Easy Oatmeal Cookies — An incredibly FAST and EASY recipe that produces perfectly thick cookies with chewy edges and soft centers!! One bowl to wash, no mixer to drag out, and no waiting around!!
Super Easy Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
When most people have a craving for cookies, they want them within the hour. Not hours or even days later. And they don’t want to dirty a million dishes or drag out a (stand) mixer in pursuit of their cookie goal.
Enter: this incredibly fast and easy oatmeal cookie recipe that produces cookies that turn out perfectly thick with soft centers and chewy edges. Just add everything to one bowl, stir by hand with one spoon, and you’re ready to bake.
While I’m normally a huge advocate of chilling cookie dough to avoid cookies that spread or are thin, you don’t have to with these simple oatmeal cookies. Not having to chill the dough makes these 20-minute oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. From the time you’re struck with a cookie craving until the time you’re eating said cookies, it’s 20 minutes.
What’s in Homemade Oatmeal Cookies?
For these homemade oatmeal cookies, you’ll need:
- Egg
- Unsalted butter
- Light brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Old-fashioned oats
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
How to Make Oatmeal Cookies
When I say easy oatmeal cookies, I mean EASY oatmeal cookies! Simply stir together the egg, butter, sugars, and vanilla and stir vigorously to combine (your bicep should be burning). Mix in the dry ingredients, then gently fold in the chocolate chips.
Scoop the cookie dough onto a baking sheet and bake for roughly 10 to 13 minutes. If you prefer softer homemade oatmeal cookies, bake for less time, and if you prefer more well-done cookies, bake for a little more time.
Let your simple oatmeal cookies cool for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. They need a little time to cool and set up before you can dunk them into milk!
Can I Use Quick Oats in These Oatmeal Cookies?
No, quick oats have a much different texture than rolled oats and would act more like a flour in these cookies. Your homemade oatmeal cookies would wind up being too dry.
Can I Add Extra Mix-Ins?
Of course! I added chocolate chips to keep these simple oatmeal cookies, but you can add raisins, walnuts, or whatever you love in oatmeal cookies.
Can I Freeze Oatmeal Cookies?
Yes, you can freeze both the cookie dough (after it’s been rolled into balls) or the baked oat cookies. Frozen cookie dough doesn’t need to be thawed before being baked, but it’ll need an extra minute or two in the oven to cook through. And if you freeze the baked cookies, you can reheat them in the oven or the microwave when you’re ready to enjoy them.
Tips for Making the Best Oatmeal Cookies
Since you’re beating the dough together with elbow grease, I highly recommend having the butter and egg at room temperature. The softer the butter is, the easier your job will be. Of course you can use an electric mixer, but that defeats the purpose of as few dishes and as easy as possible.
Didn’t plan ahead for room temp ingredients? No problem. Pop your butter in the microwave for 10 seconds or until it’s just barely showing signs of melting. Add the egg to a bowl of very hot water for a couple minutes. A warm egg emulsifies easier than a cold one.
I highly recommend using a cookie scoop as well. The dough is soft, warm, and the domed shape a scoop produces is essential to preventing excess spreading. Same goes for a Silpat, use one.
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Easy Oatmeal Cookies
FAST and EASY oatmeal cookies that are perfectly thick with chewy edges and soft centers! One bowl to wash, no mixer to drag out, and no waiting around!
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), very soft
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats (not instant or quick cook)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, plus more for after baking (or substitute with raisins, walnuts, etc.)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray; set aside.
- To a large bowl, add the egg, butter, sugars, vanilla, and mix with a spoon aggressively for about 90 seconds, or until smooth and slightly fluffed, i.e. your bicep and shoulder should be burning if you’ve mixed well enough.
- Add the oats, flour, baking soda, salt, and stir to combine.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, form mounds and place on prepared baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart (I baked 12 cookies on the first sheet)
- Bake for about 10 to 13 minutes (short for super soft cookies, longer for more well-done cookies), or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
- Immediately upon taking the baking sheet out of the oven, add about 5 additional chocolate chips per cookie. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.
Notes
Cookies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so you may consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 224Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 114mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 2g
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Loaded Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies – Soft, chewy, and loaded with chocolate! Sinking your teeth into a thick, hearty cookie is the best!
