These easy air fryer sugar cookies are crispy on the outside, soft inside, and ready in just minutes. Perfect for beginners and small-batch baking, this quick cookie recipe uses simple pantry ingredients and no oven.
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⭐ Why you'll love this recipe
- Ready in under 20 minutes.
- No oven required (perfect for hot days).
- Small batch - no leftovers, no waste.
- Kid-friendly and beginner-friendly.
Don't miss the pro tips at the end - they'll help you get perfect results every time!
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⏱ Quick snapshot
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8-10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Servings: Small batch
These air-fried sugar cookies come out perfectly golden and evenly cooked on both sides, like air fryer orange cookies. They're so delicious, you can't stop at just one!
I got my kid involved, and we had so much fun making them, just like when we made Christmas tree cakes and Fairy bread sandwiches together a while back!
Equipment
To make these easy air fryer sugar cookies, I use my oven's air fryer function and bake them for 7-8 minutes at 160°C. You can use any air fryer you have; just keep an eye on the cooking time, as it may vary.
I use star- and heart-shaped cookie cutters. They're a bit on the larger side, but I don't mind bigger cookies at all!
FAQs
The ideal temperature is around 160-180°C (320-350°F), depending on your air fryer model.
Air fryer cookies are done when the edges of the cookies turn slightly light brown or red. Turn off the air fryer and let the cookies cool for 5-8 minutes.
Most sugar cookies cook in 8-10 minutes. Keep an eye on them after 7 minutes to avoid over-browning.
Absolutely! You can simply roll the dough into small balls and flatten them slightly with your hand or a fork.
Ingredients
To make this air fryer sugar cookie recipe, you need these ingredients:
Sugar - Granulated sugar works well for making these cookies. I have used a brown one.
Egg - It adds moisture and helps bind all the ingredients together, giving the cookie structure so it stays intact and doesn't crumble.
If you prefer making eggless cookies, check my eggless air fryer cookies and coffee cookies eggless recipes on the blog!
Butter - I use salted butter for this recipe. Use whatever you feel is the best and most handy you have.
See the recipe card for quantities.
How to make sugar cookies in air fryer?
To make sugar cookies in an air fryer, combine butter and sugar in a mixing bowl using a hand mixer or whisk.
Add an egg and mix well. Stir in vanilla essence and mix again. Using a sieve, combine all the dry ingredients (plain flour, baking powder, and baking soda) with the wet ingredients.
Combine well to make a soft dough. Refrigerate this dough for 15-20 minutes.
Roll this dough into a large disc, approx. ¼ inch thick using a rolling pin. Cut out cookies with a cookie cutter. My cutie chose star- and heart-shaped cutters.
Transfer them to the lined air fryer tray. Decorate them with sprinkles. Completely optional step! Press the sprinkles a little down with a spatula to prevent them from coming off while air-frying.
Air fry these sugar cookies in a preheated air fryer for about 7-8 minutes at 160°C. Turn off the air fryer when the edges of the cookies turn slightly brown or slightly red.
Let them cool in the air fryer for another 5-10 minutes. Enjoy these easy small-batch air fryer cookies!!
Substitutions
- Replace the egg with half a cup of yogurt for vegetarian options.
- Add a half teaspoon of salt if you are using unsalted butter.
- Swap butter for oil if you are worried about the calories, but oil won't bring that delicious taste.
- Substitute desiccated coconut with sprinkles for a coconutty crunch.
Troubleshooting
- If the dough isn't coming together, just add a touch of butter or oil - it gives the mixture enough moisture to hold.
- If sugar cookies don't hold their shape, it indicates the following:
- The incorrect butter-to- sugar proportion.
- Less flour.
- The cookie dough is not rolled flat.
- Uneven cookie thickness.
- Sugar cookies are too hard because
- Air-fried for a longer time.
- The temperature is set too high.
- Overmixed ingredients.
- An excess of flour.
Expert Tips
Chill your cut-out cookies in the fridge for 15-20 minutes before air frying! This helps them hold their shape and gives perfectly buttery, crisp cookies every time!
If the dough is too dry, add a little oil; if too oily, add a little flour to balance out the consistency.
Make a disc of thickness approx. ¼ inch.
Place cookies at a distance on the air fryer tray.
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Equipment
- Air fryer
- Hand mixer
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Butter salted (60 g)
- ½ cup Sugar granulated (120g)
- 1 Egg
- 1 cup All-purpose flour (170 g)
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Baking soda
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Combine butter and sugar using a hand mixer or whisk in a mixing bowl.
- Add an egg and mix well. Stir in vanilla essence and mix again.
- Combine all the dry ingredients, i.e. all-purpose flour, baking powder, and baking soda, with the wet ingredients.
- Make a soft dough. Refrigerate this dough for 15-12 minutes.
- Roll this dough into a big disc of around ¼ inch using a rolling pin. Cut out cookies with a cookie cutter in the shapes you like.
- Transfer them to the lined air fryer tray.
- Decorate them with sprinkles. Optional step.
- Air fry these sugar cookies in a preheated air fryer for about 8-10 minutes at 160°C.
- Turn off the air fryer when the edges of the cookies change to light brown or slightly red.
- Let them cool in the air fryer for another 5-10 minutes.
- And, tada, air fryer sugar cookies are ready to serve!
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Notes
- If the dough is too dry, add a little oil to the dough, and if too oily, add a little flour to balance out the consistency.
- Make a disc of a thickness of less than 0.6 cm or ¼ inch.
- If cut-out cookies are not coming out or sticking to the dough, use a spatula or knife to transfer them to the tray.
- Place these cookies apart from each other on the air fryer tray.
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lesma says
made these with rosemary and lemon zest! so good!!!
Abhi says
That's quite interesting! Thank you for providing your feedback!
Katie says
these air fryer cookies are amazing! Love this treat so much!
Christina's Bread Bakes says
I never thought to use an air fryer before I tried your recipe, but they come out perfectly crispy and yummy without an oven!
Abhi says
Thanks Christina!