This recipe is sponsored by ZenChef. All opinions are 100% my own.
If you're craving cookies but don't want a few dozen of them sitting around tempting you for days, this cakey, chocolatey, Giant Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookie is for you!
Table of Contents
- Why make cookies in the air fryer?
- Air Fryer Cookie with Aquafaba
- About My Air Fryer
- Important Recipe Notes
- Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Why make cookies in the air fryer?
Have you ever made a air fryer cookies before? I have been working on this recipe for a single, GIANT chocolate chip cookie this for about a month, and it's a delight. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and, frankly, PACKED with chocolate chips.
Like most foods, this cookie takes about half the time to bake in the air fryer that it would in the regular oven.
And because it takes half the time to cook, it's not a big deal to fire up the air fryer to make a four-serving GIANT COOKIE. This recipe makes one delicious, enormous air fryer chocolate chip cookie.
Perfect for treating yourself and someone special.
This air fryer cookie could not be easier to make. Just mix the dough, press into shape, and bake in your air fryer.
Air Fryer Cookie with Aquafaba
This big cookie is super simple to make, and it uses my very favorite vegan egg replacer: aquafaba.
Don't worry if you've never used aquafaba before, it's just the liquid from canned beans. I recommend white bean or chickpea aquafaba for this recipe.
The great thing about aquafaba is that it's basically free.
The next time you make something with canned beans in it, save the liquid, and freeze it in an ice cube tray. When you need an "egg" just pop out and defrost enough cubes to make 3 tablespoons of liquid aquafaba.
I like to reheat the cube or cubes I need in a mug in the microwave, then measure the liquid. One standard ice cube holds 2 tablespoons of liquid.
For this recipe, you don't even need a whole egg's worth of bean liquid. It only takes two tablespoons of aquafaba, so one ice cube does the trick.
If you are thawing aquafaba ice cubes in the microwave, just make sure the liquid is cool before you add it to your cookie dough. If you add hot aquafaba, it will melt the vegan butter and the chocolate chips, and your cookies won't turn out properly.
Trust me - I have accidentally done this more than once.
If you truly just do not want to use aquafaba (or are fresh out), a reader told me that she replaced it with an equal part applesauce, and that it turned out great! I haven't tried this myself yet, but if you want cookies in a pinch, it's worth a go!
About My Air Fryer
The air fryer that I used to make this recipe is the ZenChef PRO XXL Air Fryer from ZenChef, who is sponsoring this recipe. Thank you, ZenChef!
I’ve had this air fryer for about six months now, and it is hands-down my favorite that I've ever owned. The basket is nice and large (5.8 quarts!), and I love the design.
As you probably know, I am extremely picky about air fryers, and this basket design is the kind I like. It pops out for easy cleaning, and it has holes at the bottom (rather than mesh) to allow air flow and prevent sticking.
My favorite feature on this air fryer, though, is the little S button. The S stands for start and for stop. I've never seen another air fryer with a stop button, and it feels so much safer than unplugging it while it's running, if I need to end a cooking cycle early.
Important Recipe Notes
There are a couple of things to note about this cookie recipe:
- You must use parchment paper. Don't skip the parchment paper, unless you like to chisel cookie off of the bottom of your air fryer basket. Just cut your parchment paper (NOT wax paper or tin foil) to size, then drop it into the basket.
- You must let it cool before serving. Waiting is not easy, I know! But please let this cool on the parchment paper for the full 10 minutes. The cookie is very soft until it cools.
You can actually make the air fryer cookie dough a day ahead and keep it in an airtight container in the fridge, if you like. Just pull it out an hour or so ahead of time, so it can come to room temperature before you bake.
One less thing to think about when a cookie craving strikes!
Giant Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookie (vegan)
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- scant 1/8 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon organic sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegan butter - softened (NOT melted)
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons aquafaba
- 1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
- In another small bowl - I actually use a large coffee mug for this - cream together the vegan butter, both sugars, and the vanilla extract, then add the aquafaba and beat it. It's OK if you're not able to cream the aquafaba into the sugar-butter mixture.
