Gluten-free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (dairy-free)

These small two-bite cookies are super fun to share! Everyone loved these gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, so it is a good thing it makes a large batch of 7 dozen cookies, so there are plenty for everyone to grab and go with! Thanks to Enjoy Life for sponsoring this recipe as part of our ongoing partnership!

I was recently browsing through all of the gluten-free cookie recipes that I have on my site and was surprised to realize I hadn’t yet posted a great gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe. I knew I had to remedy that! 

Lately, I’ve had more events to attend where I need to bring along a dessert with many servings. I thought I’d make these cookies 2-bite sized so there’s plenty for everyone to share. 

My husband brought a container full of these cookies into his office, since we had so many. A co-worker of his, that I’ve never met, sent him an email and asked him to forward it to me.

She said, “I just wanted to tell you that these are the best cookies I think I have ever eaten! They make my taste buds SING! Thank you so much for sharing with us.”  If that isn’t a ringing endorsement from a gluten-eater, I don’t know what is! It made me heart happy! I want gluten eaters to love my cookies!

One batch of this dough made 7 dozen little cookies, each about 2 bites! It’s definitely nice to have multiple cookie sheets so you can have one pan ready to go in the oven right when another pan comes out. I use parchment paper on my cookie sheets, so after the cookies cool for about 2-3 minutes on the sheet, I just slide the whole sheet of parchment with cookies onto a cooling rack. Grab a new sheet of parchment, and scoop the next batch up. Parchment paper is so cheap, and this makes for easy clean-up, no burned crumbs on the pan as you reuse it, and helps prevent burned cookie bottoms too.

I used my smallest cookie scoop to scoop these up. It’s a number 60 scoop, or just called a “small cookie scoop”. 

Since I was making small, two-bite cookies, I didn’t want to use big chocolate chunks in these. Instead I opted for semi-sweet mini-chips. Anytime I want mini chips, my go-to is Enjoy Life semi-sweet mini chips. They’re 1) delicious, 2) good and chocolatey, 3) certified gluten-free, and 4) dairy-free too! 

I used to only buy these online from Amazon or direct from Enjoy Life. But now, more and more stores in my area are carrying these, so I can just add them to my cart while shopping locally. If you aren’t sure where to find them in your area, be sure to check the store locator on the product page here. 

I gave a range for the amount of chocolate chips in this recipe. If you want yours extra chocolatey, use the full 1 1/2 cups. If you want your cookie more focused on oatmeal, then use 1 cup.

If you want your cookies to look like mine do in the photo, keep some aside to sprinkle on the hot cookies right when you take them out of the oven!

Notes on ingredients for these gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies:

• Flour: Use your favorite, quality gluten-free flour blend. I always recommend avoiding flour blends with bean flours. Many blends will work successfully in this recipe. If your flour blend contains a binder like xanthan gum or guar gum already, then omit the additional xanthan gum called for in my recipe.
• Butter Alternative: I used a stick butter alternative called Melt, but you should be able to use others like Earth Balance, or coconut oil. 
• Oats: Be sure to use only certified gluten-free oats. You want to use old-fashioned or rolled oats that are certified gluten-free. I use GF Harvest or Gluten-free Prairie oats every time. 

This recipe doesn’t use an entire bag of Enjoy Life semisweet mini chips. Of course, I’ve got ideas for the rest of those mini chocolate chips! You can hide them in your secret chocolate stash. You can use them in these gluten-free chocolate chip scones from my friend Cindy that look perfect for having with a cup of coffee! Or along the lines of these small cookies I made, you can make even smaller cookies – this gluten-free vegan cookie crunch cereal! So cute!

You can also use the mini chips and the oats in these gluten-free banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I’ve made them several times now and they’re always a hit. 

I hope you enjoy these as much as we did! My boys just polished off the last of them in their lunches today!

Gluten-free Dairy-free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe:

Yield: 7 dozen

Gluten-free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (dairy-free)

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Everyone loved these gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, so it is a good thing it makes a large batch of 7 dozen cookies, so there are plenty for everyone to grab and go with!

Prep Time 40 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour blend
• 1/2 tsp xanthan gum*
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup non-dairy butter alternative, room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups certified gluten-free old-fashioned oats
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate mini chips

Instructions

1. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, xanthan gum (if needed), baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat together the non-dairy butter alternative and the brown sugar on medium speed until light in color and well-mixed, about 3 minutes.
4. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, on medium speed until mixed.
5. Add the pure vanilla extract and beat just until mixed.
6. With mixer on low speed, add half of the flour mixture. Once mixed in, add the other half. Mix just until combined.
7. Add the oats, and mix on low until combined, or stir in by hand.
8. Stir in the semi-sweet chocolate mini chips.
9. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes, or up to 2 days. Remove from fridge, and scoop using a small #60 cookie scoop, scoop balls of dough and place 2 inches apart on your parchment lined cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes or until lightly browned. If you'd like them to be crispier, bake a few minutes longer.

Notes

If your flour blend contains xanthan gum or guar gum already, omit the xanthan gum called for in this recipe.

See blog post for questions about products or substitutions.

Be sure to use certified gluten-free oats -either old fashioned or rolled.

You can use 1 cup of mini chocolate chips or up to 1 1/2 cups if you want yours extra chocolatey. You can also save some for sprinkling on top of the cookies after baking if you want them to look like mine do in the photos.

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