Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies (Printable View)

Quick, soft, and chewy chocolate chip treats prepared effortlessly in an air fryer.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
02 - 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/8 teaspoon salt

→ Wet Ingredients

04 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
05 - 2 tablespoons brown sugar
06 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
07 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
08 - 1 small egg yolk (or half large egg yolk)

→ Mix-ins

09 - 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

# How To Make It:

01 - Whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
02 - In a separate bowl, cream the softened butter with both brown and granulated sugars until light and fluffy.
03 - Mix in the vanilla extract and egg yolk to the creamed butter mixture until thoroughly combined.
04 - Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring gently until just combined.
05 - Fold the semisweet chocolate chips evenly into the dough.
06 - Preheat the air fryer to 320°F for 2 minutes.
07 - Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
08 - Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough, approximately six, and place them on the parchment paper spacing evenly.
09 - Cook the dough balls in the air fryer for 7 to 8 minutes until edges turn golden and centers set.
10 - Allow cookies to cool in the basket for 5 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.

# Best Practices:

01 -
  • It gives you warm cookies in under twenty minutes without turning on the oven, which is a lifesaver on hot days or when youre cooking for one.
  • The tiny batch means you get just enough to satisfy a craving without leftovers sitting around tempting you all week.
  • The air fryer creates a texture thats somehow crispier on the outside and chewier in the middle than a standard oven batch.
02 -
  • The cookies will look underdone in the center when you pull them out, but they firm up as they cool, so resist the urge to overbake them or they'll turn out dry.
  • If your air fryer runs hot, start checking at six minutes because every model is a little different and you don't want burnt edges.
  • Softening the butter to true room temperature makes a huge difference in how well it creams, so don't try to rush this step in the microwave or the texture will suffer.
03 -
  • Weighing your flour instead of scooping it will give you more consistent results, especially in a recipe this small where a little extra can throw off the texture.
  • If you only have a large egg, beat it lightly in a small dish and measure out about half a tablespoon of yolk, saving the rest for another use.
  • Pressing a few extra chocolate chips onto the tops of the dough balls right before baking makes them look bakery-perfect when they come out.
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