Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you are looking forward to a recipe which can help you eat healthy, yet something trendy, then the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe is the one for you. People who are fond of chocolate will be happy with the chocolaty flavor, while the whole grain lovers will enjoy the oats used in the recipe. There are different ways of making these cookies. You can either make them using the traditional recipe or make changes to the traditional recipe and make a healthy cookies using oatmeal recipe. Now let's see how to make oatmeal cookies.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

Using Whole Wheat

When we are into healthy eating, it is important we know the whole wheat cookie recipe. The whole wheat oatmeal cookie dough can be stored in the refrigerator and baked as and when required. Take a look at healthy chocolate chip cookies recipe.

Ingredients

• 2¾ cup rolled oats
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2/3 cup wheat bran
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 10 oz semi-sweet chocolate bar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

• Chop and shave the chocolate bar into chunks and splinters.
• While you get the dough ready, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• For this oatmeal cookie recipe, in a mixing bowl, mix rolled oats, wheat bran, whole wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda together.
• In another bowl, cream the butter till it is light and fluffy.
• Then add sugar to the butter and continue to beat for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Now add one egg at a time and beat well.
• Dry mixture be added to the butter mixture. Mix the ingredients well after adding the dry mixture.
• At last, add chocolate chunks and splinters to the mixture.
• Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and make uniform sized cookies.
• Place the oatmeal cookies a couple of centimeters away from one another.
• Let them bake till they are golden brown in color.
• After the cookies are done, let them cool down on a rack, before you can savor them.

Using Peanut Butter

This cookie recipe makes use of peanut butter, which lends a nutty flavor to the cookies. These cookies can be stored in for about 8 to 10 days. Take a look at the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Ingredients

• ½ cup rolled oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ½ cup creamy peanut butter
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Preparation

• While you do the preparation, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix all-purpose flour, salt and baking soda and keep aside.
• In another mixing bowl, whisk butter, peanut butter, both granulated and brown sugar and vanilla. Continue to whisk on medium speed for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Then add egg to the mixture and whisk for about 1 minute on low speed.
• Then add flour mixture gradually to the butter mixture and continue to whisk, till flour is well mixed.
• At last add oatmeal and chocolate chips to the mixture.
• Line the baking tray with parchment paper and scoop one ladle of dough on the baking tray a little away from one another.
• Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes, till they are light golden in color.
• After they are done, let them cool completely on the baking tray and then remove it and place it in an airtight container at room temperature.

To these cookies recipes, one can also add walnuts, pecans, etc. to make them nutty. I prefer using whole wheat flour as opposed to all-purpose flour in the healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe to ensure that the cookies are indeed healthier. If you have to store the cookies, do so in air tight containers.