a simple vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe that yields soft & buttery oatmeal cookies packed with melty chocolate chips!
My easy recipe for deliciously simple vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Made with healthy ingredients, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free, Gluten Free.
Saturdays are totally for baking, don’t you think? Back in the day, back before I had this blog, all I could think about during the work week was when I’d finally get to Saturday, when I could bake to my heart’s content.
And bake I did.
I’d bake 6-12 different cookie recipes, like I was baking-mad (is that a thing?), or like I was in some baking version of that Bradley Cooper movie with all the intensity. What was that movie called? You know the one I mean—the one where he’s all ultra-focused and super productive.
Like, imagine if I told you to bake chewy vegan trail mix cookies and simple & easy vegan oatmeal cookies plus healthy no bake peanut butter cup oat bars… all in one day. Okay, maybe you’re totally feelin’ this cookie schedule and like, “Gimme more, Coach!” In which case, wanna be friends? 🙂 And… have you thought about starting a food blog?
Anyway, the thing was, I built up all of this baking energy/passion throughout the week, while I was doing normal, boring work… and by the time the weekend hit, I was like, it’s time to let it all out. All out.
Now that I have a baking blog, I still have to fight the impulse to bake every Saturday. But if you’re in the same boat I was many years ago, and perhaps less intense about it, you might just love the baked treats I share on Saturdays. 🙂 At least I hope you do.
Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
To celebrate the 18th consecutive week (save for Christmas weekend) of sharing a recipe with you on Saturday, I thought it would be the perfect time to revisit a classic Beaming Baker reader favorite: Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies!!
For years, they’ve been one of my most popular vegan gluten free oatmeal recipes—scratch that—one of my most popular vegan gluten free cookie recipes of all time. Today, we’re here to see what all the fuss is about. You ready? Let’s do this!
The BEST Vegan Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Why are these the best vegan gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies? Like how are they better than my best gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies? Well, actually they’re uniquely different. This might be more of a different strokes for different folks kind of thing. My best gf oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe is my favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe for when I’m feeling indulgent, and like I need an almost-bakery style oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. It’s sweeter, richer and much chewier.
This vegan gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe is more like a healthified version of your favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. Yet, they have this rich, buttery flavor and are lightly soft. It’s slightly chewy, with a moist center and it’s bursting with chocolate chips.
These vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are made with simple, whole ingredients like gluten free oat flour, old fashioned oats and flaxseed. These oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are lower in sugar and packed with fiber and healthy fats. You can eat quite a few and feel totally guilt-free!
How to Store these Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Store your gluten free vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.
If you’d like to freeze your vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, store them in a freezer-friendly container for 1-2 months. Just make sure to thaw your oatmeal cookies for 10-20 minutes before enjoying—or, pop in the microwave for about 10 seconds to heat them up.
Related recipes: These Amazing Chewy Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (Gluten Free) are my current favorite vegan oatmeal cookie. Sooo good! Also, 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!
Recommended Tools for Best Vegan Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate: I often get emails from readers who have a hard time finding vegan chocolate chips or refined sugar free chocolate. <– Those are my favorites! If you use the refined sugar free chocolate, just make sure to chop it up before using. 🙂 And if you’re looking to cut down the amount of sugar in your recipe, try using these low carb chocolate chips.
- Gluten Free Oats & Oat Flour: I highly recommend buying this gluten free oat flour for the most finely ground oat flour. If making your own homemade oat flour, just make sure to very finely grind it, then sift out grainy pieces to avoid making crumbly, unpleasant gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
- Where to Buy Ingredients: Gluten Free Rolled Oats | finely ground: Gluten Free Oat Flour or try Homemade Oat Flour | Vegan Chocolate Chips or Refined Sugar Free Chocolate | Coconut Sugar | Pure Maple Syrup | Ground Flaxseed | Pure Vanilla Extract
- Recommended Tools: Small Cookie Scoop or Medium Cookie Scoop | Baking Pan | Unbleached Parchment Paper | Compostable Snack Bags
Whether you’re making these gluten free vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies today, or another day, I truly hope you love them as much as my family does. Be sure to leave a comment if you’ve made these–I truly love hearing from you. Thank you for stopping by and joining in these baking adventures with me! ‘Til the next one…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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More Vegan Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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- Chewy Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan, GF)
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- My Favorite Vegan Gluten Free Cookie Recipes
Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (V, GF, Dairy-Free)
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 20-30 cookies 1x
Description
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, Whole Grain.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup gluten free rolled oats, more below
- 1 cup gluten free oat flour – if using homemade: make sure it’s very finely ground, as coarse flour will result in crumbly cookies
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 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
Add-in Ingredients
- ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips
- ½ cup gluten free rolled oats
Optional Topping
- 2 tablespoons vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- 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 medium 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.
