Chewy coconut oatmeal cookies are the ultimate five-ingredient cookie, irresistible to any coconut lover, grab a mixing bowl and get started.
Did I mention that oatmeal coconut cookies are gluten and dairy free? This is an oatmeal cookie recipe without flour or dairy.
Oatmeal Coconut Cookies
These cookies are so chewy, so irresistible, I actually burned my mouth eating a second cookie while they were still piping hot from the oven.
If you have a coconut lover in your life, you need these coconut lover’s cookies. This is the chewiest, most coconut filled cookie I have ever tasted.
With just a handful of ingredients, a bowl, and a spoon, you can stir these coconut oatmeal cookies together in about three minutes. They are beyond easy to make!
The only ingredients that you’ll need are:
- coconut oil
- light brown sugar
- egg
- old fashioned oats
- sweetened coconut flakes
If you truly love coconut, if you would happily eat shredded coconut by the spoonful, if you think there is no such thing as too much coconut, you’ll probably love these as much as I do.
True confession: I wound up eating these cookies for my lunch, dinner, and breakfast the following morning.
While I enjoy most desserts, my sweet tooth is usually pretty easily satisfied with just a couple of cookies. The oatmeal coconut cookies were so good that I found them completely irresistible.
Coconut Oil Oatmeal Cookies
I’ve made lots of coconut treats that use sweetened coconut flakes in the dough. Toffee Coconut Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies combine some of my favorite things into one delicious cookie and I’ll never turn down Coconut Scone Cookies for breakfast.
For these cookies, I got even more coconut flavor into the cookies by using melted coconut oil in the dough.
Coconut oil acts very similarly to butter when baked resulting in a flaky, moist cookie. It also makes this recipe completely dairy free.
I love baking for people and knowing that I can share these favorite cookies with both my dairy free friends and wheat free friends is delightful! That said, most people would never guess these cookies don’t have any butter in them.
Gluten Free Coconut Cookies
Did I mention that Oatmeal Coconut Cookies are also gluten free? This is an oatmeal cookie recipe without flour.
Rolled oats are combined with the coconut, coconut oil, brown sugar, and eggs to make the dough.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a loose cookie “dough,” as you can see in the video. You’ll need to press the cookies together with your hands after scooping them onto the cookie sheet.
Oatmeal Cookie Recipes
A chewy oatmeal cookie is always welcome on my snack plate. From classic Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies to Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies and Cranberry Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies, I love them all.
Oatmeal cookies have inspired plenty of other meals, snacks and treats that my family enjoys too.
If you haven’t tried my Chewy Raisin Baked Oatmeal Cups for breakfast, add it to your list, along with Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream.
If you love the combination of coconut flakes and oatmeal in these Coconut Lover’s Oatmeal Cookies, you’ll also enjoy these Coconut Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bites that I shared a while back. They’re delightfully bite sized treats packet with coconut flavor.
Give our Pineapple and Coconut Baked Oatmeal recipe a try to add a tropical twist to your next breakfast! I’ve also been eyeing the recipe for Coconut Baked French Toast with Oatmeal Crumble I found over on Foodie Crush. Doesn’t that sound incredible?
Oatmeal Cookies with Coconut
I cannot wait for my fellow coconut fans to give this recipe a go. You’ll be amazed by how few ingredients it takes to create a cookie that satisfies all your coconut cravings.
Be sure to let these cookies cool at least 5 or 10 minutes before taking a bite! The incredible smell of these treats as I pulled them from the oven got the best of me and I wound up burning my mouth because I just couldn’t wait. Learn from my impatience!
Everything about these oatmeal coconut cookies is delicious. Slightly crisp on the outside with plenty of coconut flavor and brown sugar sweetness, these are oatmeal cookies I’ll be making again and again for years to come.
Kitchen Tip: I use these bowls, this scoop, this spatula, and this baking sheet to make this recipe.
If you’re as big a fan of the oatmeal + coconut combination as we are, you’ll want to check out the recipes too!
Juicy bites of pineapple, mixed with chewy oats and sweet coconut to give this Pineapple Baked Oatmeal a fun tropical twist.
Coconut Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies have the crisp edges and soft centers that everyone craves. They are loaded with coconut and cranberries and they have been a hit with everyone who tries them.