Cowboy Cookies – Chewy oats, sweet coconut, crunchy pecans, and plenty of chocolate! Hearty with tons of texture and they stay soft and chewy! Everyone (not just cowboys) loves these cookies!
Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies – 3 favorite cookies combined into 1 so you don’t have to choose!! Easy, no-mixer recipe, and always a hit!
Soft and Chewy Seven Layer Magic Bar Cookies – Cookies with the flavors of the classic bars everyone loves! Soft, chewy, and loaded with texture!
Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Miracle Cookies (vegan, GF) – NO Butter, Oil, Eggs, Flour or Sugar! What a miracle! (finally a healthy cookie that tastes great!)
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies – No butter and no mixer used in these easy cookies dripping with chocolate!
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Scotchies Cookies – My favorite classic oatmeal cookie base loaded with sweet butterscotch chips! A classic cookie that you’ve just got to try!
Slice-and-Bake Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies – A healthier twist on dough-in-a-tube and made with whole wheat flour. Chewy, loaded with texture and hearty!
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies – Only 1/4 cup butter used! Like oatmeal cookies but with banana to keep them healthier! So soft, chewy, and you’ll never miss the butter!
Soft and Chewy Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies — Between the molasses and pumpkin pie spice, the cookies are bursting with fall flavors.
Originally posted September 1, 2017 and reposted on April 16, 2021 with updated text.
Tried these because they looked very easy and since have to make them almost every night because my whole family absolutely loved them and can’t get enough. I made a batch for my wife’s coworkers and now I get orders for more from them too. Only downside is that some batches I make, the cookies seem to spread more and come out kind of flat rather than the usual thick and fluffy and I’m not sure what I’m doing that might cause that.
Thanks so much for the 5 star review and I am so glad to hear these are flying off the shelves for you! You sound very popular!
As for the spreading, it can be due to your baking soda but in this case, I would guess that when they spread, you have added just a tiny bit less dry ingredients (probably flour, more than the oats) and the looser/wetter dough will spread a bit more in the oven than a drier dough. Pay attention to the flour just a bit more and that should do it is my guess. Come back though and let me know if that doesn’t resolve it.
I’m not a fan of oatmeal cookies, but these are soooooo delicious – easy and quick clean up…..WILL DEFINITELY MAKE AGAIN AND ADD WALNUTS NEXT TIME!!!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you will definitely make again next time and yes add the walnuts too, so good!
Followed exactly as is. It makes a bit more than 16 but otherwise, it’s a great recipe! Definitely will use again
I am glad it was a great recipe for you and you’ll definitely use it again!
These oatmeal cookies are delish! Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad they were delish!
These were great! Notably, I did not have brown sugar and instead used about 1/2c of granulated sugar only. Additionally, I forgot to cream the butter and sugar together in the first step and instead smashed all the ingredients together rather haphazardly, mixing with my hands till well incorporated. I also only had instant oats. I’m sure they’d have been even better if made as written, but the way I made them were still fantastic! Don’t shy away from them if you have to make some similar adjustments.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad they were great even with some omissions and goofs! That is the great thing about many of my baking recipes – they are not fussy and will still generally turn out well enough.
These truly are the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies I’ve made. I’ve tried many as they are my husband’s favorite cookie. I especially like adding more chips on the top as they are cooling. So good!
Thank you for telling me that these are the best Oatmeal CCC’s you’ve ever made and they’re your husband’s favorite cookie – that is wonderful! Glad you like the adding chips tip on top as they are cooling, me too!
I made these delicious cookies the other day. They were soooo tasty and looked pretty, just like yours. But…..I made some tonight, and they didn’t turn out the same. I followed the exact same directions, but the cookies spread on the cookie sheet. Do you know why that might be? :) I must say they still tasted wonderful!
This is always a mystery when someone has success with a recipe, and then doesn’t. I truly cannot explain it since I wasn’t there. However accidental undermeasuring of flour and/or oats would be my first guess. Cookies spread when they aren’t chilled (in general, but in this recipe it’s not required), you don’t bake on a Silpat or similar baking mat, or you don’t add enough dry ingredients, or potentially you forgot the baking soda. Hard to say, try again and be very intentional and precise and I bet you will have luck.
