Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (2024)

Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe made with honey and whole wheat flour. These cookies are thick, soft, and just sweet enough to satisfy your sweet tooth!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Welcome to real food dessert week! I’ve been working on all kinds of recipes of your favorite treats that feature whole grain flour (whole wheat and/or oats) and natural sweeteners (honey or real maple syrup). First up is this recipe for delicious chocolate chip cookies with honey and whole wheat flour. These cookies are thick, soft, and just sweet enough. They don’t taste too strongly of honey and chocolate chips make everything better don’t they?!

Now, I am a big believer in balance and my 80/20 approach when it comes to food is alive and well. Normally I enjoy a nice sugary sweet when I have a treat, but that being said, I also wanted to start making some “better for you” treats because I love to bake. I found myself finding plenty of excuses to eat sweets throughout the week and eat sweets we did. I’m trying to rein in our processed sugar consumption a bit and this is a great way for me to do that. My kids had no idea that any of the desserts that I’m going to share with you were “healthy”. They enjoyed them like normal.

These cookies aren’t low in calories, they still have some sugar (I used a high quality dark chocolate chips, butthey still havesugar), and honey is a sugar even though it’s more natural. They do have whole grains, more fiber, I replaced butter with coconut oil, and when it comes to theingredients in them I know what they are, how they are made, and have a good idea of where they came from. You can’t say that about every treat that makes it in to your kids hands (I’m looking at you Otter pops and fruit snacks). These are still a treat and you should approach them as such, but also applaud yourself a little for going with a healthier version of a traditional classic.

The more I have been making and eating treats and desserts made with more natural/whole food ingredients, the less I have been craving junk. I enjoy one or two, I get rid of my sugar craving, I enjoy the baking process, and I move on with my day. I can literally eat a dozen of my favorite traditional chocolate chip cookies without much thought. They are delicious but I never get tired of them. These are great, really great, but I find myself more satisfied with them and so I eat less of them. It could totally be a mental thing with me, and I’d love to hear if you have a similar experience.

My cookies are really sticky, what should I do?

If the dough is really sticky right after you stir it all together, let it rest for 5 minutes. The whole wheat flour will absorb some of the extra moisture.

How long can I freeze cookies?

When frozen properly, most cookies can be kept in the freezer for up to three months. Mine usually don’t last that long!

Can I use nut butters instead of peanut butter?

Yes! You can use substitute nut butters in place of peanut butter in this recipe.

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