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Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft, sweet, and deliciously rich homemade chocolate chip cookies, baked to perfection right in the air fryer.
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 35 minutes
Yield:24 cookies

Equipment

  • stand mixer or hand mixer
  • large mixing bowl
  • medium mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • rubber or silicone spatula
  • Cookie scoop with release handle 1-tablespoon-sized scoop preferred
  • air fryer
  • parchment paper regular parchment paper or parchment air fryer liners
  • wire cooling rack

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter softened, not melted
  • ½ cup white sugar see Notes
  • ½ packed cup brown sugar see Notes
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips or 1 chopped chocolate bar

Instructions

  • Add softened butter, white sugar, and brown sugar to large mixing bowl. Use stand mixer or hand mixer on low-to-medium speed to beat together ingredients until mixture is fully-combined and smooth.
  • Add whole egg and vanilla extract to butter-sugar mixture. Continue mixing ingredients until egg is fully incorporated.
    Side-angle view of butter, white sugar, and brown sugar creamed in a large glass mixing bowl on a pink surface.
  • Add flour, baking soda, and salt to medium mixing bowl. Whisk until ingredients are thoroughly distributed, then slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until ingredients are fully combined and cookie dough forms.
    Overhead view of flour, baking soda, and salt whisked together with a fork in a large glass mixing bowl on a pink surface.
  • Remove bowl from stand mixer if using, and add in 1 cup chocolate chips. Use spatula to gently fold in chocolate chips, being careful not to overmix dough.
    Overhead view of chocolate chip cookie dough in a large glass mixing bowl with a silicone spatula.
  • Use cookie scoop to portion dough into 1-tablespoon-sized portions and roll each portion between palms of hands to form cookie dough ball. Set ball aside on plate or parchment paper and repeat until all cookie dough has been portioned and smoothed.
  • Preheat air fryer to 300° Fahrenheit. When air fryer is preheated, line basket with parchment paper. Place cookie dough balls on parchment paper approximately 1-inch apart, being careful not to overcrowd basket. Work in batches as needed depending on air fryer size and number of cookies.
  • Place basket in air fryer. "Bake" cookies 7 to 8 minutes, then remove basket from air fryer. allow cookies to sit in basket 1 minute, then transfer cookies to wire cooling rack. Repeat until all cookies have been "baked".
    Overhead view of air fryer chocolate chip cookies on parchment paper in an air fryer basket.
  • Serve as desired, or let cookies cool completely, then transfer cookies to airtight container and save for later.

Notes

  • White Sugar: You can use granulated Swerve instead of white sugar.
  • Brown Sugar: You can use Brown Swerve or coconut sugar instead of brown sugar.
  • Cook Time: Cookie preferences vary! Adjust your cook time as needed to get your desired cookie doneness.
  • Make it Gluten Free: Use a gluten-free all purpose flour with xanthan gum.
  • Make it Vegan: Use our vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe and this cooking method. Adjust the cook time as needed.
  • Make it Paleo: Use our paleo chocolate chip cookie recipe and this cooking method. Adjust the cook time as needed.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1cookie | Calories: 124kcal | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 19mg | Total Carbs: 18g | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 11g | Net Carbs: 18g | Vitamin A: 129IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.4mg
Recipe By:Sam Guarnieri