Made these today and they came out great. I used 1/3 cup chocolate chips, one third cup raisins and 1/3 cup macadamia nuts. I refrigerated them for 30 minutes before baking. I also made them gigantic so there are only eight. Beautiful and delicious, easy to make! Thanks so much.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I am glad to hear these came out great with your assortment of add-ins, which all sound fabulous!
We all loved these! They were easy and so good. I will be making these again for sure (Probably soon). Next time I’ll try them out with walnuts and/or raisins 😊
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad everyone loved these and you’ll make them again!
Easy, tasty recipe.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad it was easy and tasty!
Really delicious. My kids loved them too. I do think one cup chocolate chip is too much. I will half it next time.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad this was delicious and your kids loved them! Of course, always scale the amount of chips to your tastes preferences.
Delicious. I know it say no quick oats but it was all I had. I’m sure the texture is different but still yummy. I did not put chocolate chips but did add pecans and cinnamon. I love oatmeal cookies with cinnamon.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad these worked out for you based on what you had in your kitchen!
AND NO COOLING RACKS TO CLEAN⁉️‼️❣️ Made these today exactly as written. They rock! You rock! Going to wash my one mixing bowl and measuring things while they cook some more On The Baking Sheet😁
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you these were a winner for you and correct, no cooling racks to clean either!
Good, but two teaspoons of pure vanilla extract is overwhelming. Will try again with just one.
For me 2 teaspoons is nothing :) I could easily use a tablespoon! But we all have different tastes. Glad you enjoyed the cookies overall and will try them again.
Maybe I’m missing something, but I’m not seeing HOW MUCH of each ingredient so can’t make the cookies.
You probably need to scroll down a bit further than you were, but not all the way down to the comments. There is a recipe card section.
great flavor and wonderful texture! :D
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad they were wonderful!
Holy cow! I just wanted some quick cookies. I thought for sure these were going to be mediocre at best, but at least they’d scratch that impulsive itch… Boy was I wrong!!! These are quite possibly the best cookies I’ve ever had and certainly the best I’ve ever made. I did NOT expect to love these as much as I did. I followed the recipe to a tee. The only change I made was using half a cup of mini semi sweet chocolate chips and half a cup of an omega 3 nut blend (walnuts, almonds, pecans, pepitas, dried cranberries) that I gave a quick rough chop in the food processor. They turned out amazing! They’re thick with a soft, chewy texture and course crumb. They’re very hearty and satisfying. Only 2 cookies will fill you up. Excellent if you’re like me and lack all self control around less satiating cookies. All the fiber in the cookie makes it definitely feel like a more nutritious but equally delicious option! This is going to be my go to cookie recipe from now on. Just incredible cookies. Taste like something you’d pay top dollar for.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad these over-delivered and are possibly the best cookies you’ve ever had or made!
This is the first time I’ve not over baked oatmeal cookies (thanks to your advice). They’re SO good–recipe was followed exactly as written!
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad you loved the cookies!
Delicious. I used white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts. 2nd time baking it. Thank you.
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad they were delish with white chocolate and macadamia nuts, sounds heavenly to me!
Amazing cookies! Simple recipe delivering delicious results!This my first time on your blog and I am glad found you!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you found me too!
Thank you so much Averie. These were soo easy to make. I followed it to a tee, but doubled this recipe and made three dozen large, soft and chewy cookies.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad to hear these were easy to make for you!
Incredible cookies! I also added teaspoon of cinnamon and best cookie recipe ever!! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the 5 star review and great to hear they’re incredible for you!
Made these with cannabis butter, turned out great
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad the cannabutter was a winner with these!
Averie, I love your recipes and look for them everyday in my email. I haven’t made this cookie recipe yet, but the ingredients and the method look right and others have given their enthusiastic approval. I know I will cook them a little longer than you do as I like crunchy chocolate chippers. I like to add pecans (lots of them) and dried cranberries soaked for an hour in white wine or orange juice (plan ahead). I just wanted to say, thanks for all your hard work. It is much appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time to write a nice note! I appreciate it a lot!