Adapted from my Vegan Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies and my Maple Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Delicious Gluten Free Vegan Cookies
Notes
Where to Buy Ingredients: Gluten Free Rolled Oats | finely ground: Gluten Free Oat Flour or try Homemade Oat Flour | Vegan Chocolate Chips or Refined Sugar Free Chocolate | Coconut Sugar | Pure Maple Syrup | Ground Flaxseed | Pure Vanilla Extract
Storage Notes: 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.
Recommended Tools: Small Cookie Scoop or Medium Cookie Scoop | Baking Pan | Unbleached Parchment Paper | Compostable Snack Bags
- Category: Cookies, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free, Whole Grain
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
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Fantastic recipe! My family and I absolutely love these. I didn’t have oat flour, so I subbed Bob’s GF Baking Flour and they came out great. I also had about half semisweet and half dark chocolate Enjoy Life chips. I can’t wait to make these again!
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Thanks so much, Ginger! 🙂 Awesome to hear that the Bob’s GF flour works–I’ll have to try that some time. Happy baking & eating to you and your fam! 🙂
Hi! Was hoping to make these but we have a dairy, egg, and seed allergy in the house. Any idea on a good flax-egg substitute? Thanks!!
Hi Jen! Oh, that’s a tricky one! Okay, a few readers have successfully swapped flax eggs with the same amount of applesauce. I’m not sure how they’ll turn out in these cookies, but it might be worth giving a shot. I’d also recommend leaving maybe a tablespoon or two out bc applesauce can tend to make baked items cakey. Good luck & let me know how it turns out. 🙂
Hi, Just curious if I can replace the eggs with two tablespoons of Aquafaba for each egg? If not, I’ll still make them per the recipe and also add some chopped walnuts. They look so delicious!
Hi Theresa, I haven’t tried aquafaba in this recipe, so I can’t say for sure. 😉 I recommend following as is, if you can. Hope you enjoy!
Hi! Wanted to let you know I successfully used psyllium eggs because I’m allergic to flax. The general substitute is one teaspoon of psyllium with three tablespoons water for each egg, so I used two teaspoons of psyllium and 6 tablespoons of water. They came out great!
Wow that’s so wonderful to hear Heather! Thanks for taking the time to let me know how it turned out. 🙂
Quick easy and tasty. I used honey instead of maple syrup, used raisins and chocolate chips both to make it sweet and completely kicked out sugar. Absolutely loved it. The coconut flavour from oil is so subtle. Loved it.
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I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe!
Sorry forgot to ask this one. Re the oats. When a recipie says oats. Can you use the quick oats? Are they always interchangeable do you know ? Thanks so much
No worries! A recipe will typically specify which type of oats it calls for: quick, steel-cut, or old-fashioned/rolled. Mine calls for rolled oats (same as old-fashioned), which is different from quick oats. Quick oats come in smaller, thinner bits than rolled oats, so I recommend using rolled oats in this recipe. 😉
These are amazing and so delicious!! How many calories per cookie?
Hi!! do you know if i can use spelt flour instead of the oat flour???
Hi Jessica, some folks say that spelt flour can be substituted 1:1 ratio with oat flour. However, I haven’t tried it myself, so I’m not sure of the results. Let me know if you try it & if you like it. 🙂
Thank you for this recipe! My son is allergic to dairy and eggs so he can only have vegan desserts and I’m always looking for great vegan recipes!
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My pleasure, Trang! 🙂 I hope you and your kiddo absolutely love this recipe!
can i use regular GF baking flour instead of oat flour? How will it affect the taste?
