I’ve been wanting to make a healthier chocolate chip cookie for awhile, but my problem always came in the texture of them. I’m a huge fan of chewy cookies.
Unfortunately, a lot of cookies that are made with whole wheat flour lose that chewy aspect and end up as more of a soft, puffy cookie. These cookies, however, are chewy! (They also contain oats, which makes for a good cookie in my mind!)
Don’t be turned off by the fact that oats and whole wheat flour are the base of these cookies. They are still moist and chewy.
No dry, sawdust whole wheat cookies here! If you’re still a bit wary, you can use white whole wheat flour. But, you will discover that whole wheat flour in cookies can not only work but also taste good!
You may also be surprised to discover that the main sweetener is honey. If you want to use all honey as your sweetener, feel free to swap out the brown sugar for a bit more honey.
I just used a bit of brown sugar to give the cookies that caramel-y flavor that I love in chocolate chip cookies!
- 1/2 C butter, softened
- 1/2 C honey
- 1/4 C brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 C quick oats
- 1 C whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 C chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with a silicone mat or with parchment paper.
- Cream together butter, honey, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer or with an electric mixer. Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together oats, flour, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir to combine. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop cookies by tablespoon full onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minuets or until edges just start to turn golden brown. Centers will appear slightly undercooked.
- Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 3-4 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store leftovers in an airtight container.
Ju
Thursday 16th of March 2023
Can I sub honey for Granulated or brown sugar or mix of molasses or yogurt? Any of these?
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction
Tuesday 21st of March 2023
I have not tried any of these substitutions so I am unsure of how changing the moisture content like that would affect the outcome.
Karen
Sunday 16th of August 2020
Love love love it! It was super chewy. I added 1/2 cup of chopped pecans. Followed all other ingredients. Came out wonderful! Thanks for the recipe!!!
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction
Wednesday 19th of August 2020
Great idea to add chopped pecans! I'll have to try that! :)
Renee Brown
Thursday 5th of May 2016
My 3 toddlers are three days out from a stomach bug and they are so done with soup, crackers, and applesauce, so I was looking for a treat for them, but that would still be gentle on their tummies. This was perfect. Very mildly sweet, not greasy and sugary like a junk food cookie. I will make these again for sure.
Llenz
Wednesday 17th of June 2015
These were great and I used a flax egg and vegan butter! I don't cook so this was a huge win for me!!
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction
Thursday 18th of June 2015
I'm so glad you liked them!
Jully
Wednesday 18th of February 2015
I've been looking for whole-wheat oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for the longest time and boy were these a hit!!! I'm not much of a cookie person -- I just make them for my family but I could not get enough!!! They are so chewy - the consistency and texture are wonderful. My husband ate the first batch in a whole sitting!
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe!! This is definitely a keeper :]