They are buttery, have crispy chewy golden edges and a soft gooey middle. They are vitamix applesauce and easy to make.
The oat flour adds a subtle oatmeal flavor. They are nut free and made without almond flour or coconut flour. The melted dark chocolate chips are crave worthy! This recipe is gluten free and nut free. Substitutions Room temperature butter is key in yielding a buttery flavor. Leave butter out on countertop 1 to 2 hours before baking to naturally soften it. If you forget this step, microwave butter for 7 seconds to slightly soften it.
Softened butter creams well with the brown sugar. Light brown sugar adds the perfect amount of sweetness. If desired, coconut sugar can be substituted. The egg helps bind the cookie dough together. 4 cup more of oat flour to offset the moisture.
Vanilla extract adds the classic cookie flavor. Oat flour is made from ground up oats. I highly suggest buying oat flour rather than making it. How to Make Oat Flour Oat flour can be made at home! One cup of oats yields just slightly less than 1 cup of flour.
For this recipe, blend just over 2 cups of oats into oat flour before measuring and using. Homemade Oat Flour Versus Store Bought As mentioned above, oat flour can be bought or made. I did not have success with making homemade oat flour. After blending the oats in my Vitamix for 5 minutes, it still wasn’t perfectly powdery or uniform. I made this same recipe with homemade oat flour and it required almost 3 full cups of homemade oat flour to bake.
The first batch with only 2 cups of homemade oat flour turned into pancakes in the oven! For more helpful tips and tricks, check out this Guide to Gluten Free Flours and Gluten Free Baking. For this reason, I highly recommend buying oat flour. It is sold in most grocery stores in the baking aisle. I bought Gold Medal Oat Flour and was very pleased with it! How to Make Step 1 To begin, add room temperature butter and brown sugar to a stand mixer. Beat for 2 minutes or until no clumps of butter remain.
Step 3 Add oat flour and baking soda to bowl. Step 4 Fold in dark chocolate chips. Then, place mixing bowl in fridge to chill for 30 minutes. Step 5 After 30 minutes, preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Step 6 Use a cookie scoop to scoop 1 inch round balls of dough onto lined pan.
Place each ball of dough at least 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. Step 8 Finally, remove from oven. Tricks Use room temperature butter for best results. It creams nicely with the brown sugar. Store bought oat flour is much easier to use than homemade oat flour. Chill dough at least 30 minutes, up to overnight. For the photos in this blog post, the dough chilled for 30 minutes.
They are fragile and soft after baking. If you have leftover oat flour, make this Oat Flour Banana Bread! Frequently Asked Questions How do I substitute oat flour for all purpose flour? Oat flour is slightly lighter than all purpose flour.
So, more oat flour is needed than all purpose flour. Buy gluten free oats for gluten free. Do I have to chill the dough? Yes, chilling the dough is necessary.
Is oat flour good for baking? Oat flour is great for baking. They are easy to make and have the best texture. Add egg and vanilla extract to bowl. Then, add oat flour and baking soda to bowl. Place mixing bowl in fridge to chill for 30 minutes.