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Air fryer chocolate chip cookies are an easy and quick way to make buttery, warm cookies when you are craving something sweet. You are going to love having freshly made cookies with gooey melted chips, in just minutes!
Serve these cookies with a glass of cold milk, alongside Air Fryer Brownies, Air Fryer Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies, or Air Fryer Cupcakes.
Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
If you love freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, you will like how easy it is to make them in the air fryer. You can pre-make the dough, or grab a stub of store bought cookie dough to have on had for when you need a quick snack.
The air fryer can make a batch in 5 minutes when using the bake feature, or 8 minutes when using the air fry feature!
If you have a house full of cookie lovers, you will want to try our Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies, Air Fryer Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, and Air Fryer Snickerdoodles.
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IMPORTANT TIP
When making these cookies, use air fryer parchment paper to prevent the dough from falling through the basket. But make sure it’s weighed down with dough and NEVER preheat the air fryer with just parchment paper. This can be a fire hazard.
Related recipes: If you love these air fryer chocolate chip cookies, you might also like our Air Fryer Brownie Mix Cookies, Air Fryer Doubletree Signature Cookies, Air Fryer Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies, Air Fryer Cake Mix Cookies, and Air Fryer Sugar Cookies.
WHY YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THESE COOKIES
- Quick and Easy: Ready in just a few minutes without heating up your kitchen.
- Delicious Texture: Buttery and soft with gooey chocolate chips.
- Versatile: Easily customizable with your favorite mix-ins.
INGREDIENTS
- Unsalted butter: Softened to create a creamy base for the cookies.
- Granulated sugar: Adds sweetness.
- Brown sugar: Adds caramel-like flavor.
- Large eggs: Binds the ingredients together.
- Vanilla extract: Enhances cookie flavor. For an extra rich flavor, you have to try this homemade vanilla recipe!
- All-purpose flour: Provides the structure of the cookies.
- Salt: Enhances the flavor.
- Baking soda: Makes cookies light and fluffy.
- Milk chocolate chips: Melts into gooey pockets of chocolate. You can also use white chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, chocolate candies, or even chopped pecans or walnuts for added texture and flavor.
HOW TO MAKE AIR FRYER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
In a large bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Using a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer, beat the butter with sugars until smooth and creamy.
Add the eggs, vanilla, salt, baking soda, flour, then beat on medium speed. until the cookie dough is thick and creamy.
Once the dough is mixed, stir in the chocolate chips or chocolate chunks, until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
Use a small portion scoop or a spoon to shape the dough into 1- 1 1/2 inch balls, then place the dough into the air fryer basket on top of parchment paper. Leave about an inch in between each cookie.
If you have a multi function air fryer, you can use either the Bake feature at 320 degrees F on your air fryer and bake cookies for 5-6 minutes, or use the Air Fry feature at 300 degrees F for 7-8 minutes.
When cookies are golden brown, let them sit in the air fryer basket for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Then gently lift the parchment paper out of the basket, and let them cool on the counter or on a wire rack for a couple of minutes longer. Once they have cooled, they will become more firm.
STORING LEFTOVER COOKIES
These homemade cookies are best fresh. But if you have leftovers, store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. Leftover cookie dough can be stored in airtight container or freezer bag, and frozen for up to three months.
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If you ever need a quick batch of cookies, or need to satisfy a sweet tooth, you are going to love making this recipe in the air fryer! These chocolate chip cookies are melt in your mouth delicious!
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Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Beat the butter with sugars until smooth and creamy.
- Add eggs, vanilla, salt, baking soda, and half of the flour. Mix until the dry ingredients have combined with the butter mixture.
- Add in the remaining half of the flour and mix on medium speed, until the cookie dough is thick and creamy. Once the dough is mixed, stir in the chocolate chips, and optional nuts, until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Use a small cookie scoop or spoon to shape the dough into balls. Place the dough balls into the air fryer basket on top of parchment paper. Leave about an inch in between each cookie.
- Air Fry at 300 degrees F for 7-8 minutes. When cookies are golden brown, let them sit in the air fryer basket for an additional 1 to 2 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
FAQs
Do air fryer cookies taste the same as when you make them in the oven?
Yes! And because you are using an air fryer, you don’t have to make an entire batch of cookies. You can make a small batch of 4-5 cookies on demand. You can also make these cookies without heating the entire kitchen. This recipe make a little over three dozen cookies.
How do I know when my cookies are done?
The cookies will be golden brown on top. Because all air fryers can vary, you can do a test batch on just a few cookies the first time you make chocolate chip cookies in your air fryer.
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my husband LOVE these cookies… they are so good and soft omg it’s like a hug .10/10 i will be making these again and again. Thank you lanetta d
Yay! We are so glad you loved them.