20 Oatmeal Cookie Recipes That Outshine Chocolate Chip

Felicia Lim,Krista Marshall
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There are few things in life that cookies can't fix.

There are few things in life that cookies can't fix. There's just nothing better than the smell of freshly-baked cookies and while many have their opinions re: the best cookie flavors, everyone can usually agree upon one thing—there's no better way to celebrate an occasion than by baking a batch of glorious cookies and sharing them with friends and family.

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One of my absolute favorite types of cookies are oatmeal cookies—and with oats in the mix, you can make a wide variety of delicious cookies. You can make oatmeal cookies plain, with chocolate chips, with apples, or even eat them as ice cream sandwiches. However you like them, there's bound to be a recipe just for you in this mix of 20 amazing oatmeal cookie recipes. There's everything from Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookie Cups and Flourless Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies, to a Healthy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Skillet Cookie.

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Browse through these easy oatmeal cookie recipes, pick your favorites and skip the store-bought cookies in lieu of a batch of homemade ones next time.

20 Best Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

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Theresa Greco

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Jon Ashton

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Gina Homolka

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Rosie Daykin

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Theresa Graco

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David McLain

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Half Baked Harvest

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Running with Spoons

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Chelsea's Messy Apron

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Inquiring Chef

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Joy Food Sunshine

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Diethood

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Joy Food Sunshine

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Eat Little Bird

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The Recipe Critic

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Averie Cooks

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Cupcakes & Kale Chips

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Half Baked Harvest

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Half Baked Harvest

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Half Baked Harvest

<p>Krista Marshall</p>

Krista Marshall