These air fryer Christmas NYC cookies are a beloved wintertime treat that not only evokes nostalgic memories but also helps create new ones. Easy to make in advance and store in the freezer and then cook from frozen in the air fryer. These easy Christmas air fryer cookies are a delicious festive treat.
Spice up your Christmas baking with these unique and unforgettable NYC-inspired cookie recipes. Easy Christmas cookies are the best thing to prep in advance for Christmas this year.
Experience the joy of baking the perfect treat with this easy-to-follow recipe for air fryer Christmas NYC cookies.
Why you’ll love this air fryer Christmas NYC cookies recipe
These easy Christmas cookies are so bright and cheerful. I love having these in the freezer and ready to cook at a moments notice.
Making a small batch of Christmas air fryer cookies is perfect for those late-night snacks. Get your milk at the ready for dunking.
It’s so simple, making these Christmas NYC cookies couldn’t be easier and you’ll be whipping them up for everyone from carollers to Santa’s helpers.
You can freeze the air fryer cookie dough once it’s been scooped into cookie balls. That way, you can grab a couple and pop them in the air fryer whenever you want cookies.
Air Fryer Christmas NYC Cookies Ingredients
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Chocolate Chips
You can buy chocolate chips from the baking section of the supermarket. However, you can chop up your favourite chocolate bar to use instead. Both will work when making air fryer NYC Christmas cookies.
The red and green chocolate chips I used I ordered on Amazon. Click here for the green chocolate beans (aff link) and red chocolate beans (aff link).
Sugar
For optimal air fryer NYC cookies, the best option is to use a mix of brown sugar and caster sugar. This means you still get the lovely caramel flavour from the light brown sugar.
You can also use granulated sugar if you’re low on caster sugar.
Raising Agents
Baking powder and bicarbonate of soda will help your air fryer Christmas NYC rise a little when they bake. You can use any baking powder you have in the cupboard or simply pick some up from your local supermarket.
How to make air fryer Christmas NYC cookies – step by step
For the full air fryer NYC cookies recipe and instructions scroll to the bottom of the page for the recipe card.
Start by mixing together your butter and sugars until fully combined.
Then, add your eggs and vanilla and mix together.
Add your dry ingredients to the mix, flour and raising agents.
Once these are fully mixed, add your chocolate chips.
Scoop your cookie dough onto greaseproof paper.
Let your air fryer NYC cookie dough balls are fully chilled (for at least 30 minutes).
You can make these cookies ahead of time and chill in the fridge or even keep them in the freezer.
Bake your cookies in the air fryer and bake for about 8 minutes depending on how gooey and chewy you want your cookies to be.
Top Tips for Christmas air fryer cookies
If you aren’t a fan of cooking chocolate or chocolate chips, why not chop up your favourite chocolate bar? You can cut it into rough but equally sized-chunks so it still melts in your cookies.
Don’t forget to take your air fryer NYC cookies out the air fryer just before they are fully cooked so they don’t over bake and turn hard.
Warm cookies are the best cookies in my opinion. The chocolate chips melt and the chewy cookie is buttery and golden. You can eat your cookies warm from the air fryer or pop them in the microwave in short bursts until they are warm again.
Serving Suggestions – air fryer Christmas chocolate chip cookies
Serve your cookies straight from the air fryer, they are still chewy and warm. Perfect for dunking in a cuppa or a glass of milk ready for Santa on Christmas Eve.
If you fancy making your Christmas air fryer cookies into a dessert, you can serve them warm with big scoops of ice cream on top. The melted ice cream with the warm cookie is just heavenly.
Equipment
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- Air Fryer
- Kitchen Scales
- Mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Greaseproof paper / Baking parchment
- Stand Mixer(optional)
Substitutions and variations for air fryer NYC cookies
Swap out your chocolate chips for your favourite chocolate bar by chopping it into rough but even-sized pieces and tossing them into the cookie dough. This was you can enjoy Toblerone cookies, Malteaser cookies or Cadbury’s buttons cookies. Your options are endless.
Instead of chocolate chips (or as well as if you’re feeling decadent) add chopped nuts and fruits in to your cookie dough to create some crunch. I love adding almonds to these air fryer NYC cookies to up the sweetness and provide a fun texture.
