Delicious chocolate muesli cookies are the ultimate healthy(ish!) treat!
Packed with fruit, nuts and chocolate, they’re a guaranteed hit.
“Everything’s good, so long as it’s chocolate,” DH never tires of telling me. And he may have a point.
So when I was considering baking a batch of weekend cookies, I naturally thought of making chocolatey ones. But you know me, I couldn’t make anything so altogether unhealthy as just a regular chocolate cookie.
Delicious muesli cookies
Meanwhile, my recipe for easy muesli cookies is one of the most popular on Family-Friends-Food.
I think this is probably because
a) They’re super easy to make,
b) They taste fantastic and
c) You can persuade yourself that they’re healthy because they contain muesli!
So it wasn’t exactly a huge leap of the imagination to attempt a chocolate version of this biscuity delight. And I’m thrilled to share the wonderful results of this highly successful baking experiment with you.
Double chocolate muesli cookies
These double chocolate muesli cookies are light, crunchy-yet-chewy, chocolatey, and packed with fruit, nuts, and chocolate chips. My daughter Kipper, unsurprisingly, was exceptionally keen on them! She had one as an after-school treat and it disappeared very quickly, followed by a request to ‘test’ another one. Hmmm.
Ingredients in chocolate muesli cookies
Just like their ‘plain’ muesli cousins, the ingredients for these yummy cookies are straightforward pantry staples. You probably have them in your house right now! To whip up a fragrant and flavourful batch, you will simply need:
- Sugar – I used golden caster sugar but regular white sugar will also work just fine
- Butter or margarine
- An egg
- Plain flour – also called ‘all purpose flour’
- Cocoa powder
- Bicarbonate of soda
- Muesli
- Chocolate chips
- Salt – I think a pinch of salt really brings out the chocolate flavour but you can leave it out if you prefer
I used butter, just to be extra decadent, and they really do have a lovely rich flavour. However I’m sure you could substitute margarine to make them parve if necessary. They would still be marvellously chocolatey, and packed with flakes and grains and nuts and deliciousness!
When to eat these delicious cookies
Well, everything’s good, as long as it’s chocolate, right?!
These double chocolate muesli cookies are pretty much awesome at any time! Make yourself a cuppa and sit down and enjoy a cookie or two while you drink it.
They’re great to serve to friends, as a snack, or even as a truly indulgent (but still slightly healthy!) breakfast. In my experience kids love them, but unless your muesli is nut-free, sadly, they aren’t suitable for school lunchboxes.
I also have an inkling these would make really fantastic ice-cream sandwiches. Just saying…
This muesli cookie recipe made 15 delicious chocolate cookies.
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📖 Recipe
Easy double chocolate muesli cookies
Ingredients
- 85 g golden caster sugar (approx. 3 oz)
- 100 g butter or margarine (approx. 3½ oz)
- 1 egg
- 65 g plain flour (approx. 2¼ oz)
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- Good pinch salt
- 125 g muesli (approx. 4½ oz)
- 25 g chocolate chips (approx. 1 oz)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 185°C (360°F). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment or greaseproof paper.
- Cream the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg.
- Sift over the flour, cocoa, bicarb and salt, and fold in.
- Add the muesli and chocolate chips and mix well until everything is evenly combined.
- Place dessertspoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheets – leave plenty of space for spreading. The finished cookies will be approx. 8-10cm (3-4 inches) across.
- Bake at 185°C (360°F) for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the trays for a few minutes to firm up, before transferring to a wire rack until cold.
Nutrition
More fantastic cookie recipes
Have these easy chocolate muesli cookies got you in the mood for cookie baking? Take a look at some of these terrific cookie recipes:
- cranberry coconut oatmeal cookies
- melting truffle stuffed orange cookies
- sweet hawaij coffee cookies (vegan)
- spiced date cookies
- flourless chocolate chip cookies (gluten-free)
I’m linking this recipe up to the following recipe link-ups:
We Should Cocoa, hosted by Tin and Thyme, which is after chocolate recipes that use butter. Treat Petite, organised by Cakeyboi and The Baking Explorer, and hosted this month by United Cakedom. The No Waste Food Challenge, as this recipe is the perfect way to use up odds and ends of muesli. And Simply Eggcellent and CookBlogShare.
