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Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies are gooey on the inside and crispy on the outside – they’re the best chocolate chip cookies ever! Baking in the air fryer has never been easier – once you make cookies this way you’ll never want to bake cookies in the oven again.
I’ve been making my best chocolate chip cookie recipe for years now and it’s always a hit. I’ve baked them as chocolate chip cookie bars and cookie cake. And, between you and me, I’ve even microwaved a frozen ball of dough for a minute when I just needed a cookie! But nothing will compare to air fryer chocolate chip cookies – they get golden brown and crunchy on the outside and stay super gooey on the inside – the first time we made these my daughter told me she never wanted to make them another way again. Chocolate chip air fryer cookies are the perfect cookies, done with less cooking time and without heating up your house.
An air fryer is basically a countertop convection oven that blows very hot air. There are so many different brands and kinds of air fryer but this is the one I use and love. I have multiple versions of it and love every single one for making air fryer pretzel bites or broccoli or chicken tenders. And now – cookies!
Air Fryer Cookie Recipe Tips
- The recipe down below gives you my classic chocolate chip cookie, made with melted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla extract, baking soda, salt, flour, and chocolate chips or chocolate chunks. However, you can make any cookie recipe using this same method for baking in the air fryer. I can’t wait to try air fryer peanut butter cookies and air fryer brownies.
- Use any kind of chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips.
- It’s important to chill the cookie dough before air frying. My cookie recipe needs to be cold when baked anyway, but the air fryer cooks them faster and hotter, so it’s important that they start cold.
- I just stir my dough by hand with a rubber spatula but you can also use an electric mixer.
- This recipe will also work with store bought cookie dough (i.e. Pillsbury).
- You can make any size cookies you want; smaller cookies will just bake in less time. I like to use a cookie scoop for this.
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How to Air Fry Chocolate Chip Cookies
- You must place your cold cookie dough on something in the air fryer basket; without a piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil the cookie dough will just drip down through the grates.
- They sell special air fryer parchment paper but you can also just cut your own.
- You’ll need to cook in small batches of 4 cookies per batch. That way they have enough room to spread. It’s great for making a small batch of cookies with crisp chewy edges.
- Once they’re done you’ll need to let them rest a minute in the air fryer and then carefully remove the entire parchment paper sheet. You cannot transfer the cookies off the paper until they’ve cooled at least 10 minutes or they’ll fall apart. The gooey center makes them more fragile.
- All air fryers cook differently. Shape, size, and age matters; if you are using a different air fryer than me you may need to adjust the baking time and/or the temperature.
Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup (67g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups (186g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups (255g) chocolate chips
Instructions
- Note: This dough requires chilling.
- Place melted butter in a large bowl. Add granulated and brown sugars and stir until the mixture is smooth. Mix in egg and vanilla extract. You can also use a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Mix in baking soda and salt, then slowly mix in flour and mix just until the batter is smooth and comes together. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl. Slowly mix in chocolate chips.
- Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Scoop 2 tablespoon balls of dough onto the cookie sheet. Spacing doesn’t matter because you will be chilling the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- When ready to air fry, place a sheet of parchment paper on the air fryer rack (or use air fryer ready parchment sheets). Add 4 cookie dough balls into the air fryer. Lightly press them with the palm of your hand to slightly flatten.
- Air Fry at 350°F for 5-7 minutes, checking after 4 minutes to make
- Remove entire parchment sheet carefully once cookies are done; allow for cookies to cool before removing.
- Repeat process with remaining cookies.
Recipe Notes
- You can easily double or triple this cookie recipe.
- Don’t try to remove the cookies from the parchment paper until they’ve cooled or they’ll fall apart.
- All air fryers cook differently so yours may cook faster or slower. If they get too brown too fast, lower the temperature to 325°F.
My air fryer has 2 baskets, not a rack. Would I still be able to do this recipe? ( I’m an air fryer newbie)
Thanks!
Yes you’ll still need the parchment paper – just make sure not to crowd the basket.
I cannot wait to try these. I crave a cookie every once in a while but can’t eat a whole batch. I know I could freeze them but this way I can have a fresh cookie every day!
Yes! I agree, this is a great way to just make what you want, fresh for the day 🙂 Thanks, Kathy!
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