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1-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie In a Mug

You deserve a cookie! All you need for this warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie are a handful of pantry staples, a microwave and 1 minute. What are you waiting for?

1-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie In a Mug – All you need for this warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie are a handful of pantry staples, a microwave and 1 minute! | thecomfortofcooking.com

It’s mid-week and you deserve a cookie. A warm, soft chocolate chip cookie that takes seconds to make and doesn’t involve perfect scooping or lots of messy cleanup. Just a handful of basic ingredients, a mug, and a spoon for diggin’ in.

This is no new idea, but I had never tried it myself before recently. And whoa, mama! I didn’t realize what I was missing!

1-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie In a Mug – All you need for this warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie are a handful of pantry staples, a microwave and 1 minute! | thecomfortofcooking.com

These 1-minute mug cookies are so perfect for rewarding yourself or someone else with a little treat. And thankfully, since it’s nearly summer and we all have swimsuits to fit into soon, there’s no heaping container full of leftovers!

I mean, a big container full of cookies is hardly a bad thing. I just like to avoid the sting of having to give them away! Hehe.

1-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie In a Mug – All you need for this warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie are a handful of pantry staples, a microwave and 1 minute! | thecomfortofcooking.com

What results from small measurements of butter, sugar, flour and egg is this amazing spoon-full of deliciousness! It makes you want to do a little jig, that you just created something so damn cool. It makes you want to take photos and show all your friends!

It makes you want to do bad things to it… Like THIS:

1-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie In a Mug – All you need for this warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie are a handful of pantry staples, a microwave and 1 minute! | thecomfortofcooking.com

Mix your own mug cookie together and in just a minute, this could be yours! Just make sure you have vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on stand-by for the most amazing cookie experience EVER.

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1-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug

Yield: Makes 1 mug-full (1 large serving or 2 small servings to share)

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon unsalted butter

1 Tablespoon granulated sugar

1 Tablespoon brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon (pinch) salt

1 egg yolk

3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour

1-2 Tablespoons chocolate chips

Directions:

Microwave butter in a mug until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. With a spoon, mix in sugars, vanilla extract and salt until well-combined. Mix in egg yolk until no traces of the yolk are seen. Mix in flour. Fold in chocolate chips.

Microwave on high for 40 seconds, or a maximum of 50 seconds. Serve warm (maybe even with a dollop of ice cream).

Enjoy!

TIPS

The cookie may not look completely cooked on top, but it is fully cooked below.

Either light or dark brown sugar work fine.

Adapted from My Kitchen Antics


165 Comments

Comments

  6. My favorite is always that first hot, soft gooey cookie just out of the oven. Now I can have THAT COOKIE every time. Plus I see a lot of egg whites in my future for Angel food, meringues or egg white omelettes. Just joking about the omelette thing,

  7. You mean to tell me when I’m craving a cookie I can have one in less than a minute? Oh, this could be dangerous…very, very dangerous. I foresee mugs of cookies daily. This looks so good!

  8. Oh no. This, this is trouble. I mean i think I could make this every hour of the day! That would make me very happy!

  10. I can tell you right now that this recipe is dangerous! I can see me making mugs of cookies – bad, bad, bad – lol!

  23. GAH, this looks SO good! I just went to make it, in fact, and realized we’re out of eggs. TRAGIC! Sending my husband to the store for some after work so I can make this tonight. Thanks for the idea, friend!

    • Georgia — May 22nd, 2013 @ 4:36 pm

      Haha! So I’m not the only one who frantically begs my hubby to get ingredients on his way home? Desperation calls in the form of cookies sometimes! You’re gonna love it, Amy!

  27. This is just too fun-I will have to try with the little people in my life and some bigs ones too,lol;-)

  30. Oh my. Once again I detect genius on the part of a food blogger. This look so up my alley and yet so very dangerous! Love this idea, it’s one I won’t be able to get out of my head, for sure!

  31. My entire being wants this right now Georgia! The perfect little treat! And I just happen to have vanilla ice cream.

  32. Now you’ve done it! If my hubby sees this, it will become a nightly ritual along with his chocolate milk. I think I married a big kid :)

  33. This is outright ingenious and very dangerously delicious. 1 minute from cup to mouth… amazing. This is a great after school snack for my boys.

