Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies — These oatmeal coconut chocolate chip cookies are packed with oats, shredded coconut, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Sure to be a new favorite recipe!
Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
There’s no butter in these cookies. There is, however, chocolate oozing everywhere.
These oatmeal chocolate chip coconut cookies are made with coconut oil and if you’ve never baked with it, it’s time to start. I love the taste, texture, and subtle flavor it lends.
Because I used melted coconut oil, I was able to make the cookies without a mixer in one bowl. Score.
It’s a smaller-batch recipe, making just 16 medium-small cookies, perfect when you don’t want or need dozens of cookies laying around.
The cookies were so chocolaty that my 6-year-old looked like she’d gone to the Willy Wonka factory because she was so messy from just one cookie.
The easy recipe, the chewy oats, the brown sugar-dominant dough, the sweetness from the shredded coconut, and subtle tropical flavor from the coconut oil made these disappear very quickly.
The batch didn’t even last one day.
Ingredients in Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
To make these oatmeal coconut chocolate chip cookies, you’ll need:
- Egg
- Coconut oil
- Light brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Sweetened shredded coconut
- Old-fashioned oats
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Baking soda
- All-purpose flour
How to Make Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have oodles of recipes for oatmeal cookies, but these oatmeal coconut cookies are new favorites! They’re soft, moist, chewy, filled with tons of texture from coconut flakes and oats, and are loaded to the max with chocolate.
Here’s an overview of how the cookies are made:
- Whisk together the melted coconut oil, egg, sugars, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
- Then, stir in the dry ingredients and fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop the dough into balls and chill for at least 3 hours, or up to 5 days.
- Once chilled, bake the oatmeal coconut cookies on a Silpat-lined baking tray until the edges have set and the tops are just beginning to set, even if undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing and transferring to a rack to finish cooling.
FAQs
No, you must use old-fashioned whole-rolled oats, not instant or quick cook. The later behaves more like flour because it’s finer and more broken down, and if you use quick cook, the dough will become dry and crumbly.
Possibly, but I’m not sure how that’d affect the taste and texture of these cookies. You could definitely use different flavors of chocolate chips, or even butterscotch chips, though.
Yes, you must chill the dough as the coconut oil needs to re-solidfy in the fridge. Do not bake with warm dough because the cookies will spread and bake thinner, flatter, and you could have oil puddles.
No, that would be really hard to do. You need to scoop the cookie dough before chilling it for best results.
Store coconut oatmeal chocolate chip cookies airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 4 months.
Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
Tips for Making Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate amount: In most recipes, a little extra chocolate won’t hurt. Not only won’t it hurt, it’ll probably help. However, don’t exceed the amount called for.
Too many chocolate chips will fall out and the slightly oily yet slightly crumbly dough won’t hold together if it’s overwhelmed with chips.
Measuring coconut oil: My kitchen stays warm enough that my coconut oil is usually in the liquid state, but if you need to melt yours, nuke a hunk in the micro until you can measure out 1/2 cup, the same way you’d measure 1/2 cup of any other oil.
Shredded coconut: Also note that the shredded coconut is prone to burning, so you should keep a close eye on these oatmeal coconut chocolate chip cookies.
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Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup melted coconut oil
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch salt, optional and to taste
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, loosely laid in
- 1 cup old-fashioned whole rolled oats, not instant or quick cook
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the egg, coconut oil (if it’s solid, briefly microwave enough to obtain 1/2 cup melted/liquid state oil, measured like you’d measure any other cooking oil), sugars, vanilla, cinnamon, optional salt, and whisk to combine.
- Add the shredded coconut, oats, flour, baking soda, and stir to combine.
- Stir in the chocolate chips. They’ll have a tendency to slip out of the dough and fall to the bottom of the bowl, but keep folding them into the dough.
- Using a medium 2-inch cookie scoop or your hands, form 16 equal-sized mounds, about two heaping tablespoons of dough each. Gently squeeze the mounds to ensure the dough is tightly packed and the chocolate chips are well-embedded. The dough is slightly crumbly yet oily, but comes together when squeezed.
- Place mounds on a large plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or up to 5 days, before baking; no exceptions. The coconut oil needs to re-solidfy in the fridge. Do not bake with warm dough because the cookies will spread and bake thinner, flatter, and you could have oil puddles.
- Preheat oven to 350F, line baking sheets with Silpats, or spray with cooking spray. Place mounds on baking sheets, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet).