Hi Melanie! I haven’t made these with GF AP flour, so I can’t say for sure on the taste. But you should be fine using it as far as the general baking goes. Let me know what you think!
So tender, so chewy, so GOOD! Thanks for this recipe!
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Oh yes! That’s exactly how they taste. 🙂 Thanks Kimberly!
These cookies are incredible! They have great flavor and texture. We enjoy them just as much, maybe more, than any “regular” versions! Fabulous recipe!
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Yeah!!! I’m so happy to hear it, Wilhemina. 🙂 How cool is it when healthier versions of your favorites taste better than the regular ones?
Can’t beat a good cookie recipe. I love how it is chocolate chip oatmeal. That used to be my favourite cookie combo!!
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Agreed! . Chocolate and oats just go so well together, don’t they?
My Mother is a huge oatmeal cookie fan and I cannot wait to make these for her. Yummy!
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Aww you’re so sweet Andrea! . I know she’s going to love them!
I love any recipe that I can add oatmeal too, these are very delicious and don’t feel any guilt eating them up.
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Haha same here! And these cookies are most definitely guilt free!
These oatmeal cookies are so delicious! Made a double batch so we could freeze some!
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Woohoo! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed them Pamela! Double batches ftw! .
These chocolate chip cookies look like the perfect treat. It’s great that they are vegan, gluten free and dairy free too!
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They’re such a wonderful sweet treat Bintu! Thanks! .
These were so good!! I was impressed with how well they stayed together. So many of my other vegan cookies have just crumbled away. I also appreciate that they had pretty simple staple ingredients. Thank-you!!
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Woohoo!!! Aren’t crumbly cookies the worst? I’m so glad that you enjoyed not only the end result but also the ingredients in my recipe! Thanks for stopping by, Ana Maria. Happy baking! 🙂
Perfect snack for me and my partner 🙂 We’re both vegan and on a bit of a health kick. He’s also got coeliacs, so these were perfect for a treat with a cuppa. I also added raisins and nuts in for extra texture and a bit more protein in some batches. I didn’t have coconut sugar for my first batch I tried, so I used just a tablespoon of brown sugar to replace and it worked well.
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Yay! So happy the two of you enjoyed the recipe Tony! . Love the addition of nuts and raisins, sounds delish!
Hello!
I am so excited to make these for a Thanksgiving dessert! I was wondering what I could substitute for pure maple syrup or if I could simply leave it out? (It would be too much sugar for a hypo-glycemic relative!) thank you so much!!
Hi Mary! Hm, I’ve heard other readers use honey or agave with good results, though I haven’t tried them myself. Leaving it out would definitely affect the cookie’s taste and texture, so I would not recommend it. Hope this helps!
This looks wonderful 🙂 Do you happen to know if this recipe will work with the addition of peanut butter?
Hi Carine, I’m not sure since I haven’t tried it. Fortunately, I’ve got a GF peanut butter oatmeal cookie that you might like: Easy Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies (V, GF). That should be the perfect combo of PB, chocolate chips & oatmeal that you’re looking for. Hope you enjoy! 🙂
I have been making these cookies for different occasions for more than a year. I am so surprised how soft and “buttery” they are—without butter! I also really like the heartiness of the oats. This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe!
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This is so fantastic to hear, Rebecca! I love that this oatmeal cookie recipe is one that you can come back to, again and again. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by & letting me know! It’s truly brightened my day. Happy baking!
Can I substitute other sugars for coconut sugar? Not overly concerned with the health aspect, just wondering if brown sugar or granulated sugar would be a close replacement?
Hi Kelsey! If you’re looking for a swap, I’d recommend using brown sugar. Happy baking!
Do you think that date sugar would work as a coconut sugar sub?
Hi Cynthia! I haven’t tried it myself so I can’t say for sure, but I’ve heard from a few readers that have used date sugar in other recipes with good results. If you try it out, let me know how it goes! 🙂
Worked great! I used Date Lady, Organic Date Sugar.
So glad to hear it! Good to know about the date sugar. 🙂
Huge hit with my daughter’s first grade class.
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Oh that’s wonderful Noelle! .
Hello. Might give these a whirl !
