Name: Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: American
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

A stack of three chocolate chip air fryer cookies sits on a white surface. The text above reads, "Cookies in an air fryer.

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 just want to make a few at a time. Just 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 just 8 minutes (depending on their size). Either way they come out soft and delicious. You can even use cake mix cookies of your choice.

A close-up photo of a hand pulling out the basket of an open air fryer on a light-colored surface. The interior of the air fryer basket is empty and features a mesh design, perfect for cooking your favorite dishes like bang bang shrimp. The edge of the air fryer has a latch mechanism for securing the basket.

Ingredient Notes

If you are going to go all out with homemade batter you will want some good salted Kerrygold (my 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. I 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 just a bit.

As far as choosing chocolate chips I 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. I mean sometimes we just 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 just sugar cookies, add nuts, or use peanut butter chips instead.

How Long to Cook Cookies in Air Fryer

To cook just 4 at a time just 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 I 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.

Four balls of chocolate chip cookie dough sit on parchment paper in an air fryer basket. The words “Delicious Air Fryer Cookies!” proudly top the image, promising a sweet treat.

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Can you cook frozen cookies in the air fryer?

I 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 just enough for your family so it’s always fresh.

Why do I love this idea? I mean do you really need to make cookies in an air fryer y’all? Hear me out. You know when you just want 1-2 cookies for dessert and really 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 I am going to do is turn on my oven. Not happening. We’ve even revised our pizookie recipeto include air fryer instructions for this very reason. The third reason this has been a hit in our house is the kids are all about cooking themselves.