Chocolate chip Tollhouse Ninja Foodi air fryer cookies are easy to bake. Make a small batch for just 2 of you at a time so they’re fresh! You can use refrigerated cookie dough, batter homemade or with our Bisquick chocolate chip cookie recipe.
There are a ton of possibilities once you understand how to bake air fryer cookies. 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 for beginners on our site. (affiliate links present)
How to Air Fry Cookie Dough
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 if you want. Either way they come out soft and delicious. You can even use cake mix cookies of your choice.
If you love extra crispy food and quick recipes, here are some resources to start with:
- My Favorite models are this Cosori or for a dual machine, the Foodi.
- You can find more Ninja Foodi recipes here as well; bookmark them both!
- It is best practice to put food into a hot basket. this is how to preheat air fryer first.
- Here’s a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.
Homemade Cookies in Air Fryer
- Butter or dairy free alternative
- Sugar white to sweeten
- Egg should be added at room temperature
- Brown sugar
- All purpose flour
- Vanilla
- Baking soda and salt
- Chocolate chips
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!
Refrigerated dough from Tollhouse or Pillsbury has a bunch of different flavors. You can just slice and bake those, either way works with this timing. If you want from scratch we have a simple mix above as well. Of course if you’re using semi-homemade chocolate chip cookie dough you’ll skip the mixing part which will save you a lot of time. This option is great if there are just a few of you.
How to Make Toll House Chocolate Chip 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
- Cook and enjoy
- Store rest of dough inside an airtight container or wrap roll of dough with plastic wrap and store in fridge.
You can do the same thing with homemade dough though, that decision is up to you. Use a cookie scoop to form balls. Place on a cookie sheet and freeze. Then put frozen pieces in a freezer bag and store. You could just use packaged refrigerated dough and do this same thing with the same timing.
How Long to Bake Cookies in Air Fryer
How long to bake cookie dough in air fryer will vary depending on how large your slice is and/or your preferences. It will be about 6-8 minutes total unless you want them to be really crispy or they’re quite large, in that case you may add 1-2 minutes more. Keep an eye on them near the end by opening the basket. Once the middle no longer looks wet take the basket out and let them sit for a few minutes before lifting out and enjoying.
YES! Using pre-made dough or homemade, you can bake them perfectly just a few at a time. A great way to make small batch chocolate chip cookies so they’re always fresh. Set to 300 degrees so they stay moist, just like Mrs. Fields.
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.
What else can we 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 air fryer pizookie recipe to 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.
Here are quick instructions. Ingredient amounts and a printable recipe card is located at the bottom of this post.
Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Cookies Recipe
- I always preheat my air fryer, this time we need to set it to 300 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- Break pre made cookie dough into pieces or make homemade dough.
- If from scratch, add sugars, egg and vanilla into mixer on medium until light and fluffy. In a small bowl mix dry ingredients and incorporate slowly.
- Put a piece of parchment paper into air fryer basket. Use small cookie scoop to form same size dollops on top. Close the lid that is attached.
- Bake 4 at a time with space in between.
- Close basket for 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and middle still looks soft. Larger cookies may take closer to a 10 minute cook time.
- Lift paper out on to a cooling rack and then enjoy.
Yes! It can easily be kept refrigerated for up to 2-3 days. Just cover with plastic wrap so it doesn’t out. To freeze homemade cookie dough just wrap it with plastic freezer wrap or into freezer bags to save for up to 3 months.
Printable recipe with percent daily nutrition facts below for you. Of course you can double this for a larger batch, or if you want to save them for later to bake in small batches.
Air Fryer Cookies
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 1/2 c butter, room temperature
- 1/4 c sugar
- 1/2 c brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 c all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 c chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a bowl beat butter, sugar and brown sugar together.
- Then add egg and vanilla, mix.
- In a small bowl mix flour, salt and baking soda, then slowly incorporate with sugar mixture.
- Use spoon to fold in chips.
- Preheat air fryer to 300 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Place piece of parchment paper into basket and spoon equal size dollops on top, 4 for each round with plenty of space in between.
- Air fry at 300 degrees F for 8 minutes (for medium sizes, large will take more time). Take out when edges are browned but middle still looks just a bit wet. Lift out paper and set on cooling rack until completely cool and then enjoy very soft cookies.
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Notes
Cookie dough in air fryer
Use preheated temperature above. Break apart into pieces or use tsp dough ball with space in between. It will be about 6-8 minutes total unless you want them to be really crispy or they’re quite large.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Love how easy these are to make and that I can make small batches.
I know right??
I love homemade warm cookies but I don’t always want a full batch, so this recipe is perfect for nights when I crave a little treat!
Ditto
This was really easy to make and tasted so good. Thanks for sharing!
my mind is blown, I didn’t know you could make cookies in an air fryer! turned out great
This is freakin genius! Such delicious cookies and a great way to not heat up my house. Thank you for this awesome recipe!
Making my second batch of these right now – they are SO good! Super easy and saves me from turning the oven on in SW Florida in the summer. Thank you!!
I made homemade, they were very good but they came out puffy (i just pushed down on them to make them look more like a cookie) so that was ok, but the bottoms were almost raw looking….I had to flip them over and bake for an extra couple of minutes,any idea why that would have happened? I have the air fryer with the racks.
Well with the racks the food on the upper racks are going to cook differently than the lower racks a bit. I don’t use that style for these so don’t have a reference, I always use my Cosori with the drawer so they all cook very evenly.
Perfect!!!! Came out great!!! Thank you so much for this recipe for my Ninja Foodi XL Deluxe!! Very Thankful for your website and recipes!!!
You’re very welcome