You will love these vegan oatmeal cookies. They are perfect for a kid’s lunchbox, busy mornings, or a simple fulfilling snack in the afternoon. They are similar to my Vegan Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies and my Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies, but loaded with chocolate chips and even crispier and chewier inside.
The Secret Of Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
These vegan oatmeal cookies taste like classic oatmeal cookies but vegan. They have the same chewy texture and crispy edges. It’s hard to believe they are dairy-free and egg-free. The secret is the combination of white sugar and brown sugar. Brown sugar keeps the cookies moist and chewy, while white sugar adds a crispy texture to the edges. Adding flax eggs to my vegan cookies not only works as a fantastic egg replacer and binder, but it also gives cookies the best chewy texture. So, let me share how to quickly whip up a batch of these easy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies.
Ingredients and Substitutions
All you need to make these chewy breakfast cookies are:
Ground Flaxseeds – Feel free to use ground brown flaxseeds or golden flax meal, both work. Combined with water, this makes a flax egg, an easy egg replacer. It can be replaced with ground chia seed or swap the whole flax egg for a store-bought egg replacer. Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats or quick oats. Both options work well, but quick oats have a finer texture and won’t provide as much texture. All-Purpose Flour or white spelt flour. We didn’t try all-purpose gluten-free flour, but I am confident it will work well. Cinnamon – for its light flavor. Baking Soda – to give them just a little rise Vegan Butter – plant-based butter is essential to bring the fat element necessary for the prefect texture. You can Soft Brown Sugar and White Sugar – The combination of soft brown sugar and white sugar is crucial for the crispy outside. For a sugar-free version, try sugar-free crystal sweeteners, like allulose. Vanilla Extract – While optional, this ingredient adds a delicious taste. Vegan Chocolate Chips – I like my chocolate chips dark – over 70%. For sugar-free cookies, pick a version made with alternative sweeteners.
How To Make Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These oatmeal cookies are very simple to put together with my recipes, and you don’t have to be an expert baker to succeed with this recipe. I’ve tuned it to perfection after dozens and dozens of batches!
Cookie Flavor Variations
You can use this recipe to create different oatmeal cookie flavors. Replace the chocolate chips with one or a combination of the suggested ingredients below:
Chopped pecans Chopped walnuts Unsweetened shredded coconut Dried cranberries or dried raisins Pumpkin seeds Vegan milk chocolate chips or vegan white chocolate chips – brands like enjoy life has a great range.
More Vegan Oatmeal Cookie Recipes
If you like this recipe, you’ll love these other vegan breakfast cookie recipes.
