My Favorite Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies! (Gluten Free, Dairy-Free)

Published: Nov 9, 2019 · by Demeter | Beaming Baker 47 Comments · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (GF): my FAVORITE vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies have crisp edges, chewy centers and are chockfull of chocolate! This vegan gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe is Dairy-Free & made from Plant-Based, Whole Ingredients.

It’s my birthday today!! 🥳 🍰🎈 And to celebrate, we’re making my favorite vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!! For this special occasion (if I do say so myself hehe), I thought it’d be so tasty to make something I think about all the time. Like, how many times a day do you think about cookies? Once, twice, maybe even thrice?

Well, in my household, we think & talk about cookies at least 10x a day. Okaaaaaay, you dragged the truth outta me. Erik and I think about cookies at least 25x a day.

I know, we’re utter and total Cookie Fiends.

No shame! It’s just… cookies are more than a treat in our household; cookies are a way of life. And ever since I started baking/testing/eating vegan cookies—scratch that—vegan oatmeal cookies, I’ve been kind of obsessed with making the perfect vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookie.

Back in March, I shared (and you loved, loved, loved) my Best Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. Many of you ate all the gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and asked me if there was a way to lighten up the recipe so you could EAT MORE.

I played with applesauce, vegan yogurt, avocados (okay, I totally didn’t have the cookie balls to do that, so scratch that), and simply dropping the amount of coconut oil in that recipe. But alas, that was not to be.

So I thought back to some of my favorite vegan oatmeal cookies: Chewy Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Almond Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Chewy Oatmeal Cookies. One common denominator in those oatmeal cookies? A secret ingredient… More on that later. 😉

My Favorite Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies! (GF)

Let’s just say, that’s what I incorporated to make up for this less-oil business, and let’s just say that you’ll be happy with the perfectly chewy, perfectly crisped-edge delight that are my favorite vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!

Are you ready to learn how to make the most amazing vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies? (And learn what the secret ingredient is?) Let’s do it!

Simple Ingredients for the Best Vegan Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ah… cookies, how I love thee. Ah… unhealthy, junk-food, guilt-ridden cookies, how I don’t love thee guilt you give me! Lol. I’m a cookie monster/cookie lover through and through, so I made it my mission to create the best vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies Refined Sugar-Free, made from Whole Ingredients, Dairy-Free, and snuck in nutrient-rich ingredients that are heart-healthy.

Gluten Free Rolled Oats & Oat Flour: skip the refined flour and enjoy the delicious flavor of oats. Oats are rich in fiber and heart-healthy. 🙂
Flaxseed, Almond Butter, Coconut Oil: skip the butter, shortening, and eggs with these healthy vegan baking staples, which are packed with healthy fats, medium-chain triglycerides and protein.
Coconut Sugar & Maple Syrup: what makes for my favorite vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies? These refined sugar-free, vegan sweeteners!

The Secret Ingredient for Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

What makes for best vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies? Simply put, my secret ingredient: creamy almond butter. I’m always searching for the perfect way to cut down on oil and increase healthy, nutrient-rich ingredients. Cue the entrance music for almond butter.

Almond butter is a wonderful placeholder for coconut oil because it includes naturally occurring oil (ahem, almond oil), and adds a creamy, rich flavor to these vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Tip: I wouldn’t recommend subbing the 2 tablespoons of coconut oil in this recipe with even more almond butter because that would make the oatmeal cookie dough stickier, thicker and decrease the beautiful spread of these vegan cookies while baking.

If you’re looking for no bake almond butter cookies, try my 3 Ingredient Almond Butter Paleo No Bake Cookies (Fast, Healthy, Vegan).

Recommended Tools for the Best Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here are my favorite tools to make my even favoriter (yep, I just did that) gluten free vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! Click the link below to explore.

Vegan Chocolate Chips – These vegan chocolate chips are one of my absolute faves. They taste so milky, perfectly sweet and they melt beautifully. If you’re looking for a refined sugar-free chocolate, trying chopping up this paleo chocolate to use in place of vegan chocolate chips! 😉
Creamy Almond Butter – this almond butter is vegan, gluten free, and free from added ingredients. Also try making homemade almond butter to use in this recipe.
Medium Cookie Scoop – I’ve tried cookie scoops far and wide (and crappy). If I bought any more cookie scoops, I might need to start a factory. 😉 These are by far the best, most durable and, well, scoopable of them all.
Ground Flaxseed | Coconut Sugar | Coconut Oil: all three of these ingredient are staples in my vegan pantry. I use these ingredients in nearly all of my vegan dessert recipes!
Baking Pantry Recommended Tools: Small or Medium Cookie Scoop | 4 Event Kitchen Timer | My Favorite Prep Bowls | Glass Mixing Bowls | Unbleached Parchment Paper | Reusable Zip Bags
Where to Buy Ingredients: Coconut Sugar | Vegan Chocolate Chips or Refined Sugar Free Paleo Chocolate (make sure to chop before using) | Ground Flaxseed | super fine Gluten Free Oat Flour or try Homemade Oat Flour | Coconut Oil | Gluten Free Rolled Oats | Raw Walnuts

So, my fellow Cookie Fiends Friends, what do you think? Are you as pumped up as I am to make ALL the vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies?!? I’m so excited to head into the kitchen with you & whip up all these tasty vegan cookies for the ones we love (including ourselves)!! Be sure to let me know what you think in the comments below—I absolutely love hearing from you. ‘Til the next kitchen adventure…

Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️

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