new around here or am I just slow? Loving them????
LOL. Right? Ingredients and cookies should ALWAYS speak for themselves–especially the cookies! ???? Lol on the cookie commentary! Ah-ha! So there is a kind of favorite oats! 😉 If a doc says that to you, you must come over immediately! I have everything you need. 😉
Question about the add-ins listed. The base of the recipe is oats and the add ins list adding more oats, is this a copy and paste issue or really additional oats?
Hi Jacki! Yep, it’s additional oats! 🙂 I like to add them in at the end so their texture is more pronounced and doesn’t get lost in the batter. Hope you get to try!
These look incredible!!!!
Izzy | Pinch of delight
Thank you!
Hi ????
Can AP GF Flour be substituted for the oat flour?
Hi Kari! Yes, you can sub those. You might need to adjust the recipe as needed–I’ve noticed that every brand of AP GF flour works differently. Happy baking! 🙂
Haha – Demeter I understand your moms oatmeal grumbles well – when I went sugar free, I had plenty of those myself – but now am back to sneaking chocolate chips in my bowl of oats and alls well with the world again – thou, if my bowl of oats was filled with these cookies instead -WHY- I think I’d be as happy as punch! With that said – You bet my favorite time to eat these would be in the morning – though, after dinner would be a good time too – and, they’d be perfeact when that mid-afternoon slump hit as well – AH – HECK – Demeter – that was a trick question cos the best time to eat these is CLEARLY ALL THE TIME! 🙂
BTW, So so understand the “healthy” vs “better for ya” lingo – everyone has their own definition of the h word – just give me a punch sized bowl with these cookies and I’ll be happy 🙂 Happy Friday to ya – hoping your weekend is wonderful!
Haha. Yep yep! Those chocolate chips just make everything better. 😉 Haha. Punch–ah, I see what you did there! ???? LOVE that your answer is all the time! Lolol. You got me–it was a trick question! 😉 So much yes on the h word. Happy Friday to ya Shashi! Have a great weekend. 🙂 xox
Thank You new best friend for this recipe! Perfect for my kiddo with multiple food allergies and his mommy (me) that prefers wholesome food choices and the rest of the family too!
I’m so happy to hear that, Jaye! 🙂 Can’t wait to hear what your entire family thinks of these cookies! 🙂
Hi,
For the oat flour, could I make my own oat flour by putting oats in my food processor and pulverizing it. I don’t have any oat flour but I have plenty of oats.
I would love to make these today. So I hope I you have time to e-mail an answer back to me. If not, I totally understand.
Thanks,
Hi Karen! Yep, you can totally make your own. Grind the oats to a fine flour, then measure out the amount you need. 🙂 Enjoy!! Can’t wait to hear what you think. ????
I’m not sure what I did wrong. Mine came out flat as paper, and crumbly. The only thing I changed was: I did not use chocolate chips, I used walnuts.
Hi Walter, I’m so sorry to hear that. 🙁 My first guess is that it might be your baking powder. If it’s more than 3-6 months old, and additionally has been left in a warm, humid environment, it could have lost its effectiveness. Let me know about that, and we can work it out from there. 🙂
I tried these because I am dairy, egg and gluten intolerant and deserts are just plain tough to make without those ingredients. They taste wonderful but on the second day they just fall apart. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a correct way to store them so they don’t do this?
Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear that, Linda. These cookies do tend to run on the softer side. Next time, I’d recommend baking them for a few more minutes so they can firm up. Cool completely before storing, and make sure the container is airtight. Also, store in a cool, dark environment (away from heat sources). Hope this helps! 🙂
I couldn’t get mine to stay together on the tray to bake, so I pressed them into an 8×8 pan, baked 8 minutes, cut them into squares and popped them in the freezer for a bit and they are the most amazing cookie bars ever! I just leave them in the freezer and take them out when I want one (which is about every hour). I’m on day two and they are still holding their form great!
Sorry to hear yours didn’t stay together, Natalie! Thanks for the input and feedback. Chilled cookies from the freezer are always a great idea! YUM!
I made these with cherries am trying them today with cherries and chocolate yummy
Oooh, that sounds SO good, Mary! I bet the next batch is going to taste something like chocolate-covered cherries. 😍 So happy that you enjoyed these!
Can i substitute regular flour and brown sugar?
Hi Ryanne, I’m not 100% sure because I haven’t tried those substitutes. My guess is that the result would be fairly close (but no promises). If the dough ends up sticky and just a bit wet, then they might just work. Let me know how they turn out if you do try it. Enjoy!
These sound great. I have everything apart from a liquid sweetener but I was thinking of omitting both the maple syrup and the add in oats at the end. Do you think that would work?