- Add the wet ingredients (including the chocolate chips) to the dry ingredients, and mix until you have a cohesive ball of sticky dough. You may need to get in there with clean hands to mix everything.
- Cut a piece of parchment paper, so that it covers most of your air fryer basket, but leave about an inch of space on all sides, so you'll still get decent air flow. Place the dough ball onto this parchment paper on your kitchen counter.
- Place a second piece of parchment paper over the ball of dough, and use it to press the cookie dough into a really big, 1/4" thick, round cookie. You want this cookie as even as possible, so it bakes evenly. Discard the top piece of parchment paper
- Cook at 350F for 10 minutes, then let your giant cookie cool in the air fryer basket (but remove the basket from the fryer) for 10 minutes before gently transferring to a plate.
Equipment
Video
Notes
- Recipe is adapted from the classic Nestle Toll House Cookie recipe.
- If you truly just do not want to use aquafaba (or are fresh out), a reader told me that she replaced it with an equal part applesauce, and that it turned out great! I haven't tried this myself yet, but if you want cookies in a pinch, it's worth a go!
Lisa L.
Thannks for a great recipe, I used flax egg and pecans. Wow!
Karen Churma
Can these be done not vegan? Will the consistency be the same if you use regular butter and eggs? If so, what would be the replacement quantities?
Becky Striepe
I'm not sure if that would work, and since I can't eat those ingredients, there's no way for me to test them.
Jamie Roberts
Just made two of these (mixed up the second while the first was air frying) for my wonderful neighbor, who is always doing kind things for me. They came out perfectly. A wonderful coincidence that I've just started saving aquafaba from my chickpeas. Thanks for the ice cube tip!
Jamie Roberts
Also, thanks for the actual recipe. I'd buy a cookbook from you in a second!
Becky Striepe
What a good neighbor you are! I'm so glad that my cookie was a hit. And thank you for taking time to rate and comment - that means a lot to me!
Jo Ann
Can this recipe be baked in a ramekin in the air Fryer?
Becky Striepe
A ramekin would be too small.
Kristine
I loved this recipe! There is something really fun about a giant cookie and it also has the perfect proportion of chocolate chips.
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Kristine! I'm so glad that you dug it.
Marcy R Schell
I used foil for my cookies and i always have to turn them over to. Cook both sides.
Becky Striepe
I definitely don't recommend putting foil into your air fryer. The metal can scratch the nonstick coating.
Susan
Mine turned out very well! Used oat flour and I enjoyed it! Will definitely make this again!
Becky Striepe
Ooh good to know that it works well with oat flour, too!
Robin Schultz
I bought this air fryer because you highly recommended it. . . I LOVE IT!!!!! Thank you so much! I also love the tip you gave about saving the aquafaba in an ice cube tray. I could kick myself for all that I have tossed down the drain because I didn't have an immediate use for it. sigh.
Becky Striepe
I'm so glad to hear that - I love mine, too! 🙂 Happy to hear that the ice cube trick is handy, too. You can start with your next can of beans, and you'll have a stash before you know it!
Dianne
I haven't made cookies in my air fryer, but I clearly need to change that, STAT! I happen to have all of the ingredients on hand, and I plan on opening a can of chickpeas for tonight's dinner, so I'll be making this later today.
Cadry
That's such a good tip about making sure the aquafaba is at room temperature and not too hot to melt the butter & chocolate chips. Also, how cute are you in that cat shirt? Finally, I am psyched to make this cookie! It looks incredible.
Cadry
Update: I made the cookie tonight, and it was SO GOOD. I was having a chocolate emergency. Luckily, we had everything on hand to make one giant cookie. I wasn't able to wait ten minutes to eat that warm, delicious, gooey cookie... I lasted about 4. But it was no worse for wear! Haha!
Becky Striepe
Oh yay! If anyone deserves a gigantic chocolate cookie, it's you, Cadry!