Almond Flour Oatmeal Cookies

Almond Flour Oatmeal Cookies are crispy, chewy, and generously studded with chocolate chips. Gluten-free, and delicious as dessert or afternoon snack!

I love baking with almond flour in all kinds of sweet recipes, but I’d never tried pairing almond flour with oats until recently. Turns out it’s a really lovely match. These gluten-free Almond Flour Oatmeal Cookies have a warm, nutty flavor enhanced by a generous amount of chocolate chips.

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• Why Make This Recipe
• 🥗 Ingredients for Almond Flour Oatmeal Cookies
• 🥣 Step-by-Step Instructions
• 🧐 Recipe FAQs
• 👩‍🍳 Expert Tips for Almond Flour Oatmeal Cookies
• Using Almond Flour
• Other Almond Flour Recipes
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Why Make This Recipe

• So Easy to Make: You only need one bowl, and a big wooden spoon to stir.
• Healthy-ish Snack: Yes, there's still sugar in this recipe (though you can replace with a sugar substitute), but with the oats and the almond flour in there, these are a relatively nutritious choice for cookies! Gluten-free too!
• Substitutions Possible: Read on for ideas for ingredient substitutions, including replacing the chocolate chips with raisins.

🥗 Ingredients for Almond Flour Oatmeal Cookies

• Brown Sugar: You can use light brown sugar or dark brown sugar for this recipe, or a combination of the two. Dark brown sugar will give you more of a molasses flavor in your cookies. 
• Ground Cinnamon: You can leave this out if you don’t have it, or you can add a ¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg instead. You could also replace the cinnamon with ground cardamom, for a slightly different, but equally delicious, flavor!
• Old-Fashioned Oats: Old fashioned oats are also called rolled oats. I like the texture you get with old fashioned oats, but you can use instant oats too. That said, instant oats absorb more liquid and bake into a softer texture. Conversely, if you substitute steel cut oats, you may get a coarser texture that isn’t as appealing. Also, make sure that if you are looking for a gluten-free recipe, you confirm that you are using certified gluten-free oats. 
• Chocolate Chips: Use mini chocolate chips or the regular-sized ones. Or, replace with raisins for more traditional oatmeal raisin cookies.
• Other Add-ins: These healthy oatmeal cookies with almond flour are a great base for other flavors too. You can stir in dried fruit, such as dried cranberries, or add in butterscotch or white chocolate chips. You can also add chopped nuts or coconut flakes. 

🥣 Step-by-Step Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Line one or more baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, mix together 1 stick of softened butter, ½ cup packed brown sugar, and ¼ cup granulated sugar with a wooden spoon until well-combined.

Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and stir again.

Then, stir in 1 ¾ cups of blanched almond flour, 1 ½ cups of rolled oats, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon kosher salt.

When fully combined, stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.

Chill dough in refrigerator for 20-30 minutes. 

Scoop out one generous tablespoon of filling at a time, and roll with your hands to make a ball. Using a cookie scoop like this makes this super easy.

Place cookie balls on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet a couple of inches apart.

Bake for 12-15 min, until you can smell them, and they are lightly browned on top.

Put the cookie sheet on a cooling rack. Let sit for 3 minutes to let these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies firm up. Then remove cookies and place directly on cooling rack. These healthy oatmeal cookies with almond flour are about to become your new favorite cookie!

🧐 Recipe FAQs

👩‍🍳 Expert Tips for Almond Flour Oatmeal Cookies

If you're new to working with almond flour, know that almond flour takes longer to absorb moisture than regular flour. That's the reason for chilling the dough before you bake. The extra time allows the almond flour to absorb more liquid. This firms up the dough so you can scoop it into balls. Note: cookie dough can rest in the fridge for up to 24 hours before baking, either in a bowl or already scooped into cookie balls. 

One of the best things about almond flour cookies is their shelf life. Because there is more moisture and fat in almond flour than in regular flour, almond flour cookies will last longer than traditional flour cookies. They easily keep at room temperature in an airtight container for 5 days. You can also freeze baked cookies for up to 3 months, sealed in a freezer bag or airtight container. Just make sure cookies are fully cooled before putting them in the freezer. 

For more delicious almond flour cookies, try these Almond Flour Sugar Cookies, perfect for your holiday cookie plate. Or check out my round-up of The Best Almond Flour Cookie Recipes.

Want to freeze the almond flour oatmeal cookie balls before baking? Roll the dough into balls, then put the cookie balls on a parchment-lined plate in the freezer to firm up. Once they are hard, you can move cookie balls into a freezer-safe ziplock bag or other freezer-safe container.

Then take out the number of cookie balls you need when you want to bake them. Baking almond flour oat cookies straight from frozen will add another couple of minutes to your baking time. Cookie dough balls will last in the freezer for about 3 months. 

Using Almond Flour

Now that you've tried almond flour in these oatmeal almond flour cookies, you're going to want to use it in everything! It's perfect for many French desserts—try making macarons or making a frangipane base for a tart.

You can bake muffins with almond flour too, like with these Banana Muffins with Almond Flour and these Zucchini Almond Flour Muffins. I also have recipes for Lemon Almond Flour Muffins, and Almond Flour Blackberry Muffins.

You can also use almond flour as a replacement for all-purpose flour (or for some of the flour) in regular cake or cookie recipes as in my French Yogurt Cake with Almonds, and Apple Almond Cake. Or mix almond meal with flour, sugar, and butter for a delicious topping for a fruit crisp, crumble, or tart.

Finally, you can replace breadcrumbs with almond flour when you are making breaded chicken or fish. Just note that almond flour will burn more quickly than traditional breadcrumbs.

For more information about substituting almond flour in your baking recipes, consult this almond flour baking guide from King Arthur Flour. It’s a great resource that shows you exactly how different kinds of recipes react to almond flour.

Other Almond Flour Recipes

If you enjoyed this Almond Flour Oatmeal Cookies recipe, you might also want to check out this round-up of my favorite Almond Flour Dessert Recipes. Here are a few more favorites:

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