  36. Love it Georgia! This will be perfect after baby comes…when I’m craving something sweet but need simplicity! Thank you for sharing. Such a fun idea!

  40. Hi Georgia. Before i indulge in these where were u all my life cookies ,can u provide me with the nutrition facts. Thank u

  43. This is simply fantastic… and a bit dangerous for me. I adore chocolate chip cookies! Eating this mug cookie hot out of the microwave is like getting that first warm and gooey one out of the oven every time. Okay… I just drooled a bit. :)

  50. I’ve tried two (?) microwave cakes/cookies in the microwave before–and was sort of amazed by the power of a microwave. This one looks delicious! It’s such a great option for a craving that just won’t stop, haha :)

  55. Oh damn!! I need this now. I’m feeling sorry for myself as I’ve fractured my knee cap and am stuck on the sofa, so I definitely need to make myself feel better with this!

  60. I haven’t tired these before. I just can’t imagine a microwaved cookie tasting that great, but…you might have convinced me to give it a go! :)

  63. I made this with my 3 year old son for a special rainy day treat after lunch and we loved it! This is why I love your blog — the recipes are ones I’ll actually make (& ingredients I have on hand) and they turn out delicious! Your photography is amazing too. Thanks!

  65. Do you know around about how many calories are in it? :) looks lovely for a guilty treat but want to keep track of the calories whilst on a diet :P

    • Georgia — July 9th, 2013 @ 10:48 am

      One serving is 442 calories, about the equivalent of 4 regular chocolate chip cookies. If shared, the calories would be half of course. I’d say it’s worth the indulgence!

  66. I just made this for the 1st time and it was soo-oo good!! AND easy to throw together!! Just a small treat and I’m good! Thanks for posting on your site!

  68. What happens if I just use the whole egg? Hate to throw the whites away and it would never get used if I saved it…

    • Georgia — July 15th, 2013 @ 5:17 pm

      No idea, I’ve never tried it. But you can always freeze your egg whites in an ice cube tray for later use.

  69. THIS IS AWESOME! I’ve tried it twice and I found it tastier with only ONE tablespoon of chocolate chips. Great recipe!!

  71. Try these with Butterscotch chips or white chocolate chips and throw in a cple of chopped nuts. WAY too good!

  72. Just made this last night! The hubby made a nutella mug cake and realized that we were out of nutella, so I had to try something different. I was disappointed until I found yours, which was delicious (and better than his in my opinion!) and just the right portion size. Thanks!

    • Georgia — September 9th, 2013 @ 9:37 am

      So glad you loved this recipe, Laura! Thanks for stopping by!

  73. Can I put it in cooker, because I don’t have a microwawe?

    • Georgia — September 26th, 2013 @ 8:22 am

      Sorry, not sure what you mean by a “cooker” but I can’t recommend making this in any kitchen appliance besides a microwave.

  74. This was a huge hit in our house! My 7 yo daughter actually wrote the recipe down so she could make it on her own when she wanted it. Could be dangerous…..i only had a taste, but it was very filling for them…some couldn’t finish it all.

  75. Made this yesterday for myself and pre-made one for my husband all he had to do was pop it in the microwave and he loved it. Amazing recipe.

  76. I love this I put in a whole egg by mistake and added some sliced almonds with the chocalate chips it came out great I can’t wait to share this with my family

  78. Can’t I replace anything with brown sugar or not add it?

    • Georgia — November 29th, 2013 @ 10:01 am

      Sorry, just as in a regular chocolate chip cookie recipe, brown sugar is required.

  79. This would be great for a college student. Crazy Q, but can you substitute egg for anything??

    • Georgia — January 24th, 2014 @ 10:27 am

      I’ve never tried it, but you can possibly substitute it with a small amount of refrigerated egg product.

  81. OMG I just made this, I never trusted all this microwave baked things, but I was clearly missing a lot.
    Thanks for posting this.

    :)

  83. Ohh, it’s so hard not to make more. (: I love the simplicity of it! :D No more store bought cookies to calm my cravings. (:

  85. Didn’t have any eggs so I substituted a bit of buttermilk and pinch of baking soda… Just as good, took about 15 seconds longer though.

