Cookie in a Mug

This delicious treat requires only a standard mug and a few basic ingredients. You’d think that - with no baking powder or other leavening - this recipe wouldn’t work, but it does (brilliantly), in a non-metallic microwave-safe mug that holds 10 oz. (310 mL) of liquid. 

The ingredients require far less room than that, but once the cake-like cookie rises, the finished product will be just right for the mug. Makes one yummy serving.

Cookie in a Mug:

1 tbsp. (15 mL) butter or margarine

1 tbsp. (15 mL) granulated sugar

1 tbsp. (15 mL) brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 tsp.(2.5 mL)  vanilla extract

1 egg yolk

 3 tbsp. (45 mL) all-purpose flour

Dash of salt

1-to-2 tbsp. (15-to-30 mL) chocolate, butterscotch, or peanut butter chocolate chips

Microwave butter in a mug until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. With a spoon, mix in sugars, vanilla extract and salt until well-combined. Mix in egg yolk until no traces of the yolk are seen. Mix in flour and chocolate chips. Microwave on high 40-to-50 seconds. Serve warm. 

Note: The texture and taste of this cookie resembles a delicious piece of cake. Because this makes just one serving, you won’t be tempted to eat more (and more and more …). The cookie is so quick and easy to make that no one will guess you’ve gobbled it down. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! 

Mix butter, sugars,
egg yolk, and vanilla.

Stir in flour and
chocolate chips.

Eat! I’m almost finished!

This is so simple, you’ll probably want to rename it Smug in a Mug … You’re already halfway to hell. Why not add a squirt of whipped cream?