Storing air fryer Christmas NYC cookies / Making ahead of time options
Easy Christmas cookies are perfect for this time of year. You can whip them up and enjoy them over a few days if you’re constantly hosting. Or you can mix up the dough and pop the scoops or balls of cookie dough in the freezer for up to months.
If you are placing the balls in the freezer make sure that you wrap them individually in greaseproof paper or cling film. This will stop your NYC Cookies from sticking together as they freeze.
Top Questions
Is air fryer good for baking cookies?
Why are my cookies burning in the air fryer?
What temp to bake cookies in an air fryer?
How long to bake cookies in air fryer?
Can you bake cookies from frozen in air fryer?
Air fryer Christmas NYC cookies FAQS
Is air fryer good for baking cookies?
Yes, using your air fryer for small cookie batches is a great way to bake a few cookies on demand. You can usually fit about 4 cookies in the air fryer drawer depending on how big your air fryer is.
Why are my cookies burning in the air fryer?
As air fryers reach a hotter temperature quicker than a regular oven it can be easy to overcook or burn your cookies. It is recommended to reduce the temperature.
What temp to bake cookies in an air fryer?
You should bake cookies at 170 degrees in an air fryer. This will of course depend on which air fryer you have, bigger ones may need to be set at a higher temperature.
How long to bake cookies in air fryer?
You should bake your cookies in the air fryer for about 10 minutes giver or take. The exact cooking time will likely vary so be sure to check with your air fryer manual and keep an eye on your air fryer when using it.
Can you bake cookies from frozen in air fryer?
You can these Easy Christmas cookies from frozen in the air fryer and this is a great way to enjoy cookies quickly when the craving hits. Simply pop your frozen cookie dough ball in the air fryer like normal and bake. I would suggest adding a few minutes to cooking time to make sure they are fully cooked all the way through.
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Recipe
Air Fryer Christmas NYC Cookies
Equipment
- Stand Mixer (optional)
Ingredients
- 125 g (½ cups) unsalted butter
- 100 g (½ cups) light brown sugar
- 80 g (⅔ cups) caster sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 300 g (2 ½ cups) plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 100 g (1 ½ cups) chocolate chips (milk, dark, white or a mix)
- 100 g Red chocolate sprinkles (M&Ms, Smarties or coloured chocolate beans)
- 100 g Green chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Measure your butter and sugars and add them to a mixing bowl. Mix them together until soft and creamy. (You can also use your mixer if you want).
- Add in your egg and vanilla, and mix in.
- Sieve in the plain flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and a pinch of salt.
- Mix together to form a cookie dough.
- Stir in your chocolate chips, along with the M&Ms, Smarties or coloured chocolate beans.
- Use an ice cream scoop to portion the cookie dough. (Mine is about 5cm and makes about 12 or you can divide it into 8 and have larger cookies).
- When the cookies are rolled place them in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. (You can also freeze them at this point).
Freezing your cookie dough
- Once you have made your cookie dough balls you can put them in a freezer bag and freeze them for a later date.
Cooking your air fryer Christmas NYC cookies
- (You might need to do a few batches if you want to do all the cookies together. If they are chilled you can cook a few when needed.)
- Place the cold cookie dough balls on a sheet of baking parchment / greaseproof paper in the air fryer.
- Make sure they are spaced out as they will spread when baking.
- Bake in the air fryer at 170ºC / 338ºF for 10-12 minutes depending on size until they are golden brown.
- Leave the cookies to cool and they are ready to enjoy.
Cooking your Christmas NYC cookies from frozen in the air fryer
- Place the frozen cookie dough balls on baking trays with baking parchment / greaseproof paper.
- Make sure they are spaced out as they will spread when baking. You might need to do them in batches. I can cook 4 cookies at a time in my air fryer.
- Bake in the air fryer at 170ºC / 338ºF for 12-15 minutes depending on size until they are golden brown. They need a little longer from frozen and you might want to give them a gentle press halfway through if you want them to be thinner.
- Leave the cookies to cool and they are ready to enjoy.
Notes
- Freeze for later and enjoy when you really need a cookie.
- You can swap out the chocolate chips for nuts or dried fruit.
Nutrition
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
I love these cookies, the kids made a double batch of dough, baked half then froze the rest to bake up later.
I love using my air fryer to bake a few cookies, these were very tasty.
So delicious. I love that you can take out a few cookies and bake them in the air fryer. Fresh cookies are the best.