This post was originally published in February 2016, and was updated on 10/2/2022.
Natalie
Wow, these cookies sound fantastic. I’m baking them tonight. Yum! Can’t wait to have a bite.
Helen
thanks Natalie – I hope you enjoy them 🙂
Beth Sachs
My kids loved these as an after school snack! So tasty!
Helen
That’s great to hear Beth, I know my daughter Kipper loves them as well!
sue
These were amazing cookies, even my pickiest eater wolfed them down, thank you!
Helen
Thanks Sue. Everyone loves cookies!
Gina
These are such a delicious chewy cookie. Combines all the components I like in other individual recipes into one perfect cookie!
Helen
Thanks Gina – so glad you love the recipe 🙂
Marja Atanassova
I found this recipe when searching for something healthy but sweet enough and easy to make for my soldier son at army. These will be his supplimentary food for long trecks. Thanks.
Claire
Not sure I’d want to share these with anyone they look too delicious!
Helen
LOL! You just need to make a double batch ?
Elizabeth
Gosh I love the sound of these! Perfection, all around! Thank you for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge! 🙂
Lisa Niblock
I have muesli in my cupboards and chocolate chips! I guess I know what I’ll be making this week!! These would be great to include in my girls lunch boxes! Thank you for sharing with this month’s Treat Petite!
choclette
No wonder Kipper couldn’t help herself, these cookies sound utterly delicious. I love oaty biscuits and these are even better with the fruit, nuts and chocolate too. Thanks for sharing them with #WeShouldCocoa.
Helen
Thanks Choclette! It really is a winning combination 🙂
hijackedbytwins
I bet these go perfectly with an afternoon coffee! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Heidi Rousseau
Hello, I am still having problems understanding the grams, could you please use ounces and lbs instead, I am an old lady and have issues with using grams.Thank you
Helen
Hello Heidi, I’ve added the weights in ounces to the recipe for you. If you have kitchen scales they can usually measure both, but I hope this helps 🙂
All the best, Helen.
Jessica {Swanky Recipes}
These sound delish! I’d love a cup of tea with these. It would be fun to make this weekend!
Helen
Thanks Jessica. They are good with tea, although they don’t stand up well to dunking!
Dominic Franks (@belleaukitchen)
Ooooh muesli cookies! What a great idea. I love these plus they’re double choc and double easy. Win win win. Thanks for linking to Simply Eggcellent x
Helen
Thanks Dominic, and thanks for hosting 🙂
Georgia
Oh my these look gorgeous! And this is the recipe I’ve been looking for, we always seem to have muesli lying around that no one wants to eat so I will be making these tomorrow which my other half will be happy about!! Perfect recipe!
Helen
Thanks Georgia! I hope you both enjoy them.
FoodieGirlChicago
I could definitely persuade myself that these are healthy! They look delicious!
Helen
Thanks 🙂
We certainly enjoyed them.
kerrycooks
Ooh these look delish! Though I think if I made 100 calorie cookies I’d feel justified in eating three or four of them!
Helen
I hadn’t noticed the calories! You’re right – tuck in!
Sam | Ahead of Thyme
This would be perfect with my cup of tea right now!! Thanks for sharing
Helen
Thanks Sam! They are great with a drink, just don’t dunk too much!
Rebecca Hubbell
I’ve never tried muesli in cookies, I guess I better get on it soon!
Helen
It’s yummy – and much easier than individually measuring out raisins and nuts and what-have-you.
Georgina davies / prince
I would never think to make them with museli! I could defo fool myself that it was healthy because it had museli in lmao I am way way too easy too fall off the diet wagon haha! xxxx
Helen
LOL! The muesli definitely cancels out the chocolate!
Marsha | Marsha's Baking Addiction
Chocolate muesli cookies! These look so scrumptious!
Helen
Thanks Marsha! They really are 😀
Heidi Roberts
I could eat a pile of those cookies with my coffee right now!!
Helen
Thanks Heidi. I think the chocolate and nuts would go really well with coffee.