Cast Iron Skillet Cookie

Make this giant soft skillet cookie using a large cast iron skillet. Slice and serve this deep dish chocolate chip cookie warm — with a cold and creamy scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. A fun way to celebrate a birthday or any special occasion.

Course Dessert, Snacks

Cuisine American

Recipe Type Birthday, Camping, Cast Iron Skillet, Chocolate, Cookies, Fall, Fall Desserts, St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day

Skill Level Easy

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings Servings

Calories 724kcal

Author Angela G.

Equipment

cast iron skillet

Ingredients

Cookie

2 ¼ cups flour
1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened + more for greasing skillet
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups chocolate chips divided

Topping

8 scoops vanilla ice cream

Instructions

Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
Mix butter, sugars and vanilla, in a large bowl, until well blended. Add in eggs and blend until you get a light and fluffy dough.
Slowly beat in flour mixture to eggs and sugar. Then fold in 1 ½ cups of the chocolate chips.
Grease a large cast iron skillet with butter.
Grab all of the cookie dough and roll it gently into a large ball. Then press it into the greased cast iron skillet. Build up the edges a little higher than the center since the edged cook faster.
Press remaining ½ cup of chocolate chips, scattered over the top of the giant cookie.
Bake in a preheated oven at 325˚F for about 25-35 minutes or until the center is just set. Cover with foil if you notice edges starting to get too dark early on in the baking.
Remove from oven and let cool for at least 5 minutes.
Slice like a pie and serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Notes

A 12" skillet works best for this recipe and cook time.
Make sure to generously grease the skillet butter.
Keep an eye on things while baking. Using a different kind or shape pan can affect the cook time.

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