Can we interchange coconut sugar for raw cane( turinado). Great we can use brown as I have that as well
Also- coconut oil question. Get confused on this one
I have both refined and the Raw( smells like coconuts) in general as I’m still learning , isn’t it best to use the coconut smelling one for baking ? I have tons of that one. Tnx. 🙂
Hi Sue! You can use raw cane sugar and/or brown sugar (in case you wanted to use a combo of the two). Coconut oil: use either one. Unrefined coconut oil has been through less processing, but some avoid it because they don’t like the taste of coconuts in their baked goods. 🙂
New fan here. Love the recipe! As noted several times, this is the tastiest GF, V cookie recipe I’ve tried (and I’ve tried MANY).
Just a note, I played with the oil/fat and sugar ratios just to make them a bit ‘healthier’ and binge friendly, and it really affected the texture and taste of the cookie. Your ratios are perfect as is, even down to the extra 2 TB of oil (made a huge difference). I believe your wet and dry ratios are what make them stand out from other recipes. My teens raved about the first batch, then I got shoulder shrugs after my tweaks.
Great recipe AS iS. Eager to try the other recipes — THANK YOU!
Haha thank you for the kind words Cynthia! . Finding just the right balance of ingredients can be tough, but it’s one of the things I love most about baking.
These cookies turned out perfect in spite of the fact that I had all the ingredients on hand except coconut oil and chocolate chips. I just eyeballed some olive oil in the mix, you don’t taste it, I promise! After flattening with the fork I made a little indentation and put a teeny bit of organic jam, just to jazz them up a little, and baked for 8 minutes. Wow, all I can say is thank you for this nice treat to have with my coffee!
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Oh I’m so happy to hear it Pamela! . Glad your quick thinking with the subs worked out. Thank you for taking the time to share your kind words!
Great recipe even though I totally forgot to add the coconut oil and extra oats. Just a heads up to anyone who forgets these things, or for someone who wants less oil- they still came out well!
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Haha so glad to hear it Ilana!
If I am melting coconut oil myself, should I first measure it and then melt it or first melt it and then measure it?
Thanks!
Hi there! I always measure first, then melt. Happy baking!
If the recipe says 1/4 cup (something), melted – you measure first then melt
If the recipe says 1/4 melted (something) – you melt first and then measure
These are the best! Just made them and they are incredible
Thank you!
Yay! So happy to hear it Kelley!
I’ve made so many batches of these cookies and they are so so so delicious. I subbed brown sugar for coconut sugar this last time and then refrigerated the batter and they stuck together really well. I sometimes eat these for breakfast with a piece of fruit if I’m in a rush and i never feel guilty about it!!
That’s AWESOME to hear, Jen!! Cookies for breakfast?! I’m IN!! 🙂 Happy baking!
Just made this recipe (the only sub was brown sugar for coconut sugar), and I found that the batter was too wet. I added about an additional cup of oat flour (until the consistency seemed right), and they’re perfect! Lovely flavor and not too fragile. Very rich in flavor, and they browned nicely, too! I’ll definitely make this recipe again!
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So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies Amanda! 🙂
I used 2 bananas instead of flax eggs & swapped oat flour for gf flour (since i didn’t feel like getting my blender out), had to bake forabout 15 min. They turned out DELICIOUS! AS USUAL! Thank you for sharing your yummy recipes.. They’re a life saver for my voluptuous appetite and & plethora of food intolerances <3
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So happy to hear you enjoyed them Coyo! . I’m so pleased to be able to share these recipes with you. Thank you for the kind words!
Ok, this is my first try with this recipe, and mine all flattened like discs. I left rather fluffy but did make circles with a fork as you spoke of. Any ideas to why they flattened so badly?
Flavor appears to be good, just not thick like cookies, more like flat very delicate layers of sugar glass.
Please help solve this. I did use almond flour instead of oat flour, that is the only change I made.
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Hi Anna! Oh no… I’m so sorry to hear that! The almond flour is the issue. I know you mentioned in a comment above (in reply to another comment of mine) that your baking powder is an issue–that may very well be the case. Esp with 5 year old baking powder, hehe! 😉 Meanwhile, subbing almond flour for oat flour can have a lot of unexpected consequences. Oat flour is much drier and absorbent (of wet ingredients) than almond flour. Next time, use a brand new baking powder and finely ground gf oat flour. Good luck!
