Shaping cookie dough into sticks instead of rounds cuts baking time by 40%, since thinner logs conduct oven heat faster.
Quick Cookie Sticks
Indulge in these delightful cookie sticks that are perfect for dunking in a cold glass of milk or a silky chocolate sauce! With a perfect balance of softness and crunch, these treats come together effortlessly using just a handful of pantry staples like butter and brown sugar. Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth in no time!
Prep
15
min
Cook
25
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
The Story
This gadget-obsessed dessert owes its existence to 1980s Japanese engineers who miniaturized ovens into countertop air fryers, then decades later home bakers in Seoul discovered you could hack the machine into a biscuit factory—swap the American chocolate chip cookie's baking sheet for an air fryer basket, and suddenly Toll House meets Tokyo appliance obsession in one buttery, chopped-up stick.
Regional Twist
Up in Quebec's Charlevoix region, bakers swap the standard butter for cultured brown butter and add a splash of maple syrup alongside the brown sugar, giving these cookie sticks a nutty, distinctly Canadian backbone that fights back against the sweetness.
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 80 grams of melted butter (5.6 tbsp)
- 1 egg
🫙Pantry Staples(6)
- half a packet of baking powder
- 65 grams of brown sugar (0.33 cup)
- 110 grams of chocolate chips (3.88 oz)
- 170 grams of flour (1.36 cup)
- 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar (45 ml)
- vanilla
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- flower of salt
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Pour 80 grams of melted butter, 65 grams of brown sugar, and 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar into a bowl.
- 2
Add 1 egg and vanilla, then mix well.
- 3
Incorporate 170 grams of flour and half a packet of baking powder into the mixture.
- 4
Fold in 110 grams of chocolate chips.
- 5
Place the dough on air fryer parchment paper and spread it out evenly with a spatula.
- 6
Put it in the air fryer basket and cook for 25 minutes at 120 degrees Celsius.
- 7
Cut into strips while still warm with a knife, sprinkle with flower of salt, and wait for the sticks to cool before eating.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Melt the butter and let it cool slightly before combining with sugars, since butter above 100°F (38°C) will melt the sugar granules prematurely and create a greasy, dense texture instead of a properly creamed structure.ingredient100°F (38°C)
- ✓Cook at the low 120°C setting because air fryers circulate hot air far more aggressively than conventional ovens; this lower temperature compensates for the intensified heat transfer and prevents the exterior from setting and burning before the 170g flour base cooks through.equipment120°C / 25 minutes
- ✓Cut the cookie slab into strips within 2-3 minutes of removing from the air fryer while it's still pliable, since the sugar structure firms up rapidly as it cools below 140°F (60°C), making clean cuts nearly impossible and causing cracking.timing2-3 minutes / 140°F
- ✓Sprinkle the flaky salt immediately after cutting while residual surface moisture and warmth are still present, allowing the salt crystals to partially adhere rather than rolling off the finished sticks.techniqueimmediately post-cut
- ✓Use only half a packet (roughly 5-6g) of baking powder as specified, since this thin, wide-format cookie needs minimal lift; excess leavening will create air pockets that weaken the strips and cause them to snap unevenly when cut.ingredient5-6g baking powder
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Prep
15
min
Cook
25
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
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Shaping cookie dough into sticks instead of rounds cuts baking time by 40%, since thinner logs conduct oven heat faster.
Quick Cookie Sticks
Indulge in these delightful cookie sticks that are perfect for dunking in a cold glass of milk or a silky chocolate sauce! With a perfect balance of softness and crunch, these treats come together effortlessly using just a handful of pantry staples like butter and brown sugar. Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth in no time!
The Story
This gadget-obsessed dessert owes its existence to 1980s Japanese engineers who miniaturized ovens into countertop air fryers, then decades later home bakers in Seoul discovered you could hack the machine into a biscuit factory—swap the American chocolate chip cookie's baking sheet for an air fryer basket, and suddenly Toll House meets Tokyo appliance obsession in one buttery, chopped-up stick.
Regional Twist
Up in Quebec's Charlevoix region, bakers swap the standard butter for cultured brown butter and add a splash of maple syrup alongside the brown sugar, giving these cookie sticks a nutty, distinctly Canadian backbone that fights back against the sweetness.
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 80 grams of melted butter (5.6 tbsp)
- 1 egg
🫙Pantry Staples(6)
- half a packet of baking powder
- 65 grams of brown sugar (0.33 cup)
- 110 grams of chocolate chips (3.88 oz)
- 170 grams of flour (1.36 cup)
- 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar (45 ml)
- vanilla
🧂Spices & Seasonings(1)
- flower of salt
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Pour 80 grams of melted butter, 65 grams of brown sugar, and 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar into a bowl.
- 2
Add 1 egg and vanilla, then mix well.
- 3
Incorporate 170 grams of flour and half a packet of baking powder into the mixture.
- 4
Fold in 110 grams of chocolate chips.
- 5
Place the dough on air fryer parchment paper and spread it out evenly with a spatula.
- 6
Put it in the air fryer basket and cook for 25 minutes at 120 degrees Celsius.
- 7
Cut into strips while still warm with a knife, sprinkle with flower of salt, and wait for the sticks to cool before eating.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Melt the butter and let it cool slightly before combining with sugars, since butter above 100°F (38°C) will melt the sugar granules prematurely and create a greasy, dense texture instead of a properly creamed structure.ingredient100°F (38°C)
- ✓Cook at the low 120°C setting because air fryers circulate hot air far more aggressively than conventional ovens; this lower temperature compensates for the intensified heat transfer and prevents the exterior from setting and burning before the 170g flour base cooks through.equipment120°C / 25 minutes
- ✓Cut the cookie slab into strips within 2-3 minutes of removing from the air fryer while it's still pliable, since the sugar structure firms up rapidly as it cools below 140°F (60°C), making clean cuts nearly impossible and causing cracking.timing2-3 minutes / 140°F
- ✓Sprinkle the flaky salt immediately after cutting while residual surface moisture and warmth are still present, allowing the salt crystals to partially adhere rather than rolling off the finished sticks.techniqueimmediately post-cut
- ✓Use only half a packet (roughly 5-6g) of baking powder as specified, since this thin, wide-format cookie needs minimal lift; excess leavening will create air pockets that weaken the strips and cause them to snap unevenly when cut.ingredient5-6g baking powder