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These Air Fryer Cookies are soft, chewy, and easy to make with no oven required. Perfect for small batches, they cook quickly in the air fryer and deliver bakery-style cookies with crisp edges and tender centers. Great for late-night cravings, hot summer days, or anytime you want fresh cookies fast.
If you love fresh-baked cookies but don’t always want to turn on the oven, air fryer cookies are about to become your new favorite treat. They’re quick, convenient, and perfect for making a small batch when the craving hits. In just minutes, you can have warm, homemade cookies without heating up the kitchen.
Air fryer cookies bake up with crisp edges and soft, chewy centers, making them just as delicious as oven-baked versions. You really can use this method for almost any cookie dough that you have.
I am including my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies, but if you have Funfetti Cookie Dough or Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough on hand, this will work the exact same!
Ingredients You’ll Need
Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post for the FULL PRINTABLE recipe card.
- Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Granulated Sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla Extract
- All-Purpose Flour
- Cornstarch
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Chocolate Chips
If you have a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, you can use it here. You could even use store bought cookie dough for this.
Air Fryer Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, ,softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a stand mixer cream butter and both sugars together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.3/4 cup butter, 3/4 cup light brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- Mix in the egg and vanilla.1 large egg, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Mix until everything is combined.2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Fold in the chocolate chips.1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes. The longer you chill the thicker your cookies.
- Preheat air fryer to 300º for 2 minutes.
- Arrange 4 balls of dough on a piece of parchment paper in the base of the air fryer. Cook for 6-7 minutes. Open air fryer and check for doneness. Depending on the size of your cookies, it may take 1 more minute of cook time.
- Let cookies set for a couple minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How To Make Cookies In Air Fryer
- Make Dough. Start by making your cookie dough. The recipe is in the recipe card, but you can use any dough (even store bought) that you like. Just make sure to chill if the recipe requires and shape into balls.
- Prep. Preheat the air fryer to 300º for 3 minutes.
- Cook. Arrange 4 balls of dough, evenly spaced on a piece of parchment paper. After the air fryer has preheated, remove the basket, place the parchment paper in the basket, and cook for 6-7 minutes.
- Check. Check your cookies and see if they need 1-2 minutes longer. Depending on the size of your cookies, they will likely be done at 7 minutes. But if you want it cooked longer, just heat for another minute.
Air Fryer Cookie Recipe Tips
- Use parchment paper to line your air fryer basket. You don’t want to use foil because you will not get enough air circulating. And you really need to line with something or the dough will slip through the holes.
- Your favorite cookie dough will work great, so use it! I have a recipe below that is my favorite (Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough), but you don’t have to use it. It is more of a method that anything.
- Cooking at 300º seems low, but trust me it is what you want when using the air fryer. If you cook higher your cookies will get very dark on the outside and stay more raw in the middle. 300º is the balance to get crispy edge and a cooked center that is still gooey and delicious.
- If you want flatter cookies, make sure to press them down gently before starting to cook them. Because they cook so quickly, they will not flatten much as they cook.
- Next time you make cookies, make a double batch and freezer the dough. I always scoop balls of dough onto a baking sheet and the put in the freezer for a couple hours until the balls are frozen. Then store them in a freezer safe plastic bag. Then you can just take out a couple balls of dough to make these cookies.
I know there are people who are going to say using your air fryer for cookies is crazy, but trust me. If you like a warm, thick, and gooey cookie this will get it for you in just minutes!
I love that I can make just a couple cookies in minutes, and don’t have to turn on the oven for it. So much faster and just down right crave worthy. And if you want another air fryer dessert check out my Air Fryer Cake.
I dont’ have an air fryer, but looking at these cookies makes me rethink getting one! How great and versatile an AF is!
Oh my, this sounds fantastic!! I can’t to try these!! I bet they taste amazing!
These cookies were so darn good! Everyone loved them!! I can’t wait to make them again!
I love making cookies in my air fryer! It’s so easy and quick!
How awesome is the Air Fryer! I will definitely try to make these cookies in the Air Fryer!
These look so delicious and easy! I can’t wait to give this a try!
Love this idea … especially for when my kids have friends over!
My kids loved these cookies! And I had fun making it with my air fryer! Thanks for the recipe!
I love this! Is there an air fryer time change if the cookie dough is frozen? Thanks! Rochelle in Loveland CO
Not really because the balls of dough are so small. Sometimes it can take 1 minute more. I just open the air fryer and check for how browned they are an add another minute or call them done.