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!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Makes 1 mini 6" cake.
Ingredients
- 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
- ¼ teaspoon instant espresso powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- 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).
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 356Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 199mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 1gSugar: 28gProtein: 3g
AnnaG says
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! :)
claire @ the realistic nutritionist says
Yes. for the win. cookies in cake form = heaven.
Katie | The Hill Country Cook says
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!
Kimby says
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. :)
Let Me Eat Cake says
mmm i can almost taste it already! with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream i want this now!
Shannon @ TheDrinkBuzz says
What a GREAT idea... this recipe looks awesome and I'm going to have to make it. Chococlate chips cookies are my favorite :)
Sandy says
I made this with white whole wheat flour. It was wonderful! Thank you!
leslie says
cutting it all nice and pretty is totally overrated!!!!! I'd attack it too!
SJ says
Hi - some of the measurements are showing correctly on your website.
? teaspoon fine salt
? teaspoon instant espresso powder
? cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
SJ says
I meant incorrectly!
Marie Nixon says
How are people making this recipe if the following ingredients are not specified correctly?
? teaspoon fine salt
? teaspoon instant espresso powder
? cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
I want to make this recipe but I don't want to guess on the amounts for these 3 ingredients. Thank you.
Christina Lane says
Hi Marie,
I apologize; when my website was updated with a new version of a plugin, little glitches like this can happen. I have corrected the measurements. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Christina