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This decadant ooey-gooey, single serve chocolate chip mug cookie is perfect for any night of the week, and you can have it in under 5 minutes!
Do you ever just need a cookie? You’ve finally got the kids to bed, and the little voice in your head and stomach are telling you to eat something sweet. Well, I do! I’m weak, so I listen to those voices, but i’m also lazy. The last thing I want to do at 10:30 PM is bang around the kitchen with baking sheets and mixing bowls (not to mention I would probably eat half a tray of cookies if they were there)!
That was me, sitting on the couch when my thoughts became words, innocently floating across the room to my husband reading. “I want something sweet…” He looked over to me with knowing eyes, fulling supporting me, but only if he got some too!
The solution: A cookie in a MUG that is ready in under 5 minutes and is perfectly gooey, sweet, and all the things your cookie dreams are made out of. The best part is that you probably have all of these ingredients in your kitchen already. Did I mention you don’t have to pre-heat your oven? Yes, exactly. You’re welcome.
Jump to RecipeSo now you’re hooked. Your little late night treat voice is begging to be given this cookie, almost as bad as your son wanted you to pay another $4.99 for Minecraft. Give the voice what it wants! Okay, down to business.
Here is what you’ll need:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter
- 2 tablespoons of lightly packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg yolk (don’t throw the whites away, add them to your eggs in the AM!)
- 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
- a dash of salt (if you are using salted butter, omit this step)
- 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips (I used mini chips, because that’s what I had)
You can use whatever kind of butter you have, salted or unsalted. If you use salted butter, just skip the dash of salt when you add your flour. If you don’t have brown sugar, you can use regular white sugar, but your cookie won’t be as true-to-taste. Even though eggs are super cheap, I hate throwing anything away if I can use it! Whenever I have a recipe that calls for just yolks or whites only, I always throw the leftovers into a mini container and use it later (and the shells go into compost for my garden!)
If you are wanting to make two cookies like I did, just use an extra mug and microwave it separately, don’t try to double the recipe in one mug!
First, we will microwave our butter until almost melted. From cold butter, it took me ten seconds. Then, add in your brown sugar, egg yolk and vanilla.
Once you have all of that combined, stir in your all purpose flour (you’ll add your dash of salt here as well, if you are using unsalted butter)
Then, mix in your chocolate chips. Using a fork will work fine, but I have the most adorable mini spatulas that I break out every chance I get. Make sure you scrape the sides of your mug and even out your cookie layer as best as possible.
Next, stick her in the microwave. Like I said earlier, don’t try to double the recipe in one mug, or put more than one mug in the microwave at once. You will want to reduce your microwave’s power to 50% (some microwaves won’t do this unless you already have your cook time set) and microwave for 60-90 seconds. Every microwave is different, so start at 60 seconds and go from there, adding 10 seconds each time. If you need to microwave for additonal time after the inital 60 seconds, make sure you reduce the power to 50% each time.
This will not look like a traditional oven baked cookie, so be careful not to over do it. You will want the top of the cookie to look just set, and not shiny.
And that’s it! Enjoy! I threw a little bit of biscotti ice cream on top, because that’s all I had, but vanilla ice cream or no ice cream will work too!
P.S – the inside of the cookie will be very hot when it first comes out of the microwave, take care not to burn yourself!
5 Minute Chocolate Chip Mug Cookie
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter salted or unsalted
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (lightly packed) light or dark will work, you can use white sugar but the brown sugar really makes it delish
- 1 large egg yolk separate the yolk from the white, I saved mine to add in with morning eggs.
- 1/8 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste i'm obessed with vanilla bean paste, so that's what I used, but regular vanilla extract will work perfectly as well
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- dash of salt if you are using salted butter, omit this step
- 2 tablespoons chocolate chips (I used mini chips)
Instructions
- Add butter to a microwave safe mug and microwave until almost completely melted. It took me under 10 seconds from cold butter.
- Mix in the brown sugar until combined.
- Mix in the vanilla and egg yolk.
- Stir in the flour, and add a dash of salt if you are using unsalted butter.
- Mix in your chocolate chips. I used a mini spatula, but a fork will work fine.
- Reduce your microwave power to half, and microwave for 60-90 seconds. Every microwave is different, so start with 60 seconds and go from there. You only want the top of the cookie to look just set, otherwise it will be dry and not ooey-gooey. Don't use regular high power, or you will burn your chocolate. This will not look like a traditional oven baked cookie, so be careful not to over microwave your dessert.
- Enjoy your not-so-hard work! I added a tiny bit of ice-cream to mine. (Be careful, the cookie will be HOT when it first comes out of the microwave, so don't burn yourself!)
Did you try this recipe? Was it delicious? Comment below to let me know and share it with your friends!
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