Can I use applesauce in place of oil?
Hi Maria, try by subbing just half of the oil with applesauce and seeing how you like the consistency. I tend to find that using too much applesauce to substitute can lead to cakey and overly soft cookies. Best of luck!
Thank You! .. Perfection on a cold rainy night -East Coast, that is…
You’re the best!… Baking. Goals. xo
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Aw, thanks Sarah!! It’s been rainy & frigid as heck!! (I’m on the East Coast too.) Big hugs to ya! xoxo
I was a little wary of these not turning out well, but lo and behold, these hit the SPOT! Thanks for a great recipe. I know I’ll be whipping these up on the regular
Woohoo! Glad to hear you enjoyed them Stephanie! 🙂
Hi, I made this recipe exactly with the same ingredients and measurements, but I only got 14 cookies out of it (the recipe says it should be 20-30). What could I have done wrong?
They cam out very tasty though 🙂
Hi Libby! Perhaps it was a difference in cookie scoop sizes? Glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
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!
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
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! 🙂
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!
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Thanks Ami! 🙂 I’m so glad to hear that everyone loved them! Drooling over the sound of the sandwich cookies!
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 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!
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Woohoo!! So happy to hear that you enjoyed my recipe! 🙂 Chickpea flour sounds absolutely amazing in these. Thanks for commenting and letting me know! 🙂
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!
What do you suggest instead of coconut oil ? We are not vegan, so we could try butter in addition to applesauce or other oils. Thanks!
Butter would probably work best. Almond oil or avocado oil might work too. Let me know what you try & how it turns out! 🙂
Absolutely delicious and toddler approved!
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Woohoo! So happy to hear that you both enjoyed my recipe. Happy baking, Jess! .
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. 🙂
Hi just wondering if I can substitute the maple syrup?
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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! 🙂
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. 🙂
IF NOT VEgan can you use regular eggs instead of flax?
Hi Elyse, yes, that should be fine. 🙂 Enjoy!
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.
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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! ❤️
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. 🙂
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!
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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. 🙂
Made these tonight, added Ceylon cinnamon, raisins and walnuts ( I used Spelt flour in place of oat flour, they were perfect). They were so Amazing and her Dangerous to have because I had to force myself to stop sneaking in the kitchen for more lol. They were chewy and moist and a little edge crunch…thank you so much!
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Lol so glad to hear you enjoyed them Nikole! .
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!
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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! .
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.
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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!
Hi Courtney,
How much rice flour and coconut flour did you in this recipe to make it work?
Hi Demeter,
I don’t want to use rolled oat, how do I substitute1 cup gluten free rolled oats in this recipe? More oat flour?
Hi Shirley! Here’s my recipe for amazingly tasty chocolate chip cookies, made without oats: https://beamingbaker.com/vegan-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe-gluten-free-dairy-free-refined-sugar-free/ Happy baking! 🙂
Hi Courtney,
How much rice flour and coconut flour did you use in this recipe? Thanks
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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! 🙂
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Great recipe! I was just wondering if you could substitute honey or agave for the sugar?
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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.
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!
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. 🙂
Could I somehow omit the coconut sugar and use just Maple Syrup to sweeten them or would they not turn out?
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!
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So happy you enjoyed them, Emilee! 🙂 Good idea on refrigerating them. 😉 It’s my pleasure!
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! 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!
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!
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!
I made these with cherries am trying them today with cherries and chocolate yummy
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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!
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?
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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’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.
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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 am betting that is exactly my problem. Mine too came out the same flat way. So how often do I replace baking powder, I literally use once a year. I have some probably over 5 years old. LOL No joke. I still have like 4 cans of it unopened from when we used it in science classes for baking and stuff.
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Hi Anna! See my reply to your comment below (further down the comments). 😉
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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.
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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. .
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!
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I’m so happy to hear that, Jaye! 🙂 Can’t wait to hear what your entire family thinks of these cookies! 🙂
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
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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! 🙂
These look incredible!!!!
Izzy | Pinch of delight
Thank you!
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!
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. 😉
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! 🙂
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
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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 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
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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
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