The last thing I need is a cookie cake. Nevertheless, when I ran across this recipe at The Kitchn, I decided to make one anyway anyway. We had almost everything we needed to make this cookie happen, so when we bought groceries the other night we made sure to get the only missing ingredients: chocolate chips and butter. While Ms. Dianne and I were working on the muslin slipcover I posted about recently, this cookie cake baked in the oven. The only hitch we encountered was the size of the skillet–the recipe calls for baking the cookie 40 to 45 minutes in a 10″ skillet. Our two cast iron skillets are 8″ and 20,” and I like a thinner cookie anyway, so we decided to use the 20″ skillet and decrease the cooking time by about 15 minutes. This worked out well for us, as the center was still soft and chewy while the edges were crispy but not burned.
Throw on some homemade cream cheese icing and this cookie cake becomes an unstoppable force.
To make this, you’ll need:
- 2 C all-purpose flour
- 1 t baking soda
- 1/2 t salt
- 3/4 C unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 C sugar
- 3/4 C packed light-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 t pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 C (about 9 oz) mixed milk- and semisweet chocolate chips
First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt then set aside. This next part calls for an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, but if (like us) you don’t have one, a big bowl with a spatula works just fine. Cream together the butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy–the original recipe says this should take about 2 minutes in an electric mixer, but I imagine it will take longer if mixing by hand. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until they’re fully incorporated. Pour in the flour mixture, and beat until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
Transfer the dough to your skillet (the recipe recommends a 10″ skillet) and press to flatten, covering bottom of pan. Bake until edges are brown and top is golden, 40 to 45 minutes. If you’re using a different-sized skillet then adjust the baking time to accommodate for the difference in thickness of the cookie. Don’t overbake, because it will continue to cook a few minutes out of the oven. Cut with a pizza slicer and serve warm. Both The Kitchn and Martha Stewart recommend topping this with vanilla ice cream. I’m not the biggest ice cream fan, but I have a feeling that homemade cream cheese icing would make this cookie cake unstoppable.
(Via TheKitchn, Martha Stewart)
That looks amazing! Reminds me of a BJ’s Pizookie(Pizza Cookie). So with the larger skillet how thin/thick did the cookie cake end up being?
Chris, Pizookie is a very funny word! We don’t have those around here, so I’ve never heard of it. I think I actually preferred the thinner cookie we ended up with–it was no thicker than 1″. The cookie was so rich, I don’t know how much more I couldn’t dealt with really.
That’s a great thickness, as you want to enjoy the cookie, not be overwhelmed by richness with every bite… then again some people enjoy that, I know I don’t. But I guess that’s the benefit of making it at home, you have the freedom to use what ever sized pan/skillet you want.