Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie {aka, Skillet Cookie}

An easy giant chocolate chip cookie you can make in a skillet or springform pan that makes a fun family birthday tradition. For more great recipe ideas, head over to the Simple Cookie Recipes page.

Making a giant chocolate chip cookie – whether baked in a skillet or a springform pan – is one of our favorite family birthday traditions. It started back when my son was little and I didn’t want to make another cake for his actual birthday dinner. We had celebrated with our family and friends the weekend before with a traditional birthday cake, so I didn’t want to make another cake just for our little family dinner (which included all his favorite foods, too). I found this recipe in our local newpaper, adjusted it some, and added an easy birthday greeting with melted chocolate chips.

We all loved it so much that it became a part of our birthday celebrations – even if the actual birthday fell on the day of our big party! We had to pretend that it was different.

Of course, this giant cookie is great any time of the year – and is just about a perfect dessert when baked in a cast iron skillet and served with a scoop of ice cream. But melting a few chocolate chips in a baggie and piping a birthday greeting on it? There’s your new family tradition, right there.

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Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie {aka, Skillet Cookie}

• 1/2 c. (one stick) butter
• 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 1/4 c. white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1-1/8 cup (2 TB=1/8 c.) whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose)
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1-1/2 c. chocolate chips
• 2 oz. semisweet chocolate, melted, for decorating (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil a 10-inch springform pan or a cast iron skillet (no need to oil a well-seasoned skillet, though).
2. Beat butter and sugars in the bowl of a mixer until well-blended.
3. Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
4. Add dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated. Add the chips, mixing by hand if needed.
5. Using a wet hand and knuckles, spread the dough evenly in the pan.
6. Bake 18-20 minutes until golden.
7. Let cool on a rack. If using a skillet: serve right in the pan. For a springform pