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.”
That butter on top looks like heaven.
That looks delicious! The best part is that since they’re oatmeal muffins, it’s perfectly acceptable to eat 4 for breakfast. ;-)
Why yes, yes it is!
Oh yum! I love making a batch of muffins for breakfast! :)
Yum, those look delicious!! Especially that pat of butter sitting on top!
I am an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie fanatic! I made my big oatmeal chocolate chip cookies almost once a month. So a muffin version sounds amazing!!!!!!!!
Mother Lovett has her gameface on with this recipe!
I make vegan oatmeal muffins..basically combine oats and sugar + banana in place of everything non-vegan, and call it a day. Yours look way prettier though, as per usual :)
I love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies so this looks amazing! I’d top these with a glaze or maybe a bit of cream cheese icing (and pretend they are cupcakes).
Now that’s my kinda oatmeal for breakfast!
Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are one of my favorites…this is definitely going on my “to make” this – wwwwwith the dab of butter, of course!
I would have eaten those out of the trash if you decided to throw away your crumbled up muffins that you found in your purse. And then I would have to hate on you because my gluten hating body would kill me (okay not really). But for real – awesome.
And I love how you said that butter won’t kill you.
I don’t think there’s any way that those muffins would have been forgotten about in my purse! If there’s chocolate in my purse, in any form, I will remember it’s there…and guard it with my life ;)
I was honestly shocked I forget about them.
I will eat anything that tastes like a cookie :)
Looks amazing!
oh Lord what is wrong with me…i teared up when i saw that butter on top of the muffin!
I’m a huge fan of dessert-inspired breakfasts, so of course these cookie muffins MUST be made soon.
That’s the way to eat oatmeal! Yum!
You had me at cookie muffins.
These look awesome! I agree with you on the shriveled fruit and chocolate. Chocolate is superior any day! :)
just when I thought I knew what I was making for breakfast this morning, I wake up and see this. You’re killing me over here!! I am making these right now.
Let me know how they turn out!
They were amazing!!! I made little mini muffins and did half with blueberries and half with chocolate chips. They turned out perfect!!
So glad!!
What gorgeous texture! These look awesome.
I’m amazed that you were able to forget two of those beauties in your purse! I can’t really keep snacks in my bag because I tend to eat them just because they’re there. It’s an issue.
Gah we love the warm muffin butter idea…! Can we just start putting pats of butter on everything?!
I’m down.
Hearty and delicious.. awesomeness!
Those sound awesome!! I like raisins, I’ll try with them :)
I love oatmeal muffins! These look perfect for breakfast or snack…with coffee!
I’m such a sucker for muffins. They’re so cute!
Wow! Only 1/4 cup of butter and 1/3 cup of sugar? Can do! Especially if they taste like cookies. (:
Cookies for breakfast? I can definitely get behind that!
YUM! I can’t to try these! Oh- and you crack me up, too!
your posts do not help my “fit into wedding dress” diet, haha!
Ah…. sorry? Sort of?
Great minds think alike – I’ve had chocolate chip cookie muffins on my list of things to make for some time now! Not upset you beat me to it – these look scrumptious :)
Tasty treats don’t go bad – I would have eaten my purse muffins as well :) Can’t wait to make them myself!
Muffins are best with a little butter, ESPECIALLY blueberry muffins. You just can’t beat it.
Agreed, blueberry muffins with butter are unreal.
“I instead choose chocolate.” And you have chosen wisely.
Though, I might go for ganache instead of butter on top of these. They’re muffins, so I could still eat it for breakfast.
yet another bookmark acquired. I so am making these asap! and some other kind of banana muffin. need. now.
I’m replying to myself. Also, goo choice on the no raisins. I ABHOR raisins. blech. they make me sick
I hear ya!
Do you think I could use whole wheat flour if I don’t have the pastry flour? or maybe do half whole wheat and half all purpose?
They sound sooo good!!
If you use all whole wheat, the muffins will probably be more grainy and dry – so it’s up to you. A mix of half and half may be better!
Thank you!!
Hey! I used regular ol’ whole wheat flour (home-milled, so I don’t know if that differs from the kind bought at a store), and sifted it before mixing it in. It ended up being uber moist.
Great idea!
Those muffins look awesome – whole wheat flour, only 1/3 c brown sugar and 1/4 c. butter…why it’s practically a healthfood if you ask me :-) My all-time favourite cookie is oatmeal chocolate chip so I will definitely be making these! I have found and eaten smushed baked goods in my purse before too – can’t let good food go to waste!!
My thoughts exactly! :)
I love, love sweet muffins–especially ones with big tops that I can nibble off! Looks delicious.
I wish I had two smashed muffins in my purse!
Good call on the butter — to be honest some foods just NEED butter on top!
My husband loves oatmeal chocolate chip cookies but not so much muffins. I’m going to make these today and see what he thinks. I know they’ll disappear regardless with kids and grandkids in and out.
Let me know how they are!
They were a hit!!! He thought they tasted just like the cookies!! My 4 year old granddaughter helped me make them and when we ate them she said they were magic. I asked her why they were magic and she said because the chocolate chips turned into chocolate!! She’s off to a great start!!!
Oh I just love her! So glad they were a hit.
First of all, I am just “not down with shriveled fruit in my baked goods” either. Ha and amen! Well, except for White Chocolate Oatmeal Cranberry cookies. But only those. Definitely not raisins.
And I thiiink I’m about to go make these muffins, like, RIGHT NOW. I was wondering what to eat for breakfast!
Yes… I can do cherries and sometimes cranberries. But no raisins!
I’ll bet that some crumbled cinnamon-sugared bacon would go well in these!
I bet you’re right!
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these look great! All too often, I too, find smashed baked goods at the bottom of my purse. And I eat them anyway.
Cut the tops off and make a creamcheese frosting, and you’ve got one heck of a Whoopie Pie.
Now we’re talking!
I love the textures that encompass the muffin! Mmm!
Mmm, oatmeal cookies are amongst my favorites, so I can only imagine oatmeal muffins would top the list too!
Making these today FOR SURE =]
These sound so good. I love oatmeal cookies, but I kind of overdid it with them a few years ago. I think muffins would be a nice change of pace.
Thank you! I am making these tonight for my in-laws who are coming over tomorrow! Only, I don’t have chocolate chips, so I’ll be using dried cranberries :) Hope that will work.. :)
YUMM! looks delicious!