Hmm… I’m not 100% sure if that would work. Let me know how they turn out if you do! Also, you could swap the maple syrup for equal amounts coconut sugar and just keep the add-in oats. Good luck!
Hi! Could you please suggest what I could substitute flax egg with? Will applesauce work? Also do you think I could try using a brown rice flour instead? Thank you.
Hi Elina, I’m not sure if the applesauce will work. Let me know how it does if you try! Can you try a chia egg? It’s the same thing, but made with ground chia seeds. I’ve also never tried the brown rice flour, so I’m not sure. Good luck!
Hi! Excited to try this recipe. Love the idea of using the egg alternative, but just for this time (because of what is in my fridge) can I substitute the 2 flax eggs for eggs?
Hi Callie! Yes, you can. 🙂 Hope you love it!
Hi! Just made your cookies! I used palm sugar instead of coconut sugar, but I feel like they are like super similar? Anyway, these came out so good! Gotta handle them with care, but I’m keeping them in the fridge and they stiffen up in there so they’re a little less breakable.
Just wanted to say thanks for the recipe!
So happy you enjoyed them, Emilee! 🙂 Good idea on refrigerating them. 😉 It’s my pleasure!
Could I somehow omit the coconut sugar and use just Maple Syrup to sweeten them or would they not turn out?
Can I sub oat flour for another flour? I can’t find it
It’s usually in the health food aisle. Maybe try gluten free all purpose flour? Good luck!
Also, you can make your own oat flour at home by blending up gluten free rolled/old-fashioned oats until you get a fine flour. 🙂
Any substitute for the coconut oil? I’m DF and nut free and unfortunately also coconut free 🙁
Hi Casey! Try melted vegan/dairy-free butter. Enjoy!
Hi 🙂
Great recipe! I was just wondering if you could substitute honey or agave for the sugar?
Thanks 🙂
Hi Erin! Either might work. 🙂 You may have to leave out a tablespoon since honey/agave are more liquidy than coconut sugar (when dissolved). Good luck! Let me know how they turn out.
Hello!!
I was wondering if I can replace the flax eggs with silken tofu instead? Would I still just need 2 “eggs” worth?
Hi Tova, I’m not sure, since I haven’t tried that before. My guess is use 2 “eggs” worth. Let me know how they turn out! 🙂
This recipe is one of the first vegan recipes that I have truly been impressed with. The batter is easy to handle, they bake exactly as described and they are yummy! When I say yummy, I mean ‘butter and sugar batter’ yummy. I made a batch (24 cookies) and they were gone in two days. My kids didn’t even realize they were vegan. So I doubled the batch and made more! Oh, I also substituted the oat flour with rice flour the first time, and a combo of rice flour and coconut flour the second time. I didn’t have pat flour. Worked perfectly both times! Thanks for sharing.
What a compliment! 🙂 Courtney, I’m so happy to hear that you and your kids just loved these. “Butter and sugar batter” yummy is totally what I aim for! Good idea on using rice flour and coconut flour. Thanks for letting me know!
I came across your site after searching for gluten free vegan oatmeal cookies, and I am so grateful! I am not vegan by choice, but allergic to eggs, dairy, and also wheat. I made these last night, but I didn’t have maple syrup so I just subbed brown sugar and hoped it would work…they are AMAZING!!! This is the first GF, vegan cookie I have made that I actually like…hooray! I made half with pecans and cinnamon, and half with chocolate chips. I ate a ton of them last night 🙂 This morning, first thing I did was eat a couple of them with a little (solid) coconut oil spread on top for breakfast=wonderful!!! Five stars for sure…thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I will definitely be making more of your GF, vegan treats, and soon!
Aw, Kathy! What a wonderful comment. Truly, it was a pleasure to read. 🙂 I’m so pleased that you FINALLY found a GFV cookie that you love!! Three cheers for that! There are plenty more on the site (and plenty more that I’m working on as we speak). I seriously can’t wait to hear what you try next. Let me know if you need help finding a recipe! P.S. Cookies for breakfast = BLISS! 😊
Super cookie recipe, everyone at work loved them too! I used chia eggs (flax seed doesn’t agree with me) cane juice sugar, and add a dollop of molasses… so yummy. I keep mine in the fridge, they are soft wonderful cookies!
Hi Rebecca, that’s so wonderful to hear! 🙂 Oh gosh, that dollop of molasses is sounds like it would taste amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know how these turned out for you. 🙂
This recipe sounds so yummy and fits perfect with my sons egg and dairy allergies. Do you by chance know the calorie count for this recipe?
