Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffins.
Remember the days when I used to have an outrageous muffin obsession?
I took a brief hiatus from muffin making, which I thought would help my creativity and my waistline.
Instead, I baked things even more sinful and more addicting. Creative… maybe. Helpful to the waistline? Ummm… how about no.
Needless to say, muffins came back with a vengeance.
I am not joking when I tell you that these muffins taste like oatmeal cookies. Â No lie. You can even go as far to add raisins, but I’m just not down with shriveled fruit in my baked goods. Instead I choose chocolate.
If I think these taste like cookies, I can almost guarantee that you will. Healthy muffins that taste like treats!
Remember me? I try my best to not consume green things unless we’re talking about apple flavored Jolly Ranchers or dyed adult beverages in Pittsburgh on St. Patrick’s Day.
Yes, they have a little butter. Yes, butter makes the world go ’round. Yes, they taste delicious. No, you should not sub anything else for the butter. A quarter cup of butter spread throughout 12 muffins won’t hurt you. In fact, it will probably complete you.
So said Mother Lovett.
You can only make these on one condition: promise you will serve them warm with a dab of butter on top.
I proudly practiced portion control with the muffins, packing up two in my purse each day to snack on if needed.
That was last week. Yesterday I found two muffins that were smashed to high heavens.
I ate them anyway.
They were good.
I am weird. And usually hungry.
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffins
makes 12 muffins
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose)
1 cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup milk (any kind will do)
1 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350.
Add oats to a bowl and add 1/2 cup of milk. Let soak for 5-10 minutes, while you prepare the first few steps of the muffins.
In a large bowl, combine egg and brown sugar and whisk until smooth and caramel in color. Add in vanilla and butter, whisking well. Try to smooth the batter as much as possible – there still may be some small butter chunks. Add flour, oat mixture, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and mix. Add remaining milk and combine until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips.
Line a muffin tin with lines and pour about 1/4 cup batter into each line. Sprinkle the tops with raw turbinado sugar. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until cooked through. Serve with butter!
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I could only be so lucky to find two smashed muffins in my purse today.
252 Comments on “Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Muffins.”
Alright, here’s my next project!!! :-)
This seems like a perfectly okay breakfast to me :) I would consider it toast!
YUM! I will for sure be making muffins tonight! And I agree butter makes everything better!:D
I love anything oat. Enough said.
these look to die for, so comforting I love the combination of oats and cinnamon in anything! Oh and I agree with you on the butter, its a must on warm muffins!
you inspired me to make these this morning, and they are delicious! My H gives them his approval :)
muffins absolutely need butter. and are always better warmed. so if you find some smashed bits in your purse give the crumbs a toast:)
Oh gosh these look amazinggg. I thought that butter was a glaze… I’m obsessed with glazes. I make them and lick half out of the bowl before they hit whatever I’m putting them on. haha
I am also obsessed with glazes!
I just found your blog a few days ago (and i love it!). I will be making these this weekend! nom.
Thanks Alana!
Butter does complete me. It is true.
Those look absolutely fantastic. I have a muffin obsession that’s been sitting dormant for awhile, waiting for me to play with butter and sugar and the like. I love the sound of these and am not a raisin fan so I appreciate your choice of chocolate instead. Maybe next time bacon too. ;-)
As usual you are killing me with the yummy looking posts… Found your blog about two months ago and my boyfriend thanks you… :)
These would look spectacular in my kitchen…right next to a steaming cup of coffee.
I’m totally making these asap! Oatmeal chocolate chip is my favorite cookie. I could really get into this :) And I have that same large container of spinach in my fridge, so I’m curious to see what you make with it. I’m thinking spinach pesto maybe? Green monsters…definitely.
I LOVE the butter on top of this muffin! I’m going through a butter thing right now…Can’t get enough…especially on sweet potatoes, muffins, chocolate chip cookies…is that weird? Maybe…
Yum! An oatmeal chocolate chip cookie muffin! Delicious!!
Would these only work if you have oats? or is there anything I could sub it for. I dont have any.. and am too broke to go to the store.. until.. tomorrow.. and these must be made tonight! hahaha! Thanks!
Do you have all-purpose flour? I wouldn’t do them with just oats, but what if you ground 1 cup of oats in a food processor and used that as flour + the other cup of oats?
