This single serve chocolate chip cookie is such an easy cookie, that's perfect with crispy edges and gooey middle. It's great when you're in the mood for chocolate chip cookies, but don't have freezer or counter room.
[This single serve chocolate chip cookie recipe was originally posted in December 2021. It has been updated with cooking instructions, expert tips, FAQ, related recipes and ways to repurpose/use up ingredients]
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Cookies are one of my favorite foods, but on days when I'm craving a cookie, but don't have the freezer or counter room, a single serve chocolate chip cookie comes in clutch.
This chocolate chip cookie recipe yields one big cookie that's crunchy on the outside, and soft and gooey inside. Since you're using such small amounts of ingredients, just a slight mis-measurement may change the dough consistency.
I recommend adding just 1 Tablespoon of the whole wheat flour, then the remaining 1-2 Tablespoon if it still needs it. Add more flour (either) if the dough is still sticky. Like if it sticks to your hand. Then add the chocolate chips.
Ingredients
Scroll down to the single serve chocolate chip cookie recipe card for the amounts of each ingredient, but here's a quick visual + description of what's in this recipe.
- Butter: make sure it's nice and soft to blend into the remaining ingredients well.
- Brown Sugar
- Egg Yolk: A whole egg is too much for this small recipe, just use a yolk and add the white to an egg dish or something else.
- Vanilla
- All Purpose Flour, Whole Wheat Flour: I like using a combination of these for flavor. Use what you have though, plain all purpose flour works great.
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips: or use your favorite chocolate chips
Instructions
Scroll down to the single serve chocolate chip cookie recipe card for more detailed instructions. Here's a quick overview + photos to see how to make this recipe in general.
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Cream softened butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. It may have a pebble consistency (if your kitchen is cold). I think it's because it's a really small batch. Press together with a spoon. Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract.
Mix until incorporated.
3. Sprinkle in all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, and salt. Combine until mixed.
4. Start by adding 1 Tablespoon of the whole wheat flour, check the consistency, and then add the rest to your single serve chocolate chip cookie dough, if needed.
Dough should stick together when pressed (it may still have a pebble consistency, which is fine), but shouldn't stick to your hand/spatula much.
Once your single serve chocolate chip cookie dough is the right consistency, add semi sweet chocolate chips.
5. Form your dough into a ball and place in the center of a small lined baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until top is golden.
If dough spreads, press edges back together with a spoon or spatula.
6. Let your single serve chocolate chip cookie rest for at least 10 minutes, so it can firm up a bit more.
How to Cook in an Air Fryer
You can cook your single serve chocolate chip cookie in an Air Fryer too. Cook at 290 degrees for 12-14 minutes. It'll be a light brown blob, but taste delicious.
For best results, press large cookie to be about ½ inch thick or 2 cookies, about ½ inch thick. Cook on parchment paper, with holes in it. Your cookie will develop a nice crust, and be gooey on the inside.
I wouldn't recommend this method if you don't like gooey cookies, I couldn't ever get the inside to cook enough to not be gooey, but in testing, they all turned out delicious, with gooey centers.
Storage/Reheating Tips
Store leftover single serve chocolate chip cookie in an airtight container. It's ok to store at room temperature. This cookie will last about a week.
Microwave your leftover cookie for about 10-15 seconds to warm it up, if you want.
You can make extra servings of this dough recipe and freeze in individual servings for later. Or bake and freeze. Either way.
Substitutions/Tips
- Use room temperature butter and egg for best results.
- Press dough together if it's pebbly in texture. Dough shouldn't be crumbly though.
- You can use just all purpose flour, but the whole wheat flour adds a nice nutty flavor.
- Substitute semisweet chocolate chips for your favorite chocolate chips in this single serve chocolate chip cookie.
- Freeze dough before baking if you like tall, round cookies.
- This single serve chocolate chip cookie is delicious with added oats, if adding oats, replace ½ Tablespoon of whole wheat flour with 1-2 Tablespoons oats.
FAQ
I only tested this single serve chocolate chip cookie in the oven. My experience is that microwaved cookies have an odd texture, they're pretty fluffy, and will not get crispy at all. They've never been satisfying.
Adding melted butter to cookies will make your cookies denser and crispier. It's helpful to get a soft inside. Also, since most cookie recipes use softened butter, it'll be hard to tell if dough is the right texture to bake.
Use your favorite type of chocolate in cookies. If you like milk chocolate, use that. Discs and chips are best. Discs make for a great chocolate layering effect in the cookies, but chips are easier to find.
Other good cookie recipes
What can I make with leftover ingredients?
- Egg White: Add your egg white to this Microwave Egg Bowl or Sharp Cheddar and Apple Omelet. Don't replace an egg with it, just add it to them.
- Flour: Single Serving Apple Crisp, Single Serving Banana Bread, Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins.
- Chocolate Chips: Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Blueberry Chocolate Muffins, Protein Balls with Peanut Butter and Chocolate, and Chocolate Covered Popcorn, and M&M Popcorn.
Did you make this single serve chocolate chip cookie? Leave me a comment & rating to share how it turned out!
Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie
Equipment
- Measuring cups, spoons
- Large mixing bowl
- Small cookie sheet
- Baking Mat/Parchment Paper
- Hand mixer
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon butter softened
- 1.5 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1.5 tablespoon sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1.5 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 Tablespoons semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Cream 1 Tablespoon butter, 1.5 Tablespoon brown sugar, 1.5 Tablespoon white sugar together. Press together with a spoon to distribute butter and sugar if needed.
- Add egg yolk and ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until incorporated.
- Add 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour, 1.5 Tablespoon whole wheat flour (start by adding 1 Tablespoon, mix and then add remaining if needed), ⅛ teaspoon baking soda, ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt to sugar mixture. Mix until combined. Press together if still a bit pebbly. If dough is sticky, add a bit more flour, until dough doesn't stick to your hand.
- Fold 2 Tablespoons of semi sweet chocolate chips into dough. Press into a ball and place on a small baking sheet with a baking mat/parchment paper on it.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until top is golden brown and semi-firm to the touch. If dough spreads out, you can press it back in with a spoon or spatula after removing from the oven.
- Let cool for 10 minutes, or as long as you can wait. Enjoy.
Notes
- Use softened butter and room temperature egg yolk for the best results
- If you like taller cookies, freeze dough before baking
- Just use all purpose flour if that's all you have.
- Swap semisweet chocolate chips for your favorite chocolate chips
- I tested this recipe multiple times and the dough came out just a bit differently every time. But they baked up all about the same. if your dough is in crumbles (not dry crumbly), press it together and continue to the next step. Add more flour if dough sticks to your fingers before adding the chocolate chips.
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Lima Ekram says
No words. What a great, fantastic recipe -love chocolate chip cookies!
Elisa says
Love this chocolate chip cookie recipe, so delicious and soft!! will make it with the kiddos. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Ned says
Yes! I loved this because I didn't have to share with my family. The cookie was fresh and delicious. Thank you!
Sara Welch says
Enjoyed this for dessert last night and it was a sweet success! Easy and delicious; exactly what I needed to cure my sweet tooth, indeed!
Chelsea says
This single-serve recipe delivers a perfectly gooey, delightfully sweet treat that gives you just the right amount when you need a chocolate chip cookie fix!
Rebecca Clyde MS, RDN, CD says
totally!
dana says
This is absolutely perfect! Sometimes you just want one cookie. Without accidentally eating four from an entire batch. Lol.
Beth says
Well, that is awesome! I think I'm going to make one for each of the kids and my husband for dessert.
Jess says
This is perfect for me to make when the kiddos go to bed!