Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie (Small Batch)

This Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is a super small batch recipe that is mixed up in one bowl with a rubber spatula (no mixer needed) and makes two large cookies that is perfect to satisfy your cookie craving without having to make an entire batch of cookies.

This recipe went viral on Instagram and for good reason! This 1-2 serving, small batch cookie recipe is the perfect solution for when you're craving a warm chocolate chip cookie, but you don't have the time to make an entire batch of cookies OR you don't want lots of cookies leftover. For another single serve cookie recipe, try this Single Serve Sugar Cookie or Single Serve Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie!

⭐Why I Love It:

• Super Small Batch Recipe - I love that this single serve chocolate chip cookie recipe makes only two large cookies so I can satisfy my chocolate chip cookie craving without having to make an entire batch of cookies. Another favorite way to satisfy a sweet tooth is with a microwave mug cake recipe like this Chocolate Chip Cookie Mug or Nutella Mug Cake.
• No Mixer Needed - Because it's such a small amount of dough, you can mix it all up by hand using a rubber spatula instead of needing to use an electric or stand mixer.
• Gooey and Tender on the Inside - By using an egg yolk and by not over baking the cookies, the insides stay perfectly gooey (without being raw!) and are just perfect. For a double chocolate version of this recipe, try this Single Serve Double Chocolate Cookie!

🥘Ingredients

• Unsalted Butter - Softened to room temperature! As long as your butter is softened, then you can easily mix up the dough by hand. If you use salted butter, just omit the amount of salt by half. When measuring the butter, I prefer to cut from the middle of the stick since the tablespoon markers at the ends of the stick can be off. For a small recipe, it's extra important to be accurate with measurements. If you want to elevate your chocolate chip cookies, try this recipe for Single Serve Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie that is similar to this recipe but uses brown butter instead!
• Brown Sugar - When measuring brown sugar, you want to pack it into the measuring cup. I used light brown sugar, but you can use dark brown sugar as well. If you don't have brown sugar, I also have a full batch recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies without Brown Sugar.
• White Granulated Sugar
• Egg Yolk - Using only the egg yolk helps keep the recipe super small and it also gives the cookies their chewy/fudgy/almost gooey center. You can use the leftover egg white to make this Single Serve Vanilla Cupcake recipe!
• Vanilla Extract - For flavor!
• All-Purpose Flour - When measuring flour, make sure to use the 'spoon and level' method. This is where you spoon the flour into the measuring cup and then level off the top. Instead of dipping the measuring cup directly into the flour bin which can lead to over measuring.
• Baking Soda - This is the leavener for the cookie to help them rise.
• Kosher Salt - I like the Diamond Kosher Salt. A small amount of salt is so important to balance the sweetness in cookies. If you use table salt, then I would cut the amount by half.
• Chocolate Chips - I love to use the classic Semisweet Chocolate Chips, but you can use any chocolate chip you'd like such as Milk Chocolate or Dark Chocolate. Or try adding other mix-ins like this Single Serve M&M Cookie!

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🔪Step by Step Instructions

This recipe for Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookies could not be any easier! Just mix up the dough in one bowl, pop in the fridge while the oven preheats, then bake on one sheet.

💭Recipe Tips

• Make it Gluten Free - You can use a gluten free flour blend to make a gluten free version like in this Single Serve Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.
• Softened Butter - In order to mix up the dough, your butter needs to be softened to room temperature. If you're in a pinch you can microwave for just a couple of seconds, but be careful not to melt it!
• Allow to Cool on Baking Sheet - Letting the single serve cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes lets the cookies finish baking on the warm baking sheet so they set up.
• Don't Over Bake - The cookies will finish setting up on the baking sheet so in order to have the gooey (but not raw) insides be sure not to overtake them. The egg yolk helps give the center a gooey/fudgy interior so know that as long as they're set around the edges, golden on the bottom and golden brown/slightly set on top then they are baked 🙂
• Add a Few Extra Chocolate Chips - like to press a few extra chocolate chips into the tops of the dough balls before baking for a prettier appearance.
• Use 'Spoon and Level' Method When Measuring Flour - When measuring flour, make sure to use the 'spoon and level' method. This is where you spoon the flour into the measuring cup and then level off the top. Instead of dipping the measuring cup directly into the flour bin which can lead to over measuring.

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