I am excited to share this recipe with you today! I didn’t think it was possible to make a cookie in the microwave and have it actually have the texture of a real cookie, but it’s possible!
I came across a recipe for chocolate chip cookie in a mug. You know how much I love my mug recipes. I didn’t have too high hopes. I had tried other cookie in a mug recipes before, but they never satisfied my cravings for a real cookie. But I decided to try it out, and I was surprised when a solid cookie popped out.
Not a cakey cookie or a slightly-denser-than-cake-so-we’ll-call-it-a-cookie type of cookie. But a genuine cookie. With crunch and all. The only issue I had was that when I made it in the mug, it looked quite ugly because I wasn’t able to shape the cookie. Also it was hard to get the cookie to pop out in one piece. Mine crumbled in several pieces.
So after gobbling up my first attempt, I immediately did it again. This time though, I opted to not make it in a mug. I mixed the ingredients with a fork in a small bowl. Once the dough came together, I grabbed the dough and formed a cookie shape. Then I put it on a piece of paper towel on top of small plate and popped it into the microwave. And out came a perfectly formed cookie.
Give the cookie a little time to cool so it gets the crunchy texture, but after a few minutes you have an honest to goodness delicious cookie that satisfies chocolate chip cookie cravings.
More microwave cookie recipes:
- Microwave Deep Dish Cookie
- 5 Minute Nutella Cookie
- 5 Minute Peanut Butter Cookie
- Microwave Sprinkles Sugar Cookie
- Microwave Matcha Cookie
- Pumpkin Cookie
5 Minute Cookie
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp whisked egg
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place butter in an oversized microwave-safe mug. Melt in microwave for about 40 seconds (for cold butter) or until completely melted.
- Add remaining ingredients except chocolate chips. Mix with a small whisk until dough comes together. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Press dough evenly across the bottom of the mug. Or, if you want to make a traditional cookie, scoop the batter out of the mug and form it into a cookie shape (round thick disc) on a microwave-safe plate lined with parchment paper.
- Cook in microwave for about 50 seconds. Let cookie cool a few minutes to firm up. Then eat immediately. Please note, cookie must be eaten immediately or it will dry out and harden after a while.
Notes
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
I made this (swapped milk for egg due to only having whole eggs, milk is just easier to measure)
my spoons are labels TBS (the big one) and tsp (the little one) so tbsp does not compute.
I couldn’t figure out the measurements so i had to guess (followed the caps and used the little spoon) and it looked wrong so i guessed again (added more with the big spoon)
For anyone else questioning this, the recipe wants 1/8 of a stick of butter and use the big spoon for the rest.
50 seconds comes out hot enough to burn, cooling time is required (5 minutes at least)
Then eat fast, cooking butter (food with butter) this way will make things very chewy / tough if left to sit.
In the US, the abbreviation “tbsp” means tablespoon and “tsp” means teaspoon – this may differ in other countries. We’re glad you worked it out in the end.
I used this recipe but instead I made edible cookie dough(I made it without an egg), AND IT WAS VERY GOOD. Definately recomennd for an on-the-go snack!
That’s great!
?? works great with milk instead of egg
That’s great! Thanks for letting us know.
what if the egg make you cookie taste weird?
The egg shouldn’t make it taste weird – there’s only one tablespoon.
thank you for the showing me how to make it was good???
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was wondering ? if I could use oil instead of butter. I just love all your recipes they are so delicious.
Yes, but it will change the flavor of the cookie a bit. Use one tablespoon and just mix it with the other ingredients.
Mm so goooooooood
So glad you enjoyed it!
We are just about try it. Wonderful recipe.
We hope you loved it!
This is INCREDIBLE!!!
I’m so glad you liked it!
I really liked this! I thought it was super easy and really yummy! I made it for breakfast and added 1 tsp. of vanilla protein powder. I think I have found my new breakfast cookie!!
I also added a bit of Nutella when the cookie was still really hot and it melted and was really yummy!
I’m glad you enjoyed!
I’m glad you enjoyed!
instead of eggs i used water and it turned out like a cake lol
swapping eggs for water will definitely change the texture. it really does need egg to act as a binding agent and create the cookie structure
This was amazing just as all of your other recipes are! My mom loves them too! <3
aww, thank you so much!
Hi! I don’t have any brown sugar with me right now. Is it okay if I just replace it with regular white sugar? How will that affect the cookie? If possible, can you recommend an alternative to brown sugar?
Brown sugar helps keep the cookie moist. Only using white sugar will affect the texture and I’m not sure how well it will work for this recipe. If you have molasses, you can make your own brown sugar.
So I was having a huge craving for cookies but it was 11 pm and I didn’t want a whole back. I multiplies the recipe by 4 (I wanted 4 cookies) and the recipe ended up making almost 15. They were very good so this wasn’t a huge problem but it makes more than one cookie per recipe.
I’m not quite sure how you got so many cookies! What you see pictured is all i got from the recipe. glad you liked them though
They were very sticky after I added the flour, I couldn’t even mold them. And after I cooked them, they remained awkward little puffs…
I’m sorry to hear that. I am confused when you say “they” The recipe is supposed to make one single cookie. Did you try to split it into two cookies because that is likely part of the problem.
Hi! Do you do you have a dozen version of this recipe? how do we multiply if we’ll make a dozen or more?
Thanks!
do you have an oven? if you plan on making a dozen, i’d recommend you use one of the many regular chocolate chip cookie recipes on my blog. it’ll end up taking about the same amount of time as microwaving 12 times and this really is more of a quick fix. they don’t last as long as regular cookies and they don’t have as great of a texture
I doubled the portions and fried this up in a pan for delicious pancakes :d thanks!
interesting method!
The recipe link is still down. You sure you can’t post with a credit?
Hi Michelle, I will look through my files for the recipe and update
Okay, I have updated with the correct link to the original recipe as well as my adapted version.
I checked the link too and it is saying page not found. Sad face. Looks yummy though.
i’m sorry about that. here are some similar recipes I have: https://kirbiecravings.com/2012/11/5-minute-nutella-cookie.html, https://kirbiecravings.com/2012/11/5-minute-peanut-butter-cookie.html
Hi
the link for the ingredients is not working.. can you post them
I just checked and the link works fine. I don’t want to post the ingredients here because someone else created that recipe and I want to give that person credit for what she created.
omg. i love this. we dont have an oven and i dont know how to bakeso this is perf. ill make a dozen of these for my bf. 😀 thanks for sharing this recipe. 😀 >:D< there! i gave you a hug! 😀
Aw, thanks for the hug! These are best eaten the day off. I’ve found that microwave cookie and cakes don’t stand up as well the next day.
How many servings would this make? I’m planning to do this for Valentine’s.
Another question (but this one might be stupid sooo), won’t the cookie mixture stick to the paper towel?
It only makes one cookie. The dough was oily enough that it didn’t stick to the paper towel for me, but if you are worried, you should use parchment paper as it definitely won’t stick to that.
I made this recipe this evening and it worked splendidly! The cookie was soft but not cakey and delightfully buttery. Perfect! This might be even more dangerous for me than your mug cakes.
These are more dangerous than the mug cakes for me because I’m always craving cookies. hehe. Glad you like it!
This is great! I can’t wait to try it in a plate! Thanks so much for sharing:0)
Thanks for making such a lovely easy recipe! It’s the first microwave cookie recipe that has really worked for me.
lol yah definitely going to give this a shot. Perfect during breakfast while my eggs are cooking.
wow, can’t wait to try this! something for tc and her friends to make too!
Oh yes, this should be perfect for TC!