Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you are looking for more than an oatmeal or chocolate chip cookie give our oatmeal coconut chocolate chip cookies a try! You have the chewy texture from the oats, slightly sweet from the coconut paired with a soft chocolate chip cookie base. They are outstanding, and we bet you can’t eat just one!

We first had these cookies years ago when we were in middle school. The combination of a coconut chocolate chip cookie with oats sprinkled throughout is a game changer! If you like the ingredients you will be left swooning and picking up the crumbs! They are THAT good!

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Chewy and Soft Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

This batch made 3 dozen cookies, good for a cookie swap or to whip up for a potluck, any type of party or treat for you and your family! Oatmeal coconut cookies are great any time of year, and will truly change your life after one bite!

• Parties
• After school snack
• Potlucks
• Cookie Swaps
• Bake Sales
• Treat for the family
• And any other occasion

What Type of Oatmeal Do You Use for Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Reach for old fashioned oats for baking oatmeal coconut chocolate chip cookies. They will bake up nicely, and the oats will offer a nice chew factor to the cookies that you won’t get with quick oats.

Sweetened or Unsweetened Coconut Flakes for Oatmeal Coconut Cookies

These oatmeal coconut cookies are sweet enough so reach for an unsweetened coconut flake. If you use sweet flakes it could make these cookies overly sweet and not as tasty.

How to Make Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then in a stand mixer beat your butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. You want it to get whipped, this takes around 2-3 minutes.
• Once fluffy add in your egg and vanilla to the mix.
• In a small bowl, add in your oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir. Then slowly add in the mixture to the wet ingredients till well combined.
• Turn mixer off, and pour in coconut, and chocolate chips.
• Fold it all in with a spatula, and spoon it onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cooked and lightly golden brown. They will be soft, so let them sit on cookie sheet for about 2 to 3 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.

Ingredients

Makes 24 -30 cookies

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups oatmeal, old fashioned
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips, milk or semi-sweet
• 3/4 cup coconut flakes, unsweetened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Equipment

• Cookie Scoop, Ice Cream Scoop Set of 3
• Baking Sheet
• Wire Cooling Rack

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then in a stand mixer, beat your butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. You want it to really get whipped, this takes around 2-3 minutes.
2. Once fluffy add in your eggs and vanilla to the mix.
3. In a small bowl, add in your oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir. Then slowly add in the mixture to the wet ingredients till well combined.
4. Turn mixer off, and pour in coconut, and chocolate chips.
5. Fold it all in with a spatula, and spoon it onto a greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cooked and lightly golden brown. They will be soft, so let them sit on cookie sheet for about 2 to 3 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.