OH sorry. I meant to ask if I could make these without oats.. cause I dont have any? Is there something else I could sub it for. Sorry about that typo error! lol
You can just use flour in place of the oats, but it probably won’t be as chewy!
Muffins without butter are like pizzas without cheese. I cannot even imagine…
Hahah I love that comparison.
B is on a plane heading back from DC and would looove these muffins. I have everything on hand (YES!) and think I need to go whip up a batch right now! Thanks Jessica :)
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My kids would love these….as long as I leave the “oatmeal” word out. Thanks!
these look quite fantastic.
Just made these, but with craisins instead of chocolate chips….everyone in the house LOVED them!
Awesome!
These sound SO good. I am a huge fan of the oatmeal/chocolate chip combo. Yesssss. I’m having visitors soon…perfect excuse to give these a shot!
Can I just say you are a awesome!! I love your blog and your recipes are all uh-mazing! :)
Thank you!
Yum! Thats all i got is yum!! Oh..and i agree.. butter is a must!
“I am weird. And usually hungry.”….Ahhh….but we love you anyways!!!
Can you help me with one thing?? My boyfriend is coming home after a long time and i dont have a oven….and i wanna make him something chocolaty…Pls suggest!!!
What if you make truffles? You can probably melt what you need in the microwave. I don’t have a recipe for them but I know you can find a ton by googling!
Um I just stopped being allergic to gluten for these muffins! haha I wonder if I could make them with gluten free flour? Its worth a shot thats for sure. I’m now starving and I just ate breakfast…
I too, have a muffin obsession, and I am obsessed with these!!!
I can’t believe I haven’t eaten wheat in nearly 6 weeks…I haven’t missed it really…until this post! YUMMMMMMM
Is it wrong that I want to scrap my original dinner plans and just make these for dinner tonight? They look amazing!
I’ve taken a hiatus from muffin baking for too long, too! These look amazing.
I’m pretty sure I won’t make it through the weekend without making a batch of these!
The best of all worlds in these muffins!! Love ’em Jessica :)
Mmm, anything that isn’t cookies but tastes like them is gold in my book. :-)
There is nothing better than butter on a warm muffin. Next time you find a smashed one, stick it in a Priority Mail envelope and mail it to me. I promise I will give it a good home.
When I can’t think of anything else to make or blog about, it’s muffins or soup. Thank you for some new inspiration! Huge oatmeal lover here.
I made these earlier today and they were great. The batter was perfect. Not too sweet and the oats were delightful (and did I mention super easy to make). I think I’ll make these again with bananas or berries instead of chips. It’s a perfect base batter that lends itself to many combinations. Thanks for the recipe!
I made these with blueberries and used applesauce for the butter and they turned out yummy too…my healthy adverse boyfriend even liked them…
These look delicious!! Need to find a way to make then gluten-free!
Looks delicious. I make my kids morning breakfast w/ oatmeal, milk, butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and chocolate chips…it tastes like a cookie. They love it. Oh, I also sneak in some hemp seeds and flax meal but it’s so darn good they can’t tell. I’ll have to try your recipe for a breakfast on the go!
Sounds awesome. Two of my favorite cookies in muffin form. :)
I had never eaten a muffin with butter until I was in my 20s! I thought you were always supposed to eat them plain? Yeah, I’m a little behind….
Ohh the pat of butter takes that muffin over the top!! Cookies are my number one favorite food, so these muffins sound like just my type of thing!
Can I use quick oats, or only the old fashioned type? YUM! I can’t wait to make these over the weekend. I think I’m going to use both chocolate chips & craisins. :)
I think old fashioned are the best, but it will probably work with quick ones too!
I can tell that this one is a winnnnerrrrr!! and actually, 1/4C for that many is not bad at all! It’s like–less than a TBSP per muffin. :)
Cookies as MUFFINS!!! AND healthy too!!! These are AMAZING girl! :D
YUM! and healthy (ish? without the butter ;) hehe but who am I kidding, the butter probably MAKES the muffins!!!
Finally, someone who likes butter on their sweet things! I always put a healthy dab of butter on my pancakes, and I’ll definitely try making these muffins and putting butter on top!
I have come to replace all oil with applesauce, do you think you could get away with that for the butter?
I don’t really recommend substituting it but I’m sure it will be fine!
Ben’s diet is going to kill me.