<p class="ingestion featured-caption">I thought the air fryer would give me quick results. Meredith Schneider</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I tried <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/review-best-method-for-making-chocolate-chip-cookie">baking chocolate-chip cookies</a> in the air fryer to see if they'd quickly satisfy cravings.</li><li>I've made better chocolate-chip cookies before, but they're never ready this quickly.</li></ul><p>When a craving for chocolate-chip cookies hits, it's not easy to have the patience to make them from scratch — even if I have all of the <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/versatile-ingredients-to-have-on-hand-2019-2">ingredients in my kitchen</a>.</p><p>Recently, a lightbulb went off when I had a last-minute cookie craving: Can I cut down my baking time by <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-things-to-make-in-air-fryer-chef-recipes">using an air fryer</a> to make them?</p><p>I looked up recipes, prep information, and cook times for various <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/kitchen/top-kitchen-appliances-tools">kitchen appliances</a> and put together a plan that felt easy and quick to test.</p><p>Here's how it went.</p>