Description
Deliciously soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies made quickly and easily in an air fryer. This recipe uses simple ingredients and delivers perfectly golden cookies in just 20 minutes, making it an ideal treat for busy days or when you want fresh cookies without heating up your whole kitchen.
Ingredients
Cookies
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Prepare Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, salt, and baking soda to ensure even distribution of leavening agents throughout the dough.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl, mix the softened butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until the mixture becomes creamy and smooth, which helps create a tender cookie texture.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Incorporate the vanilla extract and egg into the creamed mixture, mixing thoroughly to blend all wet ingredients evenly.
- Combine Dry and Wet Mixtures: Slowly add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring until fully combined to form the cookie dough.
- Mix in Chocolate Chips: Gently fold the semi-sweet chocolate chips into the cookie dough to distribute them evenly throughout.
- Shape Cookies: Using a cookie scoop, drop spoonfuls of dough into the air fryer basket, spacing them about an inch apart. You should be able to fit 5-6 cookies at a time to allow proper air circulation for even cooking.
- Air Fry Cookies: Set the air fryer temperature to 320°F (160°C) and cook the cookies for 10 minutes until golden brown on the edges.
- Cool Cookies: After cooking, let the cookies set inside the air fryer basket for 3 minutes to finish firming up before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Ensure the butter is softened to room temperature for easier mixing and better cookie texture.
- Do not overcrowd the air fryer basket; cookies need space to spread and cook evenly.
- Cooking time may vary slightly depending on the air fryer model, so check cookies around 8 minutes if it's your first time.
- Letting cookies rest in the air fryer after cooking helps them firm up without burning.
- You can substitute semi-sweet chocolate chips with dark chocolate or white chocolate chips if preferred.
