Air Fryer Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
Air Fryer Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies cook up wonderfully crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside in just 8 minutes.
Best eaten warm straight from the air fryer. This recipe makes 8 to 9 mini cookies. Perfect for small-batch baking.
Air Fryer Cookies
Air frying cookies is my new favorite way to make cookies. The texture is so much better than oven-baked cookies. They are so quick and easy to make. They air fry in just 8 minutes. Can’t beat that! The air fryer gets the cookies perfectly golden brown with a crisp exterior but they cook so quickly they stay gooey on the inside.
Type Of Chocolate Chips To Use
You can use any type of chocolate chips for this recipe: milk chocolate, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate.
Air Fryer Cooking Times Vary
Different brands and models of air fryers cook at different rates so use the cooking time as an estimate and check early. They will continue to cook a little after removed from the air fryer and they will firm up some as they cool so it’s ok for them to look a little undercooked in the middle.
Air Fryer Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Tips
- You can use either salted or unsalted butter.
- No need to preheat the air fryer unless yours requires it.
- It’s best if you line the air fryer basket with parchment paper with holes in it so the air can still circulate around.
- Do not crowd the air fryer basket. Cook in batches if necessary.
- I usually add a few extra chocolate chips to the cookies right when they are done cooking. Gently press them into the cookies.
- Once done, carefully lift the cookies on the parchment paper and set on the counter. Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes before removing from the parchment paper.
Storage
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 4 days.
More Air Fryer Sweet Treats
- Air Fryer Pecan Pie Crescent Rolls
- Air Fryer Brownies
- Air Fryer Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Air Fryer Lemon Mug Cakes
Air Fryer Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
Materials
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons salted butter, softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Place butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Use a hand-held electric mixer to beat at medium speed until creamy.
- Add egg yolk and vanilla extract and beat until completely mixed in.
- Add flour mixture and beat on low speed just until all the flour is incorporated.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Shape dough into 8 to 9 balls.Place a piece of parchment paper in the air fryer basket. Arrange 4 to 5 dough balls on the parchment paper. (If you have a larger air fryer, you may be able to cook more at one time.)
- Air fry for 8 minutes.Repeat with any remaining dough balls.Tip: I sometimes press a few extra chocolate chips into the cookies as soon as they are done cooking.