You are right! Quick, Easy, Delish!Chewy inside and a great crisp on the edges.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad these lived up to how I said and they turned out delish!
Cookies always burn on the bottom and edges before they’re done in the middle. How do I fix this?
Turn down your oven temp, flatten better before baking, read this post https://www.averiecooks.com/the-best-soft-and-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies/
Thank you soooo much for this recipe! It’s simple and honest (I think my arm nearly fell off) but apparently I did it right because they are deeee-lish! I did tweak it a bit…I used almond extract instead, and doubled the recipe. Then I halved it, and added pecans to both, and cranberries (to one) and mini chocolate chips to the other. Plus…a lil canna oil was added to the wet ingredients…I’ve already saved this recipe, and even added it to my will. LolThank you Averie!
Thanks for the 5 star review and I am glad you love the recipe and have tweaked it to your liking!
LOVE THESE.SO SOFT & CHEWY 😋😋
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you loved them!
Made these because I love your snickerdoodle recipe and I’m obsessed. I add a dash of cinnamon and they are heavenly! I make these almost every week and they’ll stay fresh in an airtight container for a long time. Love your blog and can’t wait to try more recipes!!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad these are a weekly favorite! Thanks for being a supporter of my site and actually making the recipes, too!
Can I use coconut oil instead of butter?
Probably although I have not tried to see what happens. I have some cookies specially designed with coconut oil in mind here https://www.averiecooks.com/soft-and-chewy-oatmeal-coconut-chocolate-chip-cookies/
These cookies are so amazing – great flavour and perfect texture! The best part is that it is so easy to make and everything is done in one bowl (well, two because I did microwave the butter to soften it). I will definitely be making them again.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad they were amazing and easy for you!
This is THE best oatmeal cookie recipe, hands-down. I’ve tried multiple, other top-rated recipes — all of them require the annoying “mandatory refrigerator chill-time” and not one of them compares to the softness and flavor of these cookies. This recipe yields the perfect-size batch for a small family (approximately 10-12 medium cookies) – sometimes I even half it (use only one egg yolk) when I’m trying to be extra-good, because honestly these cookies are delicious and comforting I could eat all of them in 1-2 days. I like to add approx. 3/4 cup chopped walnuts — and if I’m feeling really decadent, I substitute the chocolate chips for 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips and a full cup of peanut butter M&Ms. Thank you, thank you for such a *perfect* recipe.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I am glad you love all the aspects of this recipe from the no chill time to small batch and you think they’re perfect!
I read all the other comments and apparently I am the only one for whom these cookies did not turn out!🙁 I did everything according to the recipe except I used a handheld mixer for the wet ingredients because I just couldn’t get it incorporated properly by hand. They seemed a bit wet when I put them on the sheet, and sure enough they completely flattened out in the oven and now look like a huge soggy rectangle! I don’t know what happened…any thoughts?
It sounds like yes, the dough was too wet. Sounds like you perhaps used too much butter, too little dry ingredients, an XL egg, there are quite a few things that could have gone wrong but it’s hard to tell from afar. Thanks for trying the recipe.
Hi Averie. I know you said to use rolles oats, but I don’t have ‘em at the moment. I used quick cooking oats, but reduced the flour by 1-2 tbsp. and they turned out great. Will definitely make them again. :)
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad that rolled oats with reduced flour worked just fine and they turned out great!
Hey Averie! I love your website and I love the simple yummy recipes you make. I wasn’t sure if it would take only 20 minutes from prep to taste to make this recipe, but it was awfully close. They came out soft and chewy and just the perfect sweetness. My little one gives it a thumbs up!
Glad you enjoyed them!
This was great! Added a few dashes of cinnamon as well as walnuts and chocolate chips. The whole family loved them!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad they were a hit!
Tried these out for my boyfriend & brothers! Extremely yummy!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad they were a hit with the guys!
Made this today… left out the 1/4 cup of white sugar and added 1/4 tsp of cinnamon. So good! Love that this recipe can be used as a base recipe too.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you didn’t need the white sugar and yes it’s a nice versatile recipe to use as a cookie base to then incorporate other add-ins.
Oh, my these are so good… some of them made it to the oven, but I was happy just eating the dough too 😆
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad that you loved them, both before and after the oven :) that’s just how I am too!
