• I made chocolate chip cookies from premade dough in my oven, air fryer, and microwave. • The microwaved cookies were gooey and quick to make, and the oven-baked treats were flat and crispy. • The chunky, golden-brown air-fried cookies were the clear winner.

There's nothing more comforting than a warm chocolate chip cookie. But recently, I began to wonder if the oven was the best appliance to use to make this treat.

To find out, I made cookies in an oven, air fryer, and microwave, and tasted each one. Here's how each appliance stacked up.

I knew I had to use my favorite premade chocolate chip cookie dough: Nestle Toll House, which I found at Target for about $7.

Thankfully, the premade dough meant less prep work and clean-up in the aftermath of the taste test.

I followed the inst

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