- Bake about 9 minutes, or until edges have set and the tops are just beginning to set, even if undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center. The shredded coconut is prone to burning so keep a close eye on the cookies. Do not bake longer than 9 to 10 minutes for soft cookies because they firm up as they cool, and as the days pass they’ll dry out quicker.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing and transferring to a rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- Store cookies airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 4 months.
- Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These cookies are INCREDIBLE. I have made these for multiple occasions and one of my friends calls them “crack cookies” because they are addictive! These are now a staple for me when I bring a friend dinner who is grieving, has a new baby,etc. I have shared your page/recipe so many times with friends who beg for it!
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it’s an absolute tried and true favorite! Thanks for sharing my page with your friends! I love it that these are your go-to cookies!
I have been making these cookies for the last couple of years. They are one of our favorite cookies. I typically use whole spelt flour, sucanat, mini chocolate chips (they stay in better) and unsweetened coconut. I sub some dried cherries for part of the coconut. They are awesome! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you with your swaps! They sound delish!
These were heaven! I made a double batch but used half the sugar. It wasn’t missed! Will be making these again very soon!
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you! And that the sugar wasn’t missed!
Every time I make these cookies, someone asks me for the recipe. They are “THE” cookie – as in, everyone in my house asks, “Are those THE cookies???” when they see me baking.
I add about a tablespoon each of flax seed and chia seed. The chia gives them a slightly nutty flavor, which is great because I hate nuts in my cookies.
I found that baking them at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until the edges just start to brown, works best. At 350, they don’t always fully melt down, and I’m left with a cookie slightly undercooked in the middle.
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it’s THE go-to cookie in your house! The flax and chia probably add a nice twist!
Could I use coconut milk instead of coconut oil? Is there a difference? Maybe this is obvious but I’m just wondering…Thanks!
Yes there is a HUGE difference and the two are not interchangeable. Use coconut oil for this recipe.
Hi, stumbled here after googling chocolate chip, coconut, oatmeal cookie. I didn’t have enough chips to do my regular cookies and was looking for something that I could use. I wanted the cookies NOW so refrigerating for 3 hours was not part of my plan. As such I adapted your recipe. I used butter instead of coconut oil, had quick cooking GF oats on hand so used that, used GF flour and reduced the sugar to about 75% (personal preference). The result is wonderful. Cookie stayed together and looks a lot like your pic but with less chocolate. I will try the recipe again with the coconut oil, when the craving for something sweet isn’t so strong :) Thanks!!
Wow glad the recipe still came out amazing for you given all the tweaks! Love hearing when my recipes are adaptable like this! So glad you’re enjoying the cookies!
These came out amazing as I’ve suspected :) I love the twist on the oatmeal chocolate chip with the coconut. I baked mine for 10 minutes (I think it’s my oven, I always have to do about one minute more with baking). And I already scarfed down 2 .. the first one kind of still warm and the second one when it really set. Hopefully the rest of the batch will survive before my bf comes
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad it came out great for you and I hope your bf gets to sample one :)
These were great. I followed the recipe exactly. I think next time I’ll use less chocolate morsels than specified. Other than that, Love them. The coconut flavor really stands out.
Thanks for trying the recipe and glad you enjoyed them!
These turned out great. I followed the directions exactly as stated. Ne
cant. Stop. Eating. These. Send helpppp
Glad you love them! :)
Thanks for commenting back on the unsweetened coconut. I can’t figure out how to reply to your reply.
One more question: if I want to make bars instead of individual cookies, should I still refrigerate the dough?
I have unsweetened coconut in the pantry – do you think that would work for these cookies?
The texture will be fine I think but the taste may be a little on the not-so-sweet-side for cookies and they may taste a bit ‘healthy’ but I don’t know for sure.
OMG just made a batch of these and they are so delicious. I left out the coconut flakes since I didn’t have any but they were still really yum! Love the flavor and scent of the coconut oil. in these goodies Thanks so much for this recipe!
Glad they were a hit for you!
I’m so eager to try these cuz of all the good comments! I don’t have baking soda tho and I’m planning to substitute with baking powder, and I’m using fresh shredded coconut. Any comments?
DO NOT sub with baking powder!! It’s not the same, not recommended, don’t do it!!
These cookies are the best! When I’m short on time, I put the tray in the freezer for an hour to solidify (instead of the fridge for 3 hrs) and then bake and they come out perfect. Thanks so much for this recipe!!
I do that too sometimes :) but it’s less of a science and more of a ‘these look/feel about right’ so at least with the fridge I can write it more scientifically on the recipe :)
Glad these are a hit for you!
Can walnuts be added?
Sure!