Get the Recipe: My Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Recipe
My best chocolate chip cookie cake recipe makes a giant, 10-inch chocolate chip cookie with a fudgy center and crisp edges. The chocolate chip cookie cake is decorated with a classic American buttercream frosting and lots of sprinkles. All in all, it tastes like the chocolate chip cookie cakes you remember from childhood!Readers say: “This cookie [cake] is incredible! The sweet and salty combo is so tasty and such a nice surprise. Both of my boys have asked for this cookie in lieu of a birthday cake. Thanks so much!”
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
- 1 ⅔ cups (7.5 ounces or 213 grams) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup (4 ounces or 113 grams) salted (preferred) OR unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, plus more for pan
- ¾ cup tightly packed (5.65 ounces or 160 grams) dark OR light brown sugar
- ¼ cup (1.75 ounces or 50 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups (8 ounces or 227 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
For the Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Icing
- 4 Tablespoons (2 ounces or 57 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup (4 ounces or 113 grams) confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 ½ teaspoons whole milk
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- pinch kosher salt
- food coloring
Instructions
For the Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
- Prep the oven and pan. While the butter melts, position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Generously butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch cast-iron skillet.
- Mix the dry ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt.
- Mix the butter, sugars, egg, and extract. In a medium bowl, use a rubber spatula to mix together the butter and sugars until moistened, about 1 minute. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and chocolate. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until just combined. Add the chocolate all at once and mix until the chocolate is evenly distributed throughout, about 1 minute.
- Assemble the cookie dough in the pan. Transfer the cookie dough into the prepared skillet by scraping a small portion of the dough into the pan and using a wooden spoon, stiff rubber spatula, or your hands to press the dough down into the skillet. Press the dough evenly over the bottom of the pan.
- Bake the cookie cake. Bake the chocolate chip cookie cake for 20 to 22 minutes, or until the edges are set but the center is still gooey. Cool on a wire rack completely before frosting. The cookie cake can be stored by slicing it into wedges after frosting. Store the wedges in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
For the Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Icing
- Make the icing. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-low until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Reduce the mixer to low and add the confectioners' sugar ¼ cup at a time, beating until combined. Scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the milk, vanilla, and salt all at once and beat on low just to incorporate the liquid. Scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl once more, then beat on medium-high until the frosting is creamy and smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Decorate the cake. Use immediately by scraping into a piping bag fitted with the piping tip of your choice. At first the frosting will be creamy and smooth, but will harden the longer it sits. The frosting can also be made for up to 1 week in advance. Transfer to an airtight container with a lid and refrigerate. Before using in a recipe, bring to room temperature and beat on medium-high for 2 to 3 minutes in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
Notes
- Note that while the chocolate chip cookie cake dough instructs you to use salted butter, you’ll need to use UNSALTED butter for the frosting. In general, it’s not a good idea to use salted butter for frosting. Frosting recipes usually require a LOT of butter. Using salted butter at that volume will definitely make your frosting taste salty. In a pinch, if you only have unsalted butter on hand, don’t worry! Simply follow the recipe. There’s no need to increase the amount of salt in the cookie dough. If you only have salted butter on hand, feel free to use it in the frosting recipe. But don’t say I didn’t warn you if you find it to be too salty and weird! You may also want to skip the “pinch of salt” I instruct you to use.
- The easiest way to spread the cookie dough across the skillet is to use a stiff rubber spatula, a wooden spoon, or even your hands to press the dough into the pan. Don’t dump the cookie dough all at once into the center of the pan! Instead, transfer the dough bit by bit, pressing it into the pan as you go. Doing so will make it easier to get it across the pan, I promise.
- To pipe the border, I used a star tip from this Ateco jumbo piping tip set. For the letters, I used these edible white chocolate letters from Dr. Oetker that I bought during my last trip to London. You can also make your own using these candy molds!
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