A really tasty treat for when you don’t have time or ingredients to make a bunch of cookies. This is something you really want to eat warm, with the chocolate still melty, maybe with a bit of vanilla ice cream on top. If you’re in Boston, maybe just don’t leave the house today, hang out and try making variations on microwave cookies instead?

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/8 tablespoon vanilla
• scant 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (4 tablespoons)
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon milk chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon caramel bits
• pinch sea salt

Put the butter in a mug or ramekin and microwave until melted, then whisk in the sugars and vanilla.

Add the flour and baking powder and stir until mixed.

Stir in the chocolate chips and caramel bits, then top with a light sprinkle of sea salt.

Microwave 40 seconds for a gooey-in-the-center cookie, or 60-70 seconds for a cooked cookie. There are a bunch of things that will impact how cooked yours gets, like how big your mug/ramekin is, how powerful your microwave is, and if you’re nuking a second one for someone else at the same time. Just play with it. I had a really big ramekin thing, so the dough was spread thinner than it would have been in a mug, and I did two at once, for a minute. I was pleased.

This may look a bit undercooked, but texture-wise it seemed cooked all the way through.

The flavor’s just right, the speed is there, this is a keeper!

Single Serving Microwave Cookie

Adapted from Love From The Oven.

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/8 tablespoon vanilla
• scant 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (4 tablespoons)
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon milk chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon caramel bits
• pinch sea salt

Put the butter in a mug or ramekin and microwave until melted, then whisk in the sugars and vanilla. Add the flour and baking powder and stir until mixed. Stir in the chocolate chips and caramel bits, then top with a light sprinkle of sea salt.

Microwave 40 to 60-70 seconds.