Chewy bites of oatmeal cookie dough are filled with coconut, tart dried apple bits, and cranberries to create the Coconut Oatmeal Edible Cookie Dough that’s a total win with my family.
For more coconut deliciousness, you’ll want to try my grandmother’s Coconut Bars are a childhood favorite that I still dearly love today. And this Coconut Pound Cake is so good that I often serve and eat it without any glaze at all.
The Coconut Meyer Lemon Meringue Cake by Comfortably Domestic puts a coconut spin on the classic lemon meringue dessert. This Coconut Rice Pudding by The Noshery is a must-try for all of you rice pudding fans out there. And these Coconut Cream Cheesecake Bars by Love from the Oven are yet another option to try.
oh! Last but not least, Coconut Scone Cookies? You need to try them too!
Can you tell that I really, really, unabashedly LOVE coconut?
Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup melted or very soft coconut oil
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1½ cups sweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Stir together the coconut oil, sugar, and egg until smooth. Add the oats and stir until well combined. Stir in the coconut.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon portions onto a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet. Press the cookies together with your hands, as needed.
- Bake for 12 minutes and then let cool at least 5, preferably 10 minutes, before removing to a wire rack or plate. Store in an airtight container. Enjoy!
Notes
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{originally published 5/26/14 – recipe notes and photos updated 12/22/22}
Amy says
These cookies are amazing! I had to add an extra egg since my dough wasn’t holding together, probably because my oats and coconut were packed pretty good in the measure cup, and a bit rounded. They really don’t need a thing, but I bet toasted chopped almonds would be yummy in these little gems. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe! Every time I cook with coconut oil, I smear it all over my hands like lotion, it makes them so silky soft.
Samantha says
I found your website while looking for things to do with Coconut and I have made these coconut cookies 3 times in the last month they are fabulous!
Thank you!!
Tammy says
I have made these sooooo many times, I feel like I must come back and give you a virtual high five! These are the freaking bomb!
Since learning about my gluten allergy, I have yet to find a sweet treat that everyone loves around here. I get the dramatic sigh, followed by an exaggerated “ugh” when my son hears something is Gluten Free.
…..not any more!!!!
I use GF oats and not a soul knows the difference. I now keep these ingredients in my pantry so that I can quickly whip up these amazing little bits of heaven. My husband calls them coconut crack cookies because they are so addicting.
I hang my head in shame thinking about the first time I made these. I doubted you (the horror) and added a little milk and an extra egg, desperate to get the dough more, well, dough-like, but I now know the fault in my ways.
These crumbly little mounds make the most divine cookies! Trust the recipe folks! It WILL ACTUALLY work! I promise 😉
*I use my small Pampered Chef cookie scoop and get 52 cookies every single time. (As long as I can keep my 21 year old son out of the dough)
Thanks for a fantastic, out of this world, slap your mama, kind of recipe! ✋🏻
Sally says
Omg these are to die for thank you so much for posting! Most oatmeal cookie recipes call for so much butter,sugar and flour these in my opinion are so much tastier and way healthier. The batch was gone in one evening at my house!
Jill says
I like these cookies a lot, especially for a gluten free option. But I think they lack a depth of flavor outside of sweet. I will add vanilla and cinnamon next time just to make them more interesting. But thanks for the great recipe.
Rhonda O'Connell says
Would butter work in place of the oil?
Dominic says
Yes.
Rhonda O'Connell says
Wonderful flavor , had a heck of a time with binding them even after they baked ,would try again after thinking of a different ingrediant to use that would st them better
Judy says
This is a good recipe, however You can tweak it a bit, increase coconut to 2 cups, add 1/2 cup raisins. If you are using small eggs you need 3.
Sil says
Can U tell me how to make bar cookies from this coconut Oatmeal recipe?
It sounds so good but I hate making cookies. Thanks so much.
Dominic says
They melted all over the place. Could you please tell me why this happened? Thanks
Barb McCravey says
would love to try new recipes
Lala says
My family and co workers are crazy bout them!! (and a couple of them are anti-coconut people) These are beyond cookies, these are energy bars! Thanks for sharing the recipe
Mara says
Just made these! I added some lemon zest, cinnamon and vanilla for extra favor, and I have to say. WOW. These turned out delicious. Thanks so much for the recipe!