A single serve, Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug for those times when you are craving a warm gooey, freshly baked cookie, but don't want to bake an entire batch. You can quite literally go from zero to cookie in minutes!
I made a Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug and oh my goodness, someone please send help. Take me back in time to just before I created it. In fact, send me back to before I created my Cinnamon Roll in a Mug and do my hips a favour.
In this post:
The knowledge is dangerous. I don't want to know. You don't want to know. Do yourself a favour and run now before you get pulled into vegan mug cake oblivion.
Still here? Then sorry but that means nothing can save you.
Best get those stretchy pants on and grab yourself a mug stat.
In case you don't already know, I love cookies. I could quite easily eat an entire sleeve if we were to be left alone. So I try not to buy them. But then of course I open the pantry complaining that I don't have any cookies.
That is where this Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug recipe comes in. It's for those moments when you are craving cookies and want to feed your habit without eating an entire packet full.
Your mug is your friend. It represents portion control. It also happens to be your vehicle to a goo-ey, slightly chewy, melty, ridiculously easy chocolate chip cookie made in the microwave.
Picture this - You - A mug of Chocolate Chip Cookie - A glass of cold almond milk - A spoon. Your life = next level.
No microwave? Why not try my small batch Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies instead?
Ingredients
Here's a visual of what you need:
How to make a Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug
So my friends, you are probably wondering just how this Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug is done? Very easily is the answer and you need no special equipment, except for a mug, a spoon and a microwave.
Yes, this is a chocolate chip microwave cookie with no egg, no butter and no brown sugar. And yet it is so good and so cookie like.
Here's how it's done:
STEP 1 - Stir all of the ingredients together
STEP 2 - Microwave for about 50 seconds.
Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug we love you.
This is basically cookie dough, mixed right up there in a mug, in next to no time, cooked until it is in a state of slightly underdone goo-ey chocolate chip cookie perfection, then enjoyed immediately, while warm, with or without a big blob of vanilla ice cream on the top.
Someone stop me now ....
DISCLAIMER : I will not be held responsible for the thousands of chocolate chip cookies in a mug that will now get consumed and I am not sorry that I brought this microwave dessert to your attention.
Recipe
Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug
Author:Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil , such as sunflower oil, vegetable oil, canola oil. mild olive oil (or 1 tablespoon of drippy nut butter for an oil-free cookie)
- 1 tablespoon water
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons ground flaxseed , IT MUST BE GROUND NOT WHOLE. If you don't have ground flax you can omit it. It still works but the texture doesn't get so cookie-like.
- ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 tablespoons cane sugar or white sugar
- 4 tablespoons all purpose flour (in the UK use plain flour). For gluten-free, use certified gluten-free oat flour and increase the amount to 6 tablespoons.
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate of soda in the UK)
- 2 tablespoons dairy free chocolate chips
INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE SEE THE RECIPE NOTES BEFORE YOU MAKE A START
- To a mug, add the oil, water, vanilla, ground flax, salt, and sugar. Stir them up, then add the flour and baking soda. Stir together until everything is combined. Don't over-mix it. Then add the chocolate chips and stir gently again. If you used nut butter instead of oil, you might find that it's a bit too stiff to stir. If so add a teaspoon or 2 of water to loosen it up slightly.
- Smooth the top out a little then place the mug in a microwave and cook on high for 45 seconds. Leave to stand for 30 seconds to 1 minute before eating for optimum cookie texture.
Karen says
This is wonderful I love the mug concept as a solo cook and this is so fast and easy. I used peanut butter and also used 2 Tbsps of Bob's almond protein powder and 2 Tbsps gf flour. And some cinnamon. I had to use additional water but that was fine. Next time I will use nut milk for the liquid. Thank you!
David Macleod says
Why can't you give gram measurements? Cups n spoons are not globally standardized
Melanie McDonald says
This recipe doesn't give cup measurements. It gives tablespoons and teaspoons which you should be using measuring spoons to measure.
I give gram measurements in pretty much all of my recipes and am the biggest proponent of using a scale for baking, except for recipes like this. However much I love my scale, there are times when volume measurements make more sense. And that's because this is a single portion mug cookie that people want to throw together super quickly without any fuss because they don't have time or don't want to be baking. It's also a microwave mug cake and eaten warm so it's a very forgiving recipe. We don't have to be 100% accurate. And most importantly, the ingredient amounts are very small because we are making one cookie. A scale might at first seem like the best tool for the job, (and of course it is for bulk ingredients/bigger recipes) but most run of the mill kitchen scales, even digital ones, don't have the level of accuracy required for small amounts. A measuring spoon is a much more accurate in a recipe like this.
Hailey says
out of the whole world i cant believe this is popular If i could i would throw this recipe in the trash. No one should be eating this including you
you are telling me right now that people love eating a bland and bad tasting cookie in a mug
hope you think of deleting this wannabe cookie dough trash
Loree says
Yum! Easy and tasty. I doubled the recipe for 2 mugs. We liked it as it was but will reduce the Sugar by half the amount to make it a little less sweet to our taste. The batter seemed a little greasy so I added an additional tablespoon full of flour to get to consistency I wanted. 40 seconds seemed a bit undercooked so I cooked for 30 Sec more. I also added a sprinkle of cinnamon to my batter, gave it an added aroma to the finished cookie. To make it a La mode, we added a small scoop of vegan ice cream: Trader Joe’s, Okey-Dokey, nondairy, oat milk frozen dessert. Delicious
Mackenzie says
I subbed the almond flour for 2 tsp ground flax and it worked great. I also added some shredded coconut and a sprinkle of sea salt on top - deelish!
Alexa says
Sooo good! Easy to follow instructions. It was a perfect serving size - definitely hit the spot!
Tracie R says
This is SO GOOD! It's summer, I don't want to turn the oven on, I don't even want to take time to do a small batch of air fryer cookies -- I just want a chocolate chip cookie FAST. This hit the spot! The hardest part was waiting 30+ seconds to not burn my mouth on the finished cookie :)
Ada Stones says
I have made this recipe easily 50+ times since I discovered it, and it’s honestly what got me through my second pregnancy! So good-I even double the recipe and put it in a bowl because a mug is not enough
Melanie McDonald says
Love that! So pleased you're enjoying it. There's a new mug recipe dropping in the morning. I think you'll like it ;O)
S. E. says
Holy delicious!!! I love it as written, but if you ever try subbing the sugar for brown sugar it is DIVINE!!! Costco makes really good dairy free chocolate chips (just check the packages because sometimes they change manufacturers). This recipe is a keeper and if you really want to step it up add some dairy free vanilla ice cream on top! Excellent recipe…no regrets on doubling it every time.
Hege says
This is a dangerous recipe to exist in the world! I am obsessed! So simple and delicious. All the best things about a cookie fresh out the oven. YUM.
Melanie McDonald says
So pleased you're enjoying it! Watch out for a new mug recipe coming up in about a week. I think you'll like it ;O)