Homemade chocolate chip cookies in air fryer are easy to bake without an oven. You can make a small batch for 2 of you at a time so they're fresh too! If you haven't baked in your small appliance this is a game changer.

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There are a ton of possibilities once you understand how to bake cookies in air fryer. Perfectly moist and soft every time, it's great when you want to make a few at a time. one of many air fryer recipes We make almost every weekend.

OH MY goodness you are going to love this idea!! When you have that late night desire for something sweet it's an easy way to make a small batch. Use any flavor you want or our 3 ingredient Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies mixture that turns out so good.

You can use homemade cookie dough or refrigerated Pillsbury or Tollhouse rolls sliced if you want in 8 minutes (depending on their size). Either way they come out soft and good. You can even use cake mix cookies of your choice.

Tips: My Favorite models are the Cosori or making Ninja Foodi recipes with the lid that is attached.

It is best practice to put food into a hot basket. This is how to preheat air fryer first before adding your food so it becomes as crispy as possible. For best results, here's a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.

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Ingredient notes

If you are going to go all out with homemade batter you will want some good salted Kerrygold (our favorite brand) butter or dairy free alternative works too (Country Crock has a good one of those).

Granulated white sugar is added to sweeten it up. You could use a sugar-free version that is 1:1 ratio from Swerve or Splenda if you preferred.

Your large egg should be added at room temperature. We highly recommend organic free range as those are richer and create chewier more flavorful desserts.

Brown sugar creates that deep rich sweetness because it has a bit of molasses in it.

The dry ingredients are based on all purpose flour with baking soda that will help with the leavening so they rise a bit.

As far as choosing chocolate chips We prefer mini semi-sweet so you get a few in each bite. You can find all sorts of flavors though, and even dairy free alternatives.

Having a wire rack to cool them is helpful but not entirely a must. We mean sometimes we eat them straight out of the pot!

Ingredients for baking air fryer cookies are arranged on a surface: a stick of butter, a jar of sugar, brown sugar in a bowl, flour in another bowl, chocolate chips, an egg, a jar of baking soda, salt in a shaker, and a small bowl of vanilla extract.

Making dough from scratch is the best and we have a simple mix to follow below. You can tweak it to make sugar cookies, add nuts, or use peanut butter chips instead.

How Long to Cook Cookies in Air Fryer

To cook 4 at a time break apart. Preheat air fryer. Place inside on top of parchment paper. Cook for about 8 minutes (or until they are as browned as you want, for super chewy we would check at minute 6). If you don't want to bake all at once store rest of dough inside an airtight container or wrap roll of dough with plastic wrap and store in fridge.

How Long to Bake Chewy Cookies

How long to bake cookie dough in air fryer will vary depending on how large your slice or scoop is and/or your preferences. 6 minutes is usually better for a chewy interior. You want to remove when the outer edges are starting to crack and the middles no longer look wet but aren't cracking yet.

How Long to Bake Crispy Cookies

For crispy you may add 2 minutes more to a total of 8 minutes (depending on size). For crunchy you want the whole top to be browned and the outer edges and middle to be cracking.

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Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

By Homemade or chocolate chip Tollhouse air fryer cookies in Ninja Foodi or Cosori are easy to make when you don't want to turn on your oven. Make a small batch for 2 of you at a time so they're fresh! Prep: 15 minutes minsCook: 8 minutes minsServings: 18 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

In a bowl beat butter, sugar and brown sugar together.
Then add egg and vanilla, mix.
In a small bowl mix flour, salt and baking soda, then slowly incorporate with sugar mixture.
Use spoon to fold in chips.
Preheat air fryer to 300 degrees for 5 minutes.
Place piece of parchment paper into basket and spoon equal size dollops on top, 4 for each round with plenty of space in between.
Air fry at 300 degrees F for 8 minutes (for medium sizes, large will take more time). Take out when edges are browned but middle still looks a bit wet. Lift out paper and set on cooling rack until completely cool and then enjoy soft cookies.

Notes

Cookie dough in air fryer

Use preheated temperature above. Break apart into pieces or use tsp dough ball with space in between. It will be about 6-8 minutes total unless you want them to be crispy or they're quite large.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: DessertCuisine: American Tried this recipe?Mention @thetypical_mom or tag #thetypicalmom!

Can you cook frozen cookies in the air fryer?

We prefer to allow the dough to defrost, that only takes about an hour or less. If you don't want to do that you can cook from frozen to chewy in about 12 minutes at 300 degrees until light browned.

Ninja Foodi Chocolate Chip Cookies

With this machine you use the same directions as below. The only thing to remember is to use the lid that is attached and the air crisp button on the front to make these.

What else can you bake in air fryer?

There's not a bake function per say but yes you can bake things like air fryer cake or air fryer banana bread in it. Then make cookies in an air fryer with the directions we share here in this post. There are TONS of great air fryer desserts you can make. The best part is you can make enough for your family so it's always fresh.

Why do we love this idea? We mean do you need to make cookies in an air fryer y'all? Hear us out. You know when you want 1-2 cookies for dessert and don't want to make all 12, this is a great option. Another HUGE reason why you should bake in an air fryer is so you don't heat up the house!

When it's in the 90's or 100's during the summertime the last thing we are going to do is turn on our oven. Not happening. We've even revised our pizookie recipe to include air fryer instructions for this reason. The third reason this has been a hit in our house is the kids are all about cooking themselves.