Trial Tuesdays - Cookie Cake Edition

Chris LOVES cookie cake. He had a cookie cake as his groom's cake at our wedding - with a penguin and OU logo, of course.

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I love baking and I'm pretty good at it but cookie cake is not one that I'm familiar with, nor do I really know how to make one from scratch. Last year I made a so, so version for his birthday, but this year, for his 30th, I gave it my best effort and boy was it delicious! I had several guinea pigs from Chris' party tell me it was good so I'm going to confidently share my recipe with you.

This was truly an accident that it turned out well as I really just combined a bunch of recipes to try and make it work for my needs.

 

The number one thing you need to know and believe in is your chocolate - use good quality chocolate in your baking and its bound to come out tasting great. Anyways, on with the good stuff.

Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Serves: 12 people

Ingredients:

2 sticks - Unsalted Butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup light brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

Lots of Sprinkles

1.5 - 10 oz bags of dark chocolate chips (the really good dark chocolate)

1/2 Can of Icing

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F.

1. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars together until fluffy and light.
2. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt together.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, to sugar mixture. Mix well.
4. Add vanilla to sugar mixture. Mix well.
5. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture. Mix well until dough is formed.
6. Toss in a ton of sprinkles (because it makes the cake festive) and your chocolate chips. Stir until evenly distributed in dough.
7. Spread dough evenly into a parchment paper lined 12" round pizza pan (like this one) and bake for 20 minutes or until the edges start to brown. Remove from oven and let cool in pan for 15-20 minutes, then remove from pan and allow to cool completely before icing.

How does the cookie get done in the middle? It finishes cooking while its cooling in the pan - so don't panic if the middle of your cookie is still a bit gooey on the inside after taking it out of the oven.

Ice your cookie and Enjoy!

**I have not mastered the art of making my cookies perfectly round nor am I an icing artist...and that's okay. I'm all about my food looking edible and tasting delicious.