Thank you for this recipe! They taste just like the ones I grew up with :) <3 xo
Wonderful to hear!
Amazing recipe!!!!! The cookies turned out GREAT! Although I cooked them for longer coz my family prefers crunchier cookies – about 15mins for each batch! And I used quick oats for it coz that’s what I had in my kitchen. This makes me try more of your recipes especially since I’ve had soo many baking fails this week!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad these worked great for you, even with quick oats!
Made these last night and they were AMAZING! I froze some of the cookie dough to bake off later … but I think I’m going to have to bake the rest of the cookies this week because I have zero self-control. I love that this is an oatmeal cookie dough rather than a cookie dough with oatmeal in it — you know what I mean? You really packed in the textures and flavors with this recipe. Seriously the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made. I will definitely be making these again!!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad they turned out amazing! I am glad to hear they are the best oatmeal cookies you’ve ever made, wow thank you!
And yes, I am all about REALLY have the dough be oatmeal-based not just as you said (perfect analysis) some cookie dough with a little oatmeal throw in. I love all that heartiness so am all about the oats front and center!
I made the chocolate chip oatmeal cookies one bowl cookies and they were amazing. My daughter who is very careful about what she eats absolutely loved them. My grandchildren even called me and asked me to make more. The whole conversation was about the cookies. I substituted raisins in another batch as my son doesn’t like chocolate and they were a hit as well. So glad I found your site.
Thanks for the five star review and glad these turned out amazing and became a family conversation piece!
I bake these puppies at least once a month. They disappear at an amazing rate. You can never go wrong with a stick of butter. I do, however, leave of the chocolate chips. The oatmeal is enough. Thank you!
Thanks for the five star review and glad they disappear fast even without the chocolate chips!
OMG. Easy and delicious! I added raisins and coconut. They were perfect
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad they were easy and perfect!
This recipe is excellent! Love the one-bowl, no chill technique. Cookies came out perfectly. Will keep this recipe, for sure!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad this is a keeper for you!
Truly a wonderful recipe! Saved it to my book of recipes for future use! Has been a staple in my home since I made my first batch!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad these have become a staple in your home!
I doubled the batch to make more for friends. I chilled the batter for two hours as I like the flavors to meld and its easier to handle, for me. Mine had significant spread but that is the way I like them. Mine took about 15 mins in a convection oven and were perfect! slightly brown on the edges and perfectly chewy. Highly recommend!
Glad they turned out great for you and were perfect!
absolutely satisfying for what i was craving! i deal with chronic pain and fatigue, especially in my legs, shoulders, and wrists — this recipe took longer for me to prepare than the time given, but that doesn’t mean it was out of my realm. today was one of my better days! if you are reading this and thinking about your own pain levels, just remember that it is ok if it takes a bit.(and trust me, for this recipe size, that amount of chocolate chips IS enough!)mine needed to bake for almost twice the length recommended, which i chalk up to my own cookie sizing LOLin short: this recipe is a heaven send, thank you! will definitely make it again. 💙
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you loved the cookies and will make them again!
Thanks for this recipe. It’s so much easier than what I’ve been using… although I do use a mixer…lolI make a double batch… one with chocolate chips (for me) one with raisins (for my husband). I’m taking a huge batch to a family dinner tonight. I’ll leave them on the sheetpan and not use the cooling racks… WIN WIN !!Thanks again
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad that my recipe is easier than what you’ve been using! I actually never use cooling racks in any baking but that is just me. I know it goes against baking traditions.
Good idea to make a double batch with chocolate chips/raisins. So nice of you to bring a huge batch to your family dinner, too!
I have not only made these for our annual neighborhood Christmas cookie distribution (i made ~ 18 dozen!!), but I’ve gotten requests for the recipe or for me to provide these for multiple people and multiple occasions. I use my kitchenaid to mix and add 1/2 semi-sweet and 1/2 white chocolate chips, but otherwise follow your recipe to a “T.” It’s so loved and enjoyed – thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad these cookies are a huge hit in your circles and how nice of you to bake them for everybody!
This recipe delivered…exactly as promised!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad they were exactly as promised!
