Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
I’ll just come right out and say it: this is my favorite recipe on the site so far. And it’s not even really a new recipe: I took my recipe for 1 dozen chocolate chip cookies, pressed the dough into my grandmother’s 6″ pie pan and baked it for 30 minutes. It’s perfect as-is, but you could decorate it with chocolate frosting (like those cookie cakes at the mall), or you could top it with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream right when it comes out of the oven.
I wish I could say I sliced it neatly like a pie and ate it on a pretty plate, but we did not. We hovered over the oven and attacked it with 2 forks as soon as the timer went off. The center is perfectly gooey like a soft-baked cookie while the edges set up nicely.
I know you’ll enjoy this one. Go on, make it!
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons flour
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
- ⅛ teaspoon instant espresso powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 375° and lightly grease a 6″ pie plate.
- In a medium bowl, cream the butter, shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar together. Beat very well, about 45 seconds. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat until combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients (except chocolate chips) and add it in 2 batches to the creamed butter, beating just to combine.
- Stir in the chocolate chips. Press the dough into the pie plate and press it evenly flat. Bake for 30-33 minutes, until the middle is slightly underdone (it will set up as it cools).
I’m sure that I would enjoy this, just look at all that cookie-goodness!
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Wow. This is shuffling to the top of the must-try recipe list!! – Sarah
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Sometimes attacking a pie-like dessert with forks is the best way… and always more fun!
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Awesome idea!
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Haha I can imagine my fiance and I would have done exactly the same, only pausing to scoop on some cold ice cream! This is such a great idea, definitely going to try soon!
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Sounds delish! I don’t have a 6″ pie plate; think it would work in a metal 6″ cake pan? Would imhave to adjust baking time or temp.?
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Christina Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 11:21 am
Hi Meredith!
Good question! I think it would work just fine, but maybe watch it in the last 10 minutes of baking so the edges don’t get too brown. I’m guessing the metal pan will conduct more heat than glass. Good luck!
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I love revamped recipes … Looks fab
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Oh yes I would totally just go after that with a fork. YUM.
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Nate will literally die of happiness. like, for real
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Cookies are always better when they are combined into one GIANT PIE.
Perfect for ONE GIANT PREGNANT LADY!!!!
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Christina Reply:
November 5th, 2012 at 11:20 am
You are not giant! You are cute & petite with a pregnant belly.
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So this means I have to make two of them if any one else wants a bite, because this bad boy is all for me!
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I love that you dug in with two forks. That’s the way to do it! And I would have gone straight for the gooey center…yum!
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I love this idea! I always freeze cookie dough, but sometimes I want just enough for me! Thanks. =)
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I need to get in on the cookie cake thing! And yeah, there would be no slicing of that happening over here either.
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My husband and I would be the same way! No need to waste time cutting it into pieces!
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Pretty sure I could eat the whole thing by myself. The top looks so perfectly chewy!
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This would make for one amazing breakfast… er, dessert!
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I love oversize chocolate chip cookies!
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this pie looks lovely.. i’m bookmarking it. i don’t own a 6 inch dish, but i will pick 1 up just to make this. love hte little desserts you make… so perfect without indulging too much. do you know how many servings this makes? 4 or 6?
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love oversize cookies!! more to love and more to eat..yay!! this is seriously perfect for ME and me only – hahaha
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I’d take a fork and go straight to the middle! I love gooey fresh out of the oven cookies and I can only imagine this bad boy is super moist and chewy in the middle. And the crisp around the edges looks perfect! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
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Wow! Sounds and looks fantasticly ooey gooey. I definitely would have skipped neatly plated slices too.
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Don’t mind if I do.
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Oh my gosh!!! I’ll take one chocolate chip cookie cake with a bucket of vanilla ice cream!!
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I think a few other mentioned this, but I would like to echo the fact that your proportions may be off on this recipe. This is totally a cookie cake for one
Just kidding (not really.)
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Christina Reply:
November 6th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Hah, Heather! You cracked me up! This is definitely a dessert I could eat all in one sitting by myself. The only reason I shared it is because I’m in love. If I didn’t have such strong feelings for him, I would have waited until he has asleep and ate the whole thing myself!
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Heather {ModernMealsforTwo} Reply:
November 6th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Ha! That’s true love!
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I wouldn’t be able to slice this up all nice and eat it either! Eating it out of the pan tastes so much better anyway!
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Cookie cakes are my weakness. I would totally hover over the hot cookie, covered in melty ice cream, shoveling it in my face as quickly as possible, hopefully without burning all of my taste buds off. Dreamy.
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HAHA, isnt that exactly how it is suppose to be eaten
It really looks awesome!
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Underbake it, top it with ice cream straight from the oven, and you have my favorite dessert ever!
Love anything with chocolate chip cookies as a part of it!
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Wanna know something sad? If I made this as is (in the 6 inch skillet and all I would probably eat 1/2 or maybe even 3/4 of it.
This looks absolutely phenomenal though. I love cookies that have been baked in round tins and whatnot. I feel they are chewier than normal cookies.
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ok –so if you used the recipe for 1 dozen cookies — and this is a cake for two — that equals 6 cookies per person, right? wahoo! — that’s a chocolate chip cookie serving that deserves some respect!
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Yes. for the win. cookies in cake form = heaven.
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CHRISTINA!!!! This is my husband’s favorite!!! I’ll have to do this, this is what he requests for his birthday in lieu of cake!!
BTW, I’m featuring your tenders and mac and cheese on a top ten comfort foods list this week!
Looks GOOD, like always!
Peace, Love, and Baking honey!
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Christina, your description of hovering over the oven made me laugh! That’s as much convincing as I needed to make this. (Not that I need much convincing…) Congrats on being featured on TK, too.
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mmm i can almost taste it already! with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream i want this now!
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What a GREAT idea… this recipe looks awesome and I’m going to have to make it. Chococlate chips cookies are my favorite
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I made this with white whole wheat flour. It was wonderful! Thank you!
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