Loaded Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love soft, chewy oatmeal cookies. Especially when they’re loaded with chocolate. These chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are loaded not only with chocolate, but with coconut and walnuts, too. I combined my two favorite oatmeal cookie recipes, The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies and Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies into one, and added a handful of buttery walnuts for crunch and coconut flakes. The result is a soft yet very hearty cookie that’s brimming with chewiness and texture from the oats, nuts, and coconut. The recipe makes one dozen larger, bakery-style cookies that are beautifully thick. I like that the recipe only makes one dozen, perfect if you don’t need too much of a good thing laying around, but double it if you have a big family, need a cookie exchange recipe, or love extra cardio. Warm, fresh cookies can’t be beat.
What’s in Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies?
To make these fully loaded oatmeal walnut cookies, you’ll need:
Egg Unsalted butter Light brown sugar Granulated sugar Vanilla extract Old-fashioned oats All-purpose flour Sweetened shredded coconut Chopped walnuts Baking soda Salt Semi-sweet chocolate chips
How to Make Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
First, you’ll need to cream together the egg, butter, sugars, and vanilla. Add in the remaining dry ingredients and mix until just combined, then fold in the chocolate chips. Scoop out the cookie dough using a 1/4 cup measure, then chill for at least 2 hours. Once chilled, bake the cookie dough until the edges have set and the tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center. Let the coconut oatmeal walnut chocolate chip cookies rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving.
Do I Have to Chill the Oatmeal Walnut Cookie Dough?
Yes, I always chill my cookie dough prior to baking and highly recommend it. Chilled dough spreads less and cookies bake up thicker.
Can I Use Instant Oats?
No, instant oats are quite powdery and will result in dry cookies.
Tips for Making the Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
The coconut flavor is very subtle, but if you don’t like coconut I recommend these. If you don’t like nuts, omit them. If you prefer raisins to chocolate, make that simple swap.
You’re also welcome to use different kinds of baking chips in this recipe if semi-sweet chocolate chips aren’t your favorite. Think: butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, chocolate chunks, and so on. Like most of my cookie recipes, the dough can be made in advance and stored in the fridge for days (or in the freezer for months), so you have the option to bake only as many cookies as needed at any given time.
More Oatmeal Cookie Recipes:
ALL OF MY OATMEAL COOKIE RECIPES! Tried this recipe? Leave a review! Consider leaving a 5 star rating if you’ve made and loved one of my recipes! The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies — Soft, chewy, loaded with chocolate, and they turn out perfectly every time! Totally irresistible!
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Scotchies Cookies – My favorite classic oatmeal cookie base loaded with sweet butterscotch chips! A classic cookie that you’ve just got to try!
The Best Oatmeal M&M’s Chocolate Chip Cookies — Between the chewy oats, the gooey melted chocolate, and the slight crunch from the M&Ms, there’s wonderful texture in every bite.
Chocolate Chip Banana Oatmeal Cookies — These cookies are soft, moist, and oh-so chewy. They taste like banana bread and chocolate chip cookies rolled into one dessert!
Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies — 3 favorite cookies combined into 1 so you don’t have to choose!! Easy, no-mixer recipe, and always a hit!
One-Bowl, No-Mixer, No-Chill Oatmeal Cookies — An incredibly FAST and EASY recipe that produces perfectly thick cookies with chewy edges and soft centers!! One bowl to wash, no mixer to drag out, and no waiting around!!
Cowboy Cookies — These cowboy cookies are packed with oats, chocolate chips, Cornflakes, and shredded coconut. This is a flexible recipe that you can make with different mix-ins to suit whatever is in your pantry!
