Description
Make these adorable, soft-yet-crispy Air Fryer Leopard Print Cookies in under 30 minutes. This playful dessert combines cocoa-spotted dough with vanilla cookie base, baked to perfection in the air fryer. Quick, creative, and perfect for gifting or party trays.
Ingredients
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1/2 tsp baking powder
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1/4 tsp salt
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1 egg yolk
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 tbsp cocoa powder
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1/2 tbsp Dutch-processed cocoa powder
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1 tsp milk (optional)
Instructions
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Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
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Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add yolk and vanilla.
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Mix in dry ingredients until dough forms.
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Divide dough into 3 parts: base, light cocoa, dark cocoa.
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Chill dough for 15 minutes.
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Roll dark dough into ropes, wrap with light cocoa dough.
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Encase in vanilla dough, form log, and slice.
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Air fry at 320°F for 6–8 minutes per batch.
Notes
Chill dough for sharp patterns.
Adjust air fryer time if cookies are thicker.
Flavor with cinnamon or espresso for depth.
- Prep Time: PT0H20M
- Cook Time: PT0H08M
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 125
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 20mg