Air fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies

6 chocolate chip cookies on a round black plate.

Air fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies are studded with melty pockets of chocolate, a crispy top, and chewy underneath, this recipe is perfected! There's no need for refrigeration and no waiting for butter to soften - It makes one batch of 6 cookies!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer chocolate chip cookies, air fryer cookies

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 14

Total Time 19

Servings Cookies

Calories 249kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Ingredients

⅔ cup all purpose flour
⅛ + 1/16 teaspoon baking soda (approximately less than ¼ teaspoon)
⅛ teaspoon salt plus more for topping
4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled
⅓ cup packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup semi sweet chocolate chips plus more for topping

Instructions

Mix dry ingredients. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt to combine in a small bowl.
^{⅔ cup flour, less than ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ⅛ teaspoon salt}
Mix wet ingredients. Add the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar to a medium bowl. Using an electric beater, beat on high speed for 1 to 2 minutes, until creamy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla until smooth and creamy, for about 30 seconds.
^{4 tablespoon butter, ⅓ cup dark brown sugar, 2 tablespoon sugar, 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla}
👉 Melt your butter until it almost melts. Remove before it melts fully, If it gets hot, let it cool for a few minutes before proceeding.
Finish dough. Add the flour mixure and ⅓ cup chocolate chips, and beat slowly until it looks crumbly.
Shape. Using a rubber spatula, stir the dough a few times to bring it together and then divide it into six equal portions. Roll each portion into a ball, and place it on the parchment paper, spacing evenly.
Flatten. Using the back of a measuring cup or your hand, flatten each ball into a flat disc, about ½ inch in height. Place more chocolate chips and sprinkle some salt on the top.
Air Fry. Holding two opposite corners, gently transfer the parchment paper into the air fryer basket. (The air fryer is not preheated for this recipe). Set the air fryer to 310°F. Bake cookies for 11 to 12 minutes, or the tops look deep golden brown.
Let the cookies cool slightly before picking them up, so they firm up and set. They are outrageously delicious when warm!

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Notes

Don't use hot butter. If the butter gets warm or hot, let it cool for a few minutes before proceeding.

This recipe was tested in Instant Pot 6qt Vortex Air Fryer; cooking time may vary for other brands.

If using a smaller air fryer, bake cookies in two batches.

Use dark brown sugar. Light brown sugar can be used instead of dark, but the air fryer chocolate chip cookies won't be as fully flavored.

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