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Easy Air Fryer Cookies Recipe

Make perfect cookies every time in the air fryer! Whether it's homemade or store-bought, this air fryer cookie recipe gives the best results with golden brown crispy edges and soft centers. Perfect for making a small batch of homemade cookies!
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Air Fryer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: air fryer, cheap, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, coconut oil, cookies, desserts, easy, gluten free, quick, sugar free
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 183kcal
Author: Bethany Galloway

Ingredients

  • 1 package of frozen or refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough or follow the recipe below

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

  • 282 g 2 1/4 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour (or regular all-purpose flour)
  • 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum* see note 1
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons greek yogurt or a dairy-free alternative
  • 180 g 3/4 cups/12 tablespoons refined coconut oil, room temperature (or butter)
  • 170 g 1 cup packed brown sugar (or brown sugar substitute)
  • 100 g 1/2 cup white sugar (or white sugar substitute, I used xylitol)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 340 g 1-1.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Make the chocolate chip cookie dough (optional)

  • Begin by creaming the sugar and coconut oil together in a large bowl. I used a stand mixer at medium speed. The coconut oil should NOT be melted. Room temperature is ideal.
    Creaming sugar and coconut oil together.
  • Next mix in the greek yogurt, vanilla extract, and egg yolks.
    Egg yolks added to sugar and coconut oil in a stand mixer.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking soda, and xanthan gum (if using) together.
    A turquoise whisk whisking flour in a metal bowl.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until it's fully incorporated. I added 1 spoonful of flour to the wet mixture in the stand mixer at a time.
    A spoon adding flour to a stand mixer.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips.
    Adding chocolate chips to cookie dough in a stand mixer.
  • Cover the container with a lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes-1 hour.
  • Form the cookie dough into 1.5-inch balls using a regular cookie scoop or rolling it between your hands, then flatten them a little.
    Hands forming cookie dough balls.
  • Air fry them or place them back in the fridge or freeze them in a freezer bag for later.

Air fryer refrigerated cookie dough

  • You'll need some kind of baking sheet that fits in your air fryer basket. I use a springform cake pan that fits just perfectly. Place a piece of parchment paper over the circle and close the springform over it. Cut off any excess paper.
    Fixing the springform over the parchment paper.
  • Place the tray in the basket of the air fryer and preheat the air fryer to 160°C/320°F.
    Parchment paper and a springform pan in an air fryer.
  • When the air fryer is hot, place 1-3 cookie dough balls onto the parchment paper.
    Cookie dough in an air fryer on parchment paper.
  • Air fry cookie dough for 8-10 minutes.
  • Allow it to cool before eating. I remove the springform and lift the parchment paper onto a wire rack.
  • Repeat for as many cookies as desired or save the rest of the cookie dough for later.

Air fryer frozen cookie dough

  • Use a cookie sheet or tray that fits your air fryer basket. I use a springform cake pan that fits just perfectly. Place a piece of parchment paper over the circle and close the springform over it.
  • Place the tray in the air fryer basket and preheat the air fryer to 160°C/320°F.
  • When the air fryer is hot, place 1-3 frozen cookie dough balls onto the parchment paper.
  • Bake cookies for 14-16 minutes.
  • Allow it to cool before eating. I remove the springform and lift the parchment paper onto a wire rack.
  • Serve this delicious treat with a scoop of ice cream!

Notes

  1. Chilled too long: If the cookie dough is too hard after leaving it in the fridge, let it sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes (or longer) to soften up.
  2. Cookie type: From chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter cookies to sugar cookies, this method works for all of your favorite cookies.
  3. Size of your air fryer: The cooking time can be either longer or shorter depending on the size of your air fryer. I recommend checking the cookies at the shortest time given in the recipe card, and adding 2-3 minutes as needed.

Storage instructions

Cookie dough:

This is a great way to have delicious cookies any time you like! Freeze any leftover raw cookie dough for up to 3 months. No need to thaw before cooking!

Cookies:

  • Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days.
  • Freeze: Freeze leftover cookies in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months.
  • Reheat: Reheat room-temperature cookies for 3 minutes in the air fryer. Frozen cookies will take about 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 154mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g