Hi! My FIL has many many food restrictions and it being Christmas time I wanted to make him some cookies. Problem: he doesn’t eat most foods. So I modified this recipe and it worked pretty well! Subbed 1/2 c butter out for 1/2 c mashed avocado, used only Oat flour and oats, omitted all sugar and instead added roughly 1 c applesauce, and added chopped up dates into the mix. No chocolate chips. It’s obviously not for everyone but it was pretty tasty and he could eat it! Although when baking with avocado it’s suggested to reduce the heat by 25% and cook longer. I baked these for 20-22 min at 275 degrees. Also of note, they don’t spread out so kind of mash them into a flat cookie shape prior to baking (I use a melon scoop on drop cookies but the first round stayed in the circle scoop shape!). -Jamie
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad that this worked out well given all your modifications!
You said it, sister! I don’t often crave cookies, but when I do, I want them now! When I saw how quick and easy this recipe is, I had to try it… wow! It definitely did not disappoint! The dough almost didn’t make it through the oven (I’m a cookie dough fiend). But once it did… soft, decadent oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Ready to eat in less than 45 minutes. Delicious. Perfection. Also, thank you for mentioning that you cool yours on the pan because I don’t have a wire rack and was worried about that!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad these were perfection for you! Also glad to hear you appreciate the little details like how I cool my cookies, I don’t bother with a rack ever!
I made the no chill no mixer oatmeal cookies, They are great, used butterscotch chips in place of the chocolate chips. Nice texture and flavor, it’s a keeper.
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad this is a keeper for you!
This was so easy to make! I’ve never made oatmeal cookies before, but I happened to have all of the ingredients (except for raisins or chocolate chips) so I made some today! I added in a tablespoon of cinnamon and a shot of fireball whiskey. I had to hide them in my cupboard so I wouldn’t keep eating them!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you loved the cookies!
In 10 years of blogging and 206,082 comments I have received (I just looked at that stat) you are the first person who’s ever commented about putting a shot of Fireball in any of my 3000+ recipes! Bravo for being the first!
I made them with quick oats & they turned out great! 40/45 of my assisted living residents said they were the best oatmeal cookies they’d ever had! (5 residents didn’t come down for dinner).
Glad these were an overwhelming hit with everyone that tried them!
I have probably been making these cookies for about a year now, with a couple of personal touches of my own, but thus recipe truly is quick easy and delicious :)
I am glad you love them and have been making them for a year now!
The cookies are so delicious any yummy. Thank you for this recipe!!!
I’m glad you enjoyed them!
Love these! I added a little bit of cinnamon and I made them vegan by using 1/4 cup banana for the egg and a 1:1 ratio of coconut oil to butter. Soooo good and I don’t usually go for vegan things. I just didn’t have any butter or eggs! Also, they taste great with or without chocolate chips. Thanks!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad these turned out great for you with banana and coconut oil!
Awesome recipe for a guy without a mixer! Made this with my 6 year old daughter on Christmas Eve for Santa. Added some cinnamon and nutmeg for the heck of it. Thank you!
Glad that this was a great cookie to make with her for Santa :) So cute!
These cookies are amazing. I planned to just double the recipe for my father-in-law for Christmas and ended up making double batches of oatmeal raisin, oatmeal coconut and oatmeal chocolate chip. Super easy, great results. Thanks and merry Christmas!
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad you were able to do so many variations, too!
Used lentil flour instead and accidentally completely melted the butter in the microwave…#amateurbaker :) And they turned out great anyway! Spread a lot but not complaining since they still tasted awesome! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad they turned out delicious!
I did a search for easy oatmeal cookies because I felt like having some, and came across your recipe. They hit the spot. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad these hit the spot!
These cookies taste absolutely amazing and are so easy to make!!!!
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad your cookies taste amazing!
Hi! I’m not sure what went wrong but mine came out totally flat :( Like spread out all over the pan flat. Do you know what causes that?
Old baking soda, flour that isn’t high quality, not baking on a silpat, are the first things that come to mind. Check this post out for tips https://www.averiecooks.com/the-best-soft-and-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies/
Is there anyway to make this without egg? Maybe with banana as a substitute?
I’ve only made it as written so can’t really say for sure.