  87. Reminds me of a muffin at Panera. Substitute blueberries for chocolate chips = breakfast!

  88. Soooooo good! Not quite a chocolate chip cookie, but it’s pretty close! Not to mention it’s great for portion control and very little mess to clean up.

    5 star recipe for sure!

  89. I will try this one out. If it is as good as it looks I will use it for my rehab patients to try in the rehab kitchen as a part of their therapy! :)

  90. OMG! This is AMAZING! Hi, i’m from 18 and from Singapore and holy cow this is like the best thing ever- everything fits into one bowl that pops straight into the microwave ( 50sec was just right for me) and so little washing up! I could do this a million times over! THANK YOU!

  91. This is so good to know! There are so many times when I am craving some chocolate chip cookies but do not feel like baking the entire amount of cookies! Yay!

  92. OMG, I was actually so paranoid to try this incase i made it wrong or something (I’m not the best cook, lol) but it was soooo easy to make and turned out great. Even better was that it tasted delish!!!! Will deffo be doing this again…..a lot!!!! Lol xxx

  93. Was craving a chocolate chip cookie, but did not want to make an entire batch so I turned to my best friend Google and he brought me to you! I read the recipe – ran to my microwave, made the cookie in a mug and ran back to my computer to rave to you about it! Brilliant idea and this was exactly what the doctor ordered. The ONLY problem I had was when I cracked the egg open it had TWO yolks! So my dilemma was do I throw out the second yolk or do I make a second cookie in a mug. Guess what I did? Yup! And my husband loved it too! I love quick, fun, good recipes like this one — Thank you for posting!

  94. Hi I wanted to try out this recipe but i didn’t want to use brown sugar. Will that affect it?

    • Georgia — July 15th, 2014 @ 9:31 am

      You could try substituting with additional granulated sugar, though I’m not sure the outcome would be the same.

  95. Didn’t cook, just ate the dough 10/10 would recommend. Most important thing I have made in my life

  96. I made this vegan and gluten free!! Thank you for the recipe~

    Butter → coconut oil
    Egg → ground flax seed w/ almond milk
    :^)

  97. I liked this recipe, though I had to microwave mine a little bit longer. Also, I would cut the vanilla in half again as my cookie tastes awfully vanilla-y!

  98. I made that as a dessert for me and my hubby. It was delicious! Just the right size and it was made quick. Thank you from Germany :)

  100. The best cookie in a cup Eva had ,I commented on discussing cake in a cup ,to come to this web site. :)thanks a lot ;)

  101. Sometimes I want to double it and sometimes it won’t cook.how do I fix that?

    • Georgia — September 28th, 2014 @ 10:10 am

      I’d recommend just making two separate batches, mixing the ingredients separately, if you want two portions.

  102. I just made a double version of this. I used a soup mug and it seemed to cook just fine in 60 secs. Although, instead of 2 egg yolks I just used a whole egg. Kinda had to, I only had one egg left. It tastes delicious, although I probably could have used a touch more vanilla.

  103. I can’t find the words to thank you for this recipe! I love it so much. I didn’t have any chocolate to chop but I added a ts of Nutella and kinda made a swirl in the dough. Yeah, it’s awesome. (sorry for any english mistakes, not a native speaker (: )

  104. Loved it! i was out of chocolate chips so I used a Reece’s peanut butter cup instead. Delicious! Thanks for the recipe :)

  108. I had no vanilla so i made it with cream…It worked Great!
    I also did half m&m’s and half chocolate chunks.

  110. I just discovered this recipe during finals week of college. Let me tell you, this is such a life saver. I needed something to keep me going, but didn’t want to spend too much time away from studying. This was perfect, and it tasted amazing!

  115. Thanks for the recipe. It took me less than 3 minutes to make it. Next time I’ll try to half the sugar though, it’s a bit too sweet for me. But great recipe!

  116. My husband’s request tonight was a chocolate chip cookie. I didn’t want to make a whole batch so i recalled seeing your recipe on Pinterest recently. I looked it up and made it since I already had the ingredients. A welcome surprise and now one of my favorite recipes. I’d much rather have one mug of CCC than a couple dozen laying around. Very simple but so delicious. Thanks for a great recipe.

