Satisfy your sweet tooth with these delicious gluten free oat flour chocolate chip cookies! Made with wholesome oats and rich chocolate chips.
This gluten free dessert does not compromise on flavor. It uses 11 simple ingredients and is done in 30 minutes!
This post was sponsored by Rubbermaid but the content and opinions expressed are fully my own.
These oat flour cookies are indulgent and incredible. They are meant to be dessert, and not a healthy treat (even though they are made with quality ingredients!). If you're looking for a butter free recipe, try my vegan chocolate chip cookies.
When the spontaneous cookie craving hits, your raid your pantry to see what you have to satisfy that sweet tooth!
Thankfully my pantry is always stocked with my staple baking goods, which is easy to do when you have the right supplies! My Rubbermaid EasyFindLids keep all my flours and sugars sealed airtight and nestled perfectly together and organized.
Not only do my Rubbermaid containers keep my ingredients fresh, I also use them to store cookie dough in the freezer, and the baked cookies once they're done!
Ingredients
This time around I'm making these gluten free oat flour chocolate chip cookies, here's what you need:
- Oat flour
- Tapioca flour
- Baking soda
- Sea salt
- Butter (dairy free if needed)
- Cane sugar
- Brown sugar
- Unsweetened apple sauce
- Apple cider vinegar
- Vanilla extract
- Chocolate chips or chunks (dairy free if needed)
How To Make Oat Flour Cookies
Making chocolate chip cookies with oat flour is easy to do once you have the right ingredients!
- Whisk together the flours, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Blend softened butter and sugars in a separate bowl.
- Beat in the apple sauce, vinegar and vanilla to the butter.
- Mix in the flour mixture.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Add spoonfuls onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake.
- Cool and enjoy!
How to Prepare Cookies in Advance
This oat flour cookie recipe can be made ahead of time!
- Mix the dough as directed.
- Form into 24 evenly sized balls.
- Seal in a Rubbermaid EasyFindLids storage container.
- Freeze cookie dough balls for up to 3 months.
- Bake as few or as many at a time as you like!
Storage Tips
Once the oat flour chocolate chip cookies are baked you'll want to keep them fresh!
- Allow the cookies to cool to room temp first.
- Seal in an airtight container such as Rubbermaid EasyFindLids.
- Keep for up to 5 days at room temperature!
My favorite storage containers are Rubbermaid EasyFindLids. They seal wonderfully, but on top of that they're awesome becuase:
- The EasyFindLids System™ keeps my kitchen cabinets neat, both when they're full of food or neatly organized while empty.
- I'm never searching for lost lids because the EasyFindLids System™ lids fit multiple bases!
- Plus, the bases nest wonderfully which saves a ton of space.
- Bonus, all of the containers are BPA-free, freezer-safe, top-rack dishwasher-safe, and microwave-safe!
How To Make Oatmeal Flour
When baking with oat flour it is easiest to purchase store bought oat flour. However, it is possible to make your own if you have a high speed blender!
- Add oats to the blender.
- Blend on high until the oats are pulverized into flour.
- Check for any chunks and keep blending until they're gone.
- Store in a Rubbermaid storage container with the EasyFindLids System™ in the pantry for up to 1 year.
- Make sure to measure your oat flour after it has been blended.
Preparation Tips
- Making cookies with oat flour is easy as long as you use the right ingredients. If you stray from this recipe if will change the end result.
- As with any baking, when you're making recipes with oat flour for the best texture you need accuracy when measuring. Which is why I include precise weights. If you don’t have a scale, then you can purchase this fairly inexpensive one.
- If you prefer to measure the oat flour without a scale, then measure by scooping your measuring cup into the flour versus spooning it into it. This is how I measured when getting my weights.
- I suggest baking these oat flour cookies on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Parchment helps crisp the cookie for that perfect outer texture.
Common Questions
It is possible to substitute oat flour for all purpose flour, however it needs to be done by weight, not a simple measurement. Additionally, oat flour is naturally gluten free so it will have an effect on the end result. It is best to find specific oat flour cookie recipes like this one!
Cookie recipes with oat flour tend to be more crumbly than others. For this reason the right mix of ingredients is crucial. When done right, oat flour cookies are extra flavorful and perfectly chewy!
Yes, oat flour is an excellent gluten free option for baking. In addition to these chocolate chip oat flour cookies, check out more recipes below!
More Oat Flour Recipes
Loved these oat flour chocolate chip cookies? Ready for more gluten free baking? Try out any of these desserts using oat flour next time:
Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup oat flour
- 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup softened butter , dairy free if needed
- ½ cup cane sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips or chunks , dairy free if needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F/ 175 C.
- Put flours, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Whisk well to remove clumps and combine.
- In another bowl, add softened butter and sugars. Beat with a hand or stand mixer until fluffy.
- Add apple sauce, vinegar and vanilla. Beat again until mixed.
- Add in the flour mixture as you mix and continue to mix until it is combined well.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Add spoonfuls onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes, until golden. Oven temps vary so start watching at 11 minutes and take them out when they are just browning at the edges.
- Cool so they don't fall apart and enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe was tested with the ingredients above, any substitutions will change the texture and end result.
- You will get 24 cookies if your cookie dough balls are about a tablespoon in size.
Recipe by Veggies Don’t Bite, visit our site for more great plant-based recipes.
Nutrition
Nutrition and metric information should be considered an estimate.
Questions or comments? Let me know below!