Made these this afternoon and they were delicious! I received thumbs up from my boys! Thanks for posting an easy, delicious recipe. I make quite a few of your recipes but never take the time to post. You have a great blog that I enjoy following.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you have been enjoying many of my recipes and thanks for taking the time to comment on this one!
I make these cookies at least once a month. I just add a little sea salt on top before baking. They’re the bomb!!
I am glad to hear they are a frequent hit and thanks for the 5 star review!
Wonderful! Love them they are my fafavorite oatmeal cookies! I’m all about quick and easy .
Glad you love these and I am all about quick and easy as well!
I am totally ready to make these this minute!! Those pics make me want to take the cookie right off the screen. I just realized that I only have quick oats…is there any way to make this recipe with quick oats so that it’ll come out right?
Probably use slightly less since they are denser and more flour-like and if you add the full amount the cookies will be very dry and the dough won’t come together. And/or scale back the flour a bit. Play it by ear until you get a nice dough consistency.
A delicious recipe, as always from Averie! I pressed half the batch into little cast iron skillets for a cookie skillet … topped them right out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Amazing!
Thanks for trying the recipe and what a cute idea to do mini cast iron skillets! Love that! Can’t beat a warm skillet cookie with ice cream!
OMG!!! These were exactly what I was looking for!! Chewy deliciousness. I added a couple of good sprinklings of cayenne pepper which hubby loved. Probably had more than one cup of chocolate chips as well but it was delicious. These are on my favorite list and rotation!!
Thanks for trying the recipe so soon after I posted it and I’m glad you loved it! Cayenne pepper sounds like a fun twist – or sea salt for me! More than 1 cup of chips sounds great :)
Please clarify how many cookies batch will yield?
About 16 cookies
We just made them and they’re fantastic! We made one substitution – we saw Ghiradelli makes caramel chips, so, thinking about Oatmeal Scotchies from days gone by, we decided to try them. They were very good that way too.
Those Ghiradelli chips sound delish and I’m sure your cookies were amazing with them!
The nutrition info is missing how many cookies this yields. It says there are 12 servings but I wanted to know about how many cookies that makes for the whole batch as well as per serving
It makes 12 cookies. Yield = make.
The nutrition info is there.
Enjoy!
You are right when you say that this is an incredibly fast and easy recipe. Mix all the ingredients in one bowl and bake. It cant get any easier than that. Thanks for sharing!
i LOVE oatmeal cookies! especially loaded with chocolate chips! (not a raisin fan) – and not having to wait for them to chill? i’m sold!
Glad these sold you!
Hello I enjoyed the recipe. When looking at the nutrition label 24 G of fiber. Are you sure? In a full serving of oatmeal there’s only four grams of fiber how could this be
Glad you enjoyed this and thanks for the 5 star review!
The nutrition stats are a computer generated courtesy estimate. Many online tools can often have a wide variety of results. I am not a dietician so all info is provided as a courtesy estimate.
Oatmeal cookies that are loaded with chocolate chips are a big hit in our family. Best yet, if we can whip up the dough and bake right away. These look fabulous!
The right away part is always nice, right!
These cookies look great, and I really appreciate that you made an eat-it-now recipe. Don’t get me wrong, my fav chocolate chip cookie recipe requires overnight chilling, but this cookie looks like a nice alternative to have at hand :)
It’s a great alternative when you just.can’t.wait.
Why can’t quick oats be used? Does something happen to the cookies? I’ve used quick oats in previous oatmeal cookies without a problem. TIA
Rhonda
Because it will behave more like flour and the cookies will come out too dry.
Oatmeal cookies are my husband’s fave. And yes …. we like our cookies NOW, not waiting hours for them. I made your snickerdoodles yesterday and I popped them in the freezer for 20 minutes, which seemed to have the same effect as 2 hours in the fridge … I had my daughter and her friend to feed and we didn’t want to wait. :)
Lol that’s how it is when you want cookies; it’s a NOW thing. Glad that the freezer trick has been working and this version needs no tricks whatsoever!
I think a couple of these would be delightful with my morning coffee right now. No shame in wanting cookies for breakfast right? They are oatmeal after all!
Oats, healthy, sounds like breakfast food to me :)