Looking for a healthier alternative to traditional cookies? Look no further – Indulge in these scrumptious chocolate chip oat flour cookies! Baked to perfection, these beauties will satisfy your cravings!
Why Make Oat Flour Cookies
Oat flour is a great alternative to regular plain flour. It gives these cookies a distinct oaty nutty flavour, plus the added extra benefit of being good for you – loaded with fibre and good for your cholesterol!
Oat flour is also a great alternative for those following a gluten-free diet as oats are naturally gluten-free (as long as they say so on the packet) – result! Oats that are processed in factories with other grains can get contaminated with gluten, so look for gluten-free status on the label. These cookies are
- Nutritious
- full of fibre
- Nutty flavour and texture
- Healthy alternative to traditional choc chip cookies
Ingredients
Oat Flour – this can be store-bought or made at home (see below) and gives the cookies a lovely oaty flavour and rough texture.
Brown and white sugar – brown sugar has more flavour and helps to keep the cookies moist with a hint of chew to them
Bicarb – this helps to give the cookies a little lift when baking
Milk Chocolate – I have opted to use milk chocolate but in my other chocolate chip cookie recipe, I use a mix of dark and milk chocolate. Feel free to try what you like best!
Egg – to bind all the dry ingredients together
Vanilla Extract – good quality vanilla to provide flavour to the cookies
Unsalted butter – to help bind everything together and give great flavour to the cookies
Homemade Oat Flour Versus Store Bought
If you are looking to make these cookies at home but have no oat flour – you can make oat flour yourself! There is no difference between store bought and homemade oat flour as it is just oats ground up finely. If you have a good blender, try blitzing your oats. When you get to a flour-like consistency and you are ready to go – simples!
How To Make Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Measure out ingredients – measure oat flour by weight as it is lighter than standard wheat flour
- Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy
- Mix in whole egg until smooth
- Mix in flour until well combined
- Fold in chopped chocolate chunks/chips
- Portion using an ice cream scoop or roll into balls with your hands
FAQ’s
Yes, you can substitute oat flour in equal parts in a recipe. Just remember to use weight rather than volume measurements as oat flour is lighter then regular flour
Whilst these cookies still contain a lot of sugar, they are a healthier alternative to a standard chocolate chip cookie. The oat flour gives a lot of fibre and can help keep you feeling fuller for longer.
Oat flour gives a distinct nutty and oaty flavour to your baking. It also has a unique texture and chew.
Chocolate Chip Oat Flour Cookies
Ingredients
- 170 g oat flour
- 120 g soft brown sugar
- 40 g caster sugar
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 120 g unsalted butter
- 170 g milk chocolate
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix the two quantities of sugar together
- Add the sugar to room temperature butter and cream together with a hand mixer until pale and fluffy
- Add the egg and vanilla and continue to mix until combined
- Add the oat flour and fold togethor until the dough is well mixed and no longer dry
- Fold in the chocolate chips/chunks
- Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out portions of the dough ready for baking
- Add the cookies to a preheated oven at 170℃ for 12-14 minutes, or until golden at the edges
- Leave to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack – be gentle as they are fragile whilst still hot ( I use a slotted spatula)
