Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
This easy to make skillet cookie takes the beloved buttery, chewy, chocolate chip-studded cookie and amps it up by baking in a cast skillet for those perfect crisp edges around a soft-set center. This tempting treat is out of this world good, especially when it's served warm with a scoop of slightly molten vanilla ice cream atop.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups (248g) all-purpose flour, scoop and level to measure
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 12 Tbsp (170g) unsalted butter, melted, divided
- 3/4 cup (150g) packed light brown sugar (break up any clumps with fingertips)
- 1/3 cup (70g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (170g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 12-inch cast iron skillet inside (on bottom and about halfway up the sides) with 1 Tbsp of the butter.
- In a large mixing bowl using a wooden spoon stir together remaining 11 Tbsp butter with brown sugar, granulated sugar, and salt.
- Add egg, egg yolk and vanilla and stir until combined.
- Pour in flour and evenly sprinkle over baking soda, then stir until combined.
- Mix in chocolate chips.
- Scoop dough out into prepared skillet and spread into an even layer.
- Bake in preheated oven until cook appears slightly under-baked in center, it will continue to cook from the residual heat of the pan for a few minutes once removed from the oven, about 18 to 20 minutes.
- Spoon out and serve warm with vanilla ice cream if desired, or let cool at least 30 minutes to cut into slices.