Chocolate chip cinnamon cookies

I never thought I would say this but chocolate chip cinnamon cookies in the air fryer are a dream come true. It is the perfect combination of buttery dough, filled with ooey gooey chocolate chips, and Fall spices with a soft middle with crunchy edges.

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Cinnamon in chocolate chip cookies

Have you ever wondered what could make your chocolate chip cookies even better?
The addition of nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon in chocolate chip cookies. This is our official Fall edition cookie recipe. It took many recipes of snickerdoodles and classic chocolate chip cookies before finding the right balance of cinnamon in chocolate chip cookies. From this, each bite is the perfect combination of cinnamon, Fall spices, and chocolates with a soft middle and crispy edge. Baking these chocolate chip cinnamon cookies in the air fryer is what made them our best for 2024.
These chocolate chip cinnamon cookies are not the only distinctive cookies we have. Check out our funfetti cookies that are big enough to have for dessert. Maybe you have a craving for cookie dough, we have no-bake edible cookie dough recipes too.

Can you air fry cookie dough

A big question I get is, “Can you air fry cookie dough?”. Yes, you can even air fry store-bought refrigerated cookie dough. There are a few things you have to take into consideration if you make the cookies from scratch.

All air fryers will cook differently depending on their style and size. Air fryers will also cook differently than an oven. So the temperature needs to be lower, in some cases significantly lower for a few reasons. First, you don’t want to overbake the outside of the cookie leaving the inside raw. Second, the fan on top speeds up as you select a higher temperature. So, you have to balance that in order not to disturb the dough during cooking, Finally, my biggest learning tip while making these cookies is to leave them in the air fryer for 1 – 2 minutes after the time is over. The residual heat will help finish cooking the inside perfectly. If you have any questions about “Can you air fry cookie dough?”, just comment or drop us an email.

Ingredients

A quick tip, have the ingredients at room temperature, especially the butter. It will make it easier to mix.

• All-purpose flour: You can use bleached or unbleached flour for this recipe.
• Baking soda: The rising agent to keeping the cookie crunchy not cakey.
• Salt: Even though you only add a pinch, it is a crucial ingredient. It helps balance all the flavors for the perfect chocolate chip cinnamon cookies.
• Spices: Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger are the classic Fall & Winter spices.
• Butter: At room temperature.
• Two sugars: Brown and granulated sugar.
• An egg.
• The vanilla paste will bring a rich vanilla flavor.
• Mini chocolate chips & chocolate chunks.

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Substitutions and Variations

• Flour: I used unbleached all-purpose flour, but you can also substitute it with regular all-purpose flour.
• Vanilla paste: This can easily be substituted with vanilla extract or any of your favorite extracts.
• Chocolate chips: I used mini chocolate chips but you can substitute them with regular semi-sweet, milk chocolate, or white chocolate chips.
• The chocolate chunks bring a nice texture, but you can substitute with your favorite chocolate bar chopped in pieces.

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.

Add chocolate chips and chunks.

Cream butter, sugars, and egg.

Add dry mix.

Scoop the dough into balls.

Air Fry until perfectly golden.

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Favorite Air Fryer tools

To make these chocolate chip cinnamon cookies I used a basket-style air fryer and parchment paper. The parchment paper is not necessary but makes cleaning much easier.
But the tool ❤I LOVE❤ and use every day is my cookie spatula.

Storage

If you only want to bake a few cookies, no worries, the chocolate chip cinnamon cookie dough will keep in the fridge for 2 days. The dough can be frozen by scooping the remaining into balls and placing them on a lined parchment plate. Freeze for 1 hour and then transfer them to a Ziploc bag. When you are ready for more fresh cookies, thaw them overnight in the fridge and cook them according to the directions. If you have any leftover cookies, place them in a Ziploc bag or airtight container at room temperature for a few days.