Hi Missy, thank you! I’m slowly working my way through adding nutrition facts to recipes across the site. Thank you for your patience. 🙂 In the meantime, there are a couple super useful online nutrition calculators! Hope this helps. 🙂
Ok if you’re trying to watch your weight….STAY AWAY FROM THIS RECIPE! I just ate pretty much the whole batch…..before 9 am. I left 2 for my kids. TWO…for my 3 kids. We’ve only been plant based for a month and have been struggling to find gluten free and sugar free recipes that actually taste good. These are sooooo yummy. Thank you!!
I need to work on my measuring because I should’ve put a little more flour. They were super crumbly…..which isn’t a problem if you are not above licking the crumbs off the counter….which apparently I am not.
LOL! Tina, you gave me such a good laugh with your comment! If my 3 sisters and I had to split 2 cookies… let’s just say it would get ugly! 😝😂 So happy to hear that my recipes are helping your plant-based lifestyle along. Let me know if you ever need help finding a recipe! ❤️
IF NOT VEgan can you use regular eggs instead of flax?
Hi Elyse, yes, that should be fine. 🙂 Enjoy!
These look great! Any idea what the calorie count is?
Thanks Danielle! Not yet. I’m slowly but surely adding nutritional info across the site. Thank you for your patience. 🙂
Hi just wondering if I can substitute the maple syrup?
Hi Jennifer, I believe a few readers have replaced the maple syrup with an equal amount of coconut sugar with success. 🙂 Let me know how that turns out for you! 🙂
I would try this recipe immediately if only the instructions were in grams. The ingredients sound perfect, as I love oats.
Sorry about that! Hopefully, in the future I’ll be able to convert all of my recipes to grams. Thanks for your patience. 🙂
Absolutely delicious and toddler approved!
Woohoo! So happy to hear that you both enjoyed my recipe. Happy baking, Jess! 😊
I’m new to being gluten free, dairy free and egg free so baked goods that fall into this category are still tasting a bit funny to me. Tried these today and they are AMAZING! Better than regular oatmeal cookies. My kids love them too. Thank you so much for this recipe!
I’m just thrilled to hear that you and your kids enjoyed the cookies Tiffany! 😄 Your kind words mean a lot to me. Thank you for taking the time to drop by and let me know!
These are our new favorite cookies! These are beyond delicious, chewy and amazing cookies, thanks so much for the recipe. We used chickpea flour and brown sugar and they turned out so well! These are certain to be everyone’s favorite cookie in your house too!
Woohoo!! So happy to hear that you enjoyed my recipe! 🙂 Chickpea flour sounds absolutely amazing in these. Thanks for commenting and letting me know! 🙂
word of warning! I tried to sub oat flour w hazelnut flour, not sure if this was why (everything else was carefully followed) but my cookies spread to about 2x the size of the dough on the sheet. hoping they’ll taste okay anyway 😭
Hi Mikaela, thank you for leaving your feedback. 🙂 I suspect that hazelnut flour has a similar absorbency level as almond flour. As such, it’s much less absorbent than oat flour. You prob needed to reduce the wet ingredients OR increase the hazelnut flour quite a bit to prevent the cookies from spreading. Good luck! 💕
These were AMAZING! Even my picky family loved them! I left out the chocolate chips and made a cream for the middle to make sandwich cookies. I’m so excited to try your other recipes. Thank you!
Thanks Ami! 🙂 I’m so glad to hear that everyone loved them! Drooling over the sound of the sandwich cookies!
Hi I was wondering if I could use regular eggs instead of the flaxseed eggs?? Also how about almond flour instead of oat flour?? I’m only gf & dairy free.
Hi Pasha! Yes, you can definitely swap the flax eggs for regular eggs at a 1:1 ratio. As for the almond flour, I wouldn’t recommend it as the two absorb quite differently. Hope this helps! 🙂
How have I only just discovered your blog? I made these tonight in preparation for my baby due any day as oats are great for milk supply. I added almond and sunflower along with the linseed mix and they are amazing. I can see I will have to make another batch to take to the birthing centre as these won’t last long in our household. I look forward to trying your other GF / DF recipes.
Welcome, Jenn! 🙂 It’s always exciting to hear about new readers like yourself bc there are SO many recipes to try!! I’m so happy that you enjoyed these cookies! Can’t wait to see what you try next. Wishing you a happy, healthy pregnancy! 💕☺️
Can you tell me Jenn what was the ratio in the leenseed/sunflower/ almond misture? Thanks
In this recipe is it 1 cup of oats and 1 cup of oat flour? I wasn’t sure by how I read recipe.
Thanks
Hi Bicki! It’s one of each. 🙂 Enjoy!