A single serve chocolate chip cookie without any egg. This is the perfect crispy edge, chewy center chocolate chip cookie for one, that you can whip up in one bowl when the craving hits!
This single serve chocolate chip cookie recipe can make one or two cookies in less than thirty minutes. I've made it so easy to make this in a small bowl with just a spoon and a few staple ingredients. And, most of the recipes I had come across had you using a bit of an egg, so I made this egg free to make it even easier!
For more small batch recipes, try my small batch oatmeal chocolate chip cookies or my small batch brownies.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
- One Cookie: Perfect when you just want one cookie!
- No Egg: So many recipes have you use a small portion of an egg, but this recipe doesn't require an egg.
- Ready in less than 30 Minutes: From start to finish you can be enjoying a fresh warm cookie in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredient Notes
Full ingredient measurements and instructions can be found in the recipe card below.
- Butter: I always use salted butter in my baking. I love the extra flavor it adds.
- Sugars: You will use brown, granulated and turbinado sugar for these. if you don't have turbinado sugar you can sub in granulated sugar.
- Milk: This will help add some binding and moisture to replace the egg. I used 2%, but whatever you have is great.
- Flour: I have tested this recipe with all-purpose and gluten free flour.
- Chocolate: My favorite combo is doing half chopped up milk chocolate bar and half semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Flaked Salt: I can't enjoy a cookie without this!
Step by Step Instructions
- Step 1: In a small bowl mix together the melted butter and sugars. Add in vanilla and milk and mix again.
- Step 2: Mix in baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour and mix. Fold in chocolate.
- Step 3: Create one large cookie ball (or two medium) and place on the baking sheet. Chill the dough in the freezer for 5-10 minutes while the oven preheats.
- Step 4: Bake the cookie for 14-16 minutes, or until a light golden brown along the edges. Sprinkle with flaked salt as soon as it's done baking. If baking two medium cookies bake for 12-14 minutes.
Expert Baking Tips
- Be precise in your measuring! I would highly suggest using a scale for this recipe. Because it's such small amounts it's important that your measurements are spot on to ensure your cookie bakes up properly.
- If you don't have turbinado sugar sub in more granulated sugar. But the turbinado sugar is one of the reasons my salted chocolate chunk cookie recipe is so loved!
FAQ
Yes, you could bake 2-4 cookies if preferred. You'll just want ti decrease the baking time.
Yes, I have tested this with a 1:1 gluten free flour and it turned out great.
Storing & Freezing
If you wanted to make this recipe into two cookies you could either bake both cookies and save one in the freezer for later. OR you could bake one, and refrigerate or freeze the other cookie ball and bake whenever you wanted another one.
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Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons (28 g) salted butter melted
- 2 tablespoons (30 g) packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoons (12 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons (8 g) turbinado sugar
- 2 teaspoons (10 g) milk any kind
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) vanilla
- ⅛ teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon (0.13 teaspoon) salt
- ⅓ cup (50 g) all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons (42 g) chocolate I use a mix of chopped chocolate and chips
- flaked sea salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line a small baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a small bowl mix together the melted butter and sugars. Add in vanilla and milk and mix again.
- Mix in baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour and mix. Fold in chocolate.
- Create one large cookie ball (or two medium) and place on the baking sheet. Chill the dough in the freezer for 5-10 minutes while the oven preheats if you prefer a thicker cookie.
- Bake the cookie for 14-16 minutes, or until a light golden brown along the edges. Sprinkle with flaked salt as soon as it's done baking. If baking two medium cookies bake for 12-14 minutes.
My husband and I were sick in bed with New Year’s colds when lo and behold this recipe popped up. Since the recipe only took a few minutes and ingredients to whip up, I had to try it for a little pick-me-up. These were delicious and just what we needed! As empty nesters, recipes like this one are great when you need a little something sweet but don’t necessarily want a huge batch. I did double it for two large cookies though, because we’re gluttons like that. 😃
Delicious and easy! I made one and it was massive,lol! Great for when you don't want a ton of cookies or don't have eggs!
A fun little one to kick-off the new year and another year of The Salted Cookie Club! Love that I now have the recipe to fulfill my dream when I just want one cookie! No egg makes this super quick and simple. And the one very large cookie comes out perfectly crisp on the outside and chewy in the center.
I love this recipe is egg free! My son has an allergy to egg, and it’s difficult to find cookies recipes that are as good without egg as a traditional recipe! This was a hit! I made a double batch and made 2 giant cookies for my family to share.
I de this yesterday with my 3yo and it was so quick and easy. Loved the small-batch aspect! The cookie was perfect and my husband asked why I only made one. I will definitely be making this recipe again!
Baked this today for the Cookie Club! Came together so easily! And was delicious! I split it in 4 for dessert for my family, but easily could have eaten it all myself.
This cookie was easy to make and tastes delicious! I would definitely make this again!
I made a triple batch tonight for my husband and son. My husband said it’s one of the best cookies he has ever had- crispy and chewy! Thanks for a quick, easy recipe!
So easy and so good!
Loved this recipe! As a single person when craving a cookie a half batch or full batch is too much, even when giving most away. This recipe is perfect for one and tastes delicious!
This was so easy to make! My son loved it and it was simple!
WOW that was so good. I’ve been craving this cookie since I first saw the recipe and finally made it. It definitely makes two good sized cookies. The taste is phenomenal-I always love a little salt on top to balance the sweet. 5 stars.
Happy New Year!
Great cookie to kick off the new year 🙂 appreciate the single serving portion size after many sweets over the holidays.
I’ve reviewed so many recipes on this blog and I genuinely don’t think I have any sub five stars under my belt. It’s ALWAYS a hit. This recipe is no exception. Super delicious, very fast, and minimal dishes. Great for the evenings where we want a little something after dinner!
Dangerous! I usually keep cookie dough balls in the freezer, but when I ran out this weekend, I tried this recipe and it is it truly just as good, or maybe even better, than a large batch recipe! Beautiful cookie (we split it into two) and wished we had more!
The simplest recipe and always turns out SO good
so glad to have this recipe in my arsenal, especially when the craving hits or I just want two cookies! I made the recipe twice this week, once using regular butter and once using plant butter. The recipe turns out great with plant butter as well, but i am a little partial to the texture i got from regular butter instead. Added walnuts to the first batch and dried strawberries + pecans to the second batch.
Absolutely loved this recipe to kick off the new year! I turned the single serve into three for me and my family and it was the perfect sweet treat one night.
I love the single serve recipe and I am allergic to eggs so this works perfect for me! The recipe is easy to follow and is delicious.
Perfect size to split for an after dinner dessert!
This is the perfect recipe for a late night treat. Or date night
I cannot get over how delicious it was.