  117. To the person who asked if brown sugar can be omitted: I’m guilty of making this recipe every once in a while. Today I ended up unexpectedly alone in the house, wanted a treat but did not want to spent the whole me-time in the kitchen.
    Probably because of my greed and speed I accidentally forgot the brown sugar: the endresult lacked the depth of the butterscotchy toffee hints that this sugar gives, but it resulted in a very delicious, subtly sweet and superspeedy chocolate-chip-cake-in-mug. One way, or another: it’s a treat!

  118. THUD!!! Sorry, that was just the sound of me dying from one to many cookies.
    Screw that! No such thing as to much cookie.

  119. hahahaha i just made this but i accidentally put in the whole egg instead of just the yolk. turned out… well really eggy but still really delicious. will be making it again, only with the yolk next time!! thanks for sharing

  120. This came out soooo good!!! If you don’t have any vanilla extract, just use 2 teaspoons of maple syrup! However, just lower the amount of sugar you use by very slightly! Was delicious!!! :) thanks for the recipe !!

  122. ive gotta say i thought it would taste super yolky but it didn’t it tastes amazing

  123. Hi Georgia,
    I’ve just recently learned that I’m gluten-free. Do you know of any good gluten-free flour brands that you would recommend? The comments look complimenting, so I will DEFINATELY have to try this recipe!
    Thanks so much,
    K

    • Georgia — March 12th, 2015 @ 3:45 pm

      I have never used gluten free flours in my baking, sorry!

  127. I just made this and am eating as i type, and i have to say that this is truly amazing! i have tried tons and tons of mug desserts and none have tasted good, but this one actually tastes like a cookie! So glad i tried it! Thank you~

  129. O LOVE THEES MUG COOKIES THEY ARE THE BEST THINGS I VER HHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAADDDDDDDD

  130. Thanks for this very good. I used oat flour. Next time I will try in a little dish in the oven for crunchy-ness.

  132. I Like to add just the tiniest bit of baking soda to give it that extra fluff! And when the cookie comes out of the microwave, it is much too hot to eat right away. I remedy this by pouring cold milk over the cookie for the most satisfying cookie/milk combos ever!

  133. I’ve been soooooooo good lately and have been watching calories and regularly exercising; making a life change basically. But, I just was really craving a chocolate chip cookie. I haven’t had sugar or chocolate to speak of for over 2 1/2 months. I googled, got this recipe, just made it, I’m in heaven. I’m good now for another 2 1/2 months! What a treat!

  134. Made this last weekend when I was craving cookies but it was too late in the evening to make a full batch. Have to say it was very yummy, and I will definitely make again! Thanks for posting!

  135. No, no you didn’t! Are you kidding me? You people are so dangerous!!! A cup with a cookie in it? Don’t tell my mom!

  136. Just made this. Delish! It is just enough. I did have to cook it longer because I have a small, lower wattage microwave. (Cooked 50 sec, 10 sec, 5 sec).

  137. I can’t figure out why every time i make this recipe it doesn’t turn out right. When I add the flour the dough is still soupy.. not like cookie dough at all. I’ve tried several times and it always seems the same. is anyone else having this issue? do i just add more flour?

  138. I used to have issues making mug cakes/cookies too. I really think it depends what mug you use and how melted your butter is; try that? I’ve always had issues in this department too, but adding more flour only made it taste like nothing :/

    Happy to say I did try this recipe myself – twice (the gf saw me making it and wanted one for her) – and I have to say, this is one of the few I’ve tried that actually came out not only the consistency it was supposed to, but deliciously simple as well :D Can’t wait to make another soon!

  139. I’ve made this recipe a few times now, and while I do like it, I’ve found that it’s just a little too sweet for my liking – I upped the flour to 4 tbsp. and reduced the sugars to 1 tbsp. brown and 1/2 tbsp. white. This seems to “do it” for me. I blame my 6.5 year weight loss surgery – I’ve become accustomed to limited sugar! Anyway, thank you for the great “base” recipe to go off of. :) I’ve pinned it for safekeeping!

  143. You’ll wish you never made it… because it’s SO GOOD! Thank you for this recipe :)

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