These vegan tahini oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are loaded with oats and chocolate, but are refined sugar free and easily gluten free!
These vegan tahini oatmeal cookies are one of the first recipes I created for the blog years ago. Though I have updated the photos a few times, the recipe has remained the same because it's just that good!
I love that these cookies are made with wholesome ingredients, so they're refined sugar free, vegan, dairy free, and gluten free, but are truly the BEST oatmeal cookies I've ever had. They honestly taste like a healthy version of the quaker oats granola bars in the form of a warm cookie!
For more cookie recipes, try Birthday Cake Cookies, Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms, Soft & Thick Monster Cookies, and Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies.
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Why you'll love these vegan tahini oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
- Classic Chewy Oatmeal Cookie Texture: Just like all good homemade oatmeal cookies should be, these cookies bake up with the best chewy texture.
- Naturally Vegan & Gluten Free: Made with a flax egg and gluten free oats, these cookies are naturally vegan and gluten free!
- Wholesome Ingredients: These cookies are made with wholesome ingredients, so they're perfect for when you're craving something sweet, but want something on the healthier side!
Ingredient Notes
Ingredient quantities are listed in the recipe card below. Here you'll find notes on why I chose certain ingredients, as well as ingredient substitutions.
- Rolled Oats: You'll need one cup of rolled oats and one cup of oat flour. To make oat flour, grind up the oats in blender. You could also buy oat flour at the store. I would not recommend using quick oats - rolled oats give these cookies the perfect structure and texture that you're looking for in traditional oatmeal cookies.
- Baking Soda: Do not confuse this with baking powder and make sure that it is fresh by testing a little bit in some vinegar!
- Coconut Sugar: This is one of my favorite non-refined sugars! It tends to clump together, so I like to pulse it in the blender for a few seconds, but this is optional.
- Coconut Oil: I recommend using a non-refined coconut oil. This type does taste like coconut, but I promise these cookies do not have any hint of a coconut taste.
- Tahini: Use an all natural drippy tahini for best results. Look for a brand that lists only raw sesame seeds in the ingredients. Any additives can alter the outcome of this recipe.
- Flax Egg: To make a flax egg, mix one tablespoon of flaxseed meal plus three tablespoons of water.
- Vanilla: Use one teaspoon to add a little depth of flavor!
- Chocolate Chips: I used semisweet chocolate chips, but use what you have on hand! Any type of chocolate would be so good in these!
Kitchen Equipment
Step by Step Instructions
STEP 1: Combine dry ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the oat flour, rolled oats, baking soda, and salt.
STEP 2: Whisk wet ingredients. In a bigger bowl, whisk together the coconut sugar, melted coconut oil, tahini, flax egg, and vanilla.
STEP 3: Fold in dry ingredients & chocolate chips. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Then, fold in the chocolate chips.
STEP 4: Bake. Scoop two tablespoon sized balls and place two inches apart on the baking sheet. Flatten each ball of dough out slightly and top with additional chocolate chips, if desired. Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes. Top with flaky sea salt and enjoy!
Expert Baking Tips
- Use a cookie scoop. Use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the cookie dough into equally sized cookies!
- Scoot the cookies. Immediately after the cookies come out of the oven, use a large round cookie cutter or glass to scoot the edges and form a perfectly round cookie.
FAQ
The best vegan egg substitute for cookies is a flax egg. It's made out of one tablespoon of ground flaxseed and three tablespoons of water. When they are mixed together and sit for a few minutes, they create a gelatinous texture, which is perfect for binding all of the ingredients together and standing in the place of an egg.
Yes, if you do not have coconut sugar on hand, you can use an equal amount of brown sugar.
Use gluten free rolled oats and oat flour!
Grind rolled oats in a blender until they're fine crumbs, then sift into a bowl. Weigh out the sifted oat flour to make these cookies.
Storage Tips
These cookies stay soft for 1 week in an airtight container stored at room temperature. You can also freeze them for up to three months.
Baking in Grams
All of the recipes on this blog are carefully developed with gram measurements so you can easily recreate them in your own kitchen with success. Volume measurements are extremely inaccurate and leave room for significant errors. Not all measuring cups are made equally, so your one cup of flour will be different from my one cup of flour. By providing precise measurements in grams (aside from minor ingredients, which are given in tsp/tbsp), you can make these recipes accurately and with less cleanup! All you need is this kitchen scale.
If this still isn't enough to convince you, I have provided volume measurements in the recipe card. If you are interested in understanding the conversions, this is the best conversion chart.
But trust me, once you try baking in grams you'll never turn back!
Happy baking! x
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Vegan Tahini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 38 minutes
- Yield: 15 Cookies 1x
- Category: cookies
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
These vegan tahini oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are loaded with oats and chocolate, but are refined sugar free and easily gluten free!
Ingredients
- 92g (1 cup) oat flour
- 100g (1 cup) rolled oats
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 80g (½ cup) coconut sugar
- 56g (¼ cup) coconut oil, melted
- 64g (¼ cup) tahini
- 1 flax egg, 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal + 3 tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 100g (3.5 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- To make the flax egg, combine one tablespoon flaxseed meal and 3 tablespoons water, and allow to sit until ready to use.
- In a small bowl, combine the oat flour, rolled oats, baking soda, and salt.
- In a bigger bowl, whisk together the coconut sugar, melted coconut oil, tahini, flax egg, and vanilla.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Then, fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop two tablespoon sized balls and place two inches apart on the baking sheet. Flatten each ball of dough out slightly and top with additional chocolate chips, if desired.
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes. Top with flaky sea salt and enjoy!
Notes
- Use a cookie scoop. Use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the cookie dough into equally sized cookies!
- Scoot the cookies. Immediately after the cookies come out of the oven, use a large round cookie cutter or glass to scoot the edges and form a perfectly round cookie.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 228
- Sugar: 16.1 g
- Sodium: 160.8 mg
- Fat: 10.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 28.9 g
- Protein: 3.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: vegan oatmeal cookies, vegan tahini cookies, tahini oatmeal cookies, vegan tahini chocolate chip cookies, healthy tahini cookies
Nicole says
I didn't have coconut sugar or coconut oil so I used vegan butter and light brown sugar instead and they came out perfectly!!! Will definitely be making again 🙂
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Jessica says
Doubled the recipe and they came out perfectly! Will definitely be making these all the time 🙂
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Lauren says
These cookies are seriously NEXT LEVEL. I’m so obsessed with them and honestly prefer them over regular chocolate chip cookies and regular oatmeal cookies. As vegan blogger myself, kinda pissed I didn’t think of these first LOL
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Larkin says
Amazing! Really appreciate that they're vegan! Love a baked good that's good for you and good for the environment!! Please send out some more vegan recipes! 🙂
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