These Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Flax Chocolate Chip Cookies are DELICIOUS! They are made with coconut oil instead of butter and have oats and flaxseed!
This recipe is like a typical chocolate chip cookie but with a few healthier changes. Instead of butter, you use coconut oil. Just melt the coconut oil until it’s liquid and measure as you would another oil like canola. I love using coconut oil. I usually buy coconut oil from Trader Joe’s or Costco. I also love this one from Amazon.
In this cookie recipe, you add a full cup of oats and 1/2 a cup of flax seed! I adapted this recipe from Averie Cooks’ recipe for Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies. I have been wanting to make a cookie and pack it full of flax seed since it’s so good for you! You can read more about the benefits of flaxseed and how to use it in this post. When I was making this recipe I wasn’t sure if 1/2 a cup of flaxseed would be too much but it turned out to be perfect! You hardly notice except that you can see it in the cookie. It gives it a darker color than a typical chocolate chip cookie. If you’d like more coconut flavor, you could even add 1/2 a cup of shredded coconut to these cookies. (But may need to add a little more melted coconut oil if it seems too dry.)
Look at all that chocolatey goodness! Mmm! These cookies were so good! My kids loved them too and they are my toughest critics.
Just a note about the recipe, the dough needs to be chilled for at least 2 hours in the fridge. I just place all my dough balls on one cookie sheet, cover it with plastic wrap, and put it in the fridge. But if you are short on time you can just place it in the freezer for 15 minutes and that will work. This helps the cookies not to spread and enhances the flavor. Also, I love to add some chocolate chips on top to make it look prettier and give it more chocolatey goodness!
Enjoy!
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Flax Chocolate Chip Cookies
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All of your cookie recipes look so good!
Thank you so much Melanie!
These look so good! I’m drooling at my desk. Now I need a reason to entertain so I can make these! I know better than to make a big batch without company! Thanks for sharing!
Lol! Thanks so much Sam. I hope you get to make them soon!
These are phenomenal cookies! I used this recipe for lactation cookies for my older sister. I replace 1/4 cup of the coconut oil with butter and added a few tablespoons of brewers yeast. I also used Hershey’s milk chocolate chips and the suggested coconut flakes. Best cookies ever. They taste very gourmet and utilize significantly less fat and sugar than most traditional chocolate cookie recipes I’ve seen. I’m so glad I found this recipe. Perfect sweetness!
So happy to hear that Tay! I love hearing how you changed it up a bit! 🙂
I love these cookies- even more than regular chocolate chip cookies! They are moist, chewy and delicious! I’ve tried it this way and I’m also making a batch with walnuts, dried cranberries and some white chocolate chips. Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe! 🙂
Aalia- Sorry I am just seeing your comment! I had my baby right before you posted this. I am so happy to hear that you love these cookies! They are a favorite of mine too. 🙂 Thanks for sharing another delicious way of making these cookies with me!
These cookies look so good!! I’m definitely making these! Would it be okay to keep the flax seeds whole? If not how can I grind them?
Thank you!
Thanks Marlaina! I recommend adding ground flax seeds because it’s easier for your body to digest so that will give you more of the nutrition from it. And that texture is needed for this recipe as well. If you don’t grind it though just add flour instead of ground flax then add some whole flax to it. To grind flax seed check out one of these ideas: http://www.wikihow.com/Grind-Flax-Seed
Oh my gosh! Just made these and ate two after the 6-minute cool-down. My hubby and I are in heaven. YUM! WOW thank you!
Oh yay! I’m so happy to hear that! It sure is nice having a healthier cookie that tastes so good too! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
These taste great even my 4 year old son loves them. And they’re dairy free if your take out the chocolate, i melted dairy free chocolate and dipped half the cookie in instead.
So glad it was a hit! Thanks for the tip on how to make it dairy free! 🙂
I made these when I needed a post-surgery fiber boost. They did the trick! I made a slight change….. I added an extra egg and an additional 1/2 cup of flour to thicken it up so I didn’t have to wait the 2 hours to chill in the fridge. (We made them after supper.) They were still chewy and delicious. I also added the optional coconut flakes. This recipe is a keeper.
Oh awesome! Thanks for letting me know. I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Is the 1/2 cup flaxseed measured before or after they are ground?
After.
I just made these cookies today. They are so easy to make and healthy. Baking time is short too. And of course I love the taste. Thank you very much for sharing. I know I will make more of these cookies in the future. I will check out your other recipes too.
So glad you loved it! Thank you for stopping by my blog! 🙂