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August 29, 2021

Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies with Hazelnuts

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Last Updated on September 26, 2021

Skip straight to my recipe for chocolate chip oat cookies with nuts

I’m working on the perfect oat cookie recipe.  You know, the one that has chocolate, nuts, a good chewy texture and a lovely buttery taste.  And no calories.  That’s what matters of course…

Oat cookies with chocolate chips and hazelnuts

Now, while we all know that’s not a realistic proposition, it is not that difficult to reduce the calories in a cookie and gradually eat less sugar.  This chocolate chip oat cookie uses chopped hazelnuts for a filling and healthy alternative to some of the chocolate.  It substitutes honey for golden syrup and reduces the amount of refined sugar.  So, the end result is better for you if not significantly lower in calories.

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Like most people in the UK when I bake any recipe, I use scales and I’ve been sent a really special set of scales to try.  These are battery-free digital scales that are powered by kinetic energy.  They are small, light and would be perfect as a present for someone going back to college or living in a flatshare.  To get them to work, you simply power up by using the moveable arm as a lever.

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I start my cookies by weighing out the butter, sugar and honey.  Then, I melt the mixture in the microwave, using one-minute bursts at half power and stirring in between until the butter was liquid.  You could use a small pan on the hob if you prefer.

ingredients oat cookies ready

Next, mix the oats, flour and bicarbonate of soda together with the chocolate chips and hazelnuts in a large bowl.

oat cookies mix

Then, with a well in the middle of the dry ingredients, all you have to do is pour in the cooled melted, sweetened butter and mixed with a large fork.

oat cookie mix ready

I form the cookies using two dessertspoons to make very rough quenelles – egg-shaped blobs, which I put onto a silicone baking sheet and then popped into the oven at 175C (fan oven).  You could use your hands and make small balls of the mix if you prefer.

oat cookies chocolate and hazelnuts

These oat cookies take about 12 minutes to cook and will spread out in the oven.  Once you take the tray out, you need to leave the cookies to cool in the tray for at least 5 minutes because they will still be very soft and crumbly.  After about 5 minutes carefully lift the cookies out and pop them onto a cooling tray.

Hazelnuts are high in protein (15g per 100g of nuts), iron, vitamin B6 and magnesium.  Oatmeal is also good for you – the soluble fibre helps to reduce LDL cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of heart disease.

ingredients for oat cookies

Chocolate, of course, we know is good for you.  Well, good quality dark chocolate is rich in fibre and in minerals including iron, magnesium, copper, manganese.  And, it has a wide variety of antioxidants.  I use Callebaut 70% chocolate chips for this recipe…

So, these are healthy cookies.  Just remember that when you reach for yet another!

Healthy Oat cookies

Meanwhile, if you’d like to try for yourself at home, here’s a printable recipe

Oat chocolate chip cookies
Print Recipe
5 from 8 votes

chocolate chip oat cookies

healthy low sugar chocolate chip oat cookies with hazelnuts
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time12 minutes mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: British
Keyword: butter,, Chocolate, hazelnut, oats
Servings: 20 biscuits
Calories: 135kcal
Author: Fiona

Ingredients

  • 125 g salted butter
  • 125 g oats
  • 80 g caster sugar
  • 50 ml honey
  • 125 g self-raising flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 50 g dark chocolate chips
  • 25 g hazelnuts chopped

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 175C (fan) or 180C (regular)
  • Put the honey, butter and sugar into a small microwavable bowl
  • Heat the mixture in the microwave on low for 1 minute bursts, stirring in between.
  • Once the butter is melted, put to one side.
  • Mix together the remaining ingredients in a large bowl
  • Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the sweetened melted butter
  • Mix well together with a fork
  • Line one or two baking trays with silicone
  • Put dessert spoon sized balls at regular intervals on the trays and flatten slightly with the bowl of the spoon
  • Put in the oven and cook for 12 minutes or so until the cookies have started to turn golden at the edges
  • Take out of the oven and leave to cool in the tray for at least 5 minutes, before transferring to a cooling rack
  • Store in an airtight tin once completely cool

Nutrition

Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 157IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg

Check out these other cookie and biscuit recipes – ginger chocolate chip cookies and almond shortbread

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About Fiona

Home cook, recipe writer, food and wine lover and traveller, Fiona is trying to move to a flexitarian diet where she eats less meat and more plant-based foods. Sharing her journey on The Frugal Flexitarian, she offers dishes inspired by her childhood and travels

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Comments

  1. Fiona says

    August 29, 2021 at 9:24 pm

    5 stars
    delicious and nearly healthy! The perfect treat

    Reply
  2. Cosette says

    August 30, 2021 at 10:23 am

    A nearly healthy cookie, with chocolate! I simply have to try this cookie. It sounds delicious.

    Reply
  3. Lillie says

    August 30, 2021 at 11:07 pm

    5 stars
    I love the heartiness — and I dare say healthiness — that the oats lend to these cookies! Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are my #1 favorite dessert.

    Reply
    • Fiona says

      September 3, 2021 at 7:26 am

      5 stars
      Oats ARE healthy – I think they are particularly good if you have high cholesterol!

      Reply
  4. Jeff Albom says

    August 30, 2021 at 11:49 pm

    5 stars
    Yes, I think you have perfected the recipe. I did make some a bit bigger and they were perfect too.

    Reply
  5. Soheila Hakimi says

    September 1, 2021 at 1:41 am

    5 stars
    not only does this recipe look so good but that ‘battery free’ scale – i need one! Hook us up with a link please!

    Reply
    • Fiona says

      September 3, 2021 at 7:27 am

      5 stars
      There’s a link right at the bottom – I’ll update it with more stockists when I find them!

      Reply
  6. Biana says

    September 4, 2021 at 10:55 pm

    5 stars
    I love the oatmeal cookies, and the chocolate chip variety is definitely the best one! Your cookies look delicious.

    Reply
  7. Claire Driver says

    September 9, 2021 at 6:08 pm

    I love baking and would use dairy free alternatives in this recipe

    Reply
    • Fiona says

      September 11, 2021 at 10:42 am

      5 stars
      It would be easy to do I think – substitute coconut oil for the butter perhaps? Or use a dairy free spread

      Reply
  8. Claire Hamilton says

    September 14, 2021 at 5:34 pm

    These look delicious and I love anything with nuts in it.

    Reply

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