Name: Low Sodium Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 40
Ingredients: 1 cup of melted coconut oil; 1 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1.5 cups old fashion oats; 1/2 tsp baking powder sodium free or 1 tsp baking soda; 2 cups chocolate chips or chunks

low sodium chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

These are the BEST low sodium cookies! I have a secret ingredient that actually wasn’t planned! It’s coconut oil! SO DELICIOUS!! This will become your go to recipe and you’ll in fact never hunt another cookie recipe to satisfy that sweet tooth! “Low Sodium Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies”

You will not be able to tell that these cookies have a low mg of sodium. A lot of sodium free cookies have unsalted butter in the recipe, instead of regular salted butter.

BUT, I replaced the butter for coconut oil! A couple of months ago I had to start a dairy free diet, but I wanted some cookies and my first batch was with butter.

Next time, I made these cookies with coconut oil and I could not believe the difference in taste! These cookies are so soft in the middle, but crispy on the outside! I’ll always make these cookies with coconut oil from now on! YUMMY!

ingredients for low sodium chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

So, I made these sodium free chocolate chip cookies and I was AMAZED how good these healthy cookies were!

So many cookie recipes can be created healthier by a few changes or exchanges made in the simple ingredients.

How to create healthy cookie recipes!

Exchange the regular butter with an unsalted butter or coconut oil
Replace the regular white flour with almond flour (Almond flour chocolate chip cookies)
Exchange the brown sugar with sugar alternatives
Exchange the regular chocolate chips with sugar free chocolate chips that don’t have the added sugar
For low-fat chocolate chip cookies reduce or cut in half the amount of chocolate chips in a recipe

Can I leave salt out of cookie recipe? Yes, if you are on a low-sodium diet you can leave the salt out of your cookie recipe and still have delicious recipes.

How do you reduce salt in cookies? You can either leave the salt out of the recipe completely or you can cut the salt amount in half of a regular cookie recipe.

Is baking powder reduced sodium OK for cookies? Yes, you can use a sodium free baking powder. There is one made by Ener-g brand that will work for low-sodium cookies for those individuals who are on a low sodium diet.

What goes into low sodium chocolate chip cookies?

coconut oil or unsalted butter
brown sugar
large eggs
vanilla extract
all-purpose flour
oatmeal
baking soda
chocolate chips or chunks

What do I need to make chocolate chip cookies?

large bowl
wooden spoon
parchment paper – if you don’t have any parchment paper, then be sure to spray your baking sheet with oil
cookie sheet or baking sheet
cooling rack
cookie scoop or a tablespoon

How do I make low sodium chocolate chip oatmeal cookies? Scroll down for printable recipe version

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Add a sheet of parchment paper to a baking sheet
Gather supplies and recipe ingredients
Take a large bowl and add the room temperature coconut oil, the oil needs to be liquid
Add brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract, mix until smooth
Add the dry ingredients of all-purpose flour, oatmeal, and baking soda, mix well
Fold in chocolate chips
Take cookie dough and roll into 1 tablespoon size dough ball or scoop up a tablespoon size with a cookie scoop and place on parchment paper
Place the little balls at least 1 inch apart and gently press down a little bit the top of the cookie so they will flatten out.
Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown
Then, place onto a cooling rack and allow to cool

How do I store chocolate chip oatmeal cookies? After the cookies have completely cooled, place them into an airtight container for up to 4 days.

How do you keep cookies crisp when storing? To keep cookies crispy you will need to place them into an airtight container and some experts say to add a piece of bread, so that the bread will absorb any excess moisture in the container. This allow the cookies to stay crisp

You can also bake the cookies at 300 degrees for a few minutes for crispy cookies.

Can I freeze chocolate chip cookies? Yes, you can freeze cookies up to 3 months. They are delicious frozen!

Should I refrigerate chocolate chip cookies? No, you do not need to refrigerate your cookies. Keeping them in the refrigerator will make the cookie soft.

What other kind of low sodium cookies can I make? You can leave out the chocolate chips and then you have an oatmeal cookie recipe. Or, you can add some Jif natural peanut butter and have healthy peanut butter cookies.

There are also recipes for low sodium lemon cookies with real lemon juice and ginger cookies.

So, next time that the whole family wants a batch of cookies, make these cookies. They will soon become personal favorites of the entire family and will be the best dessert that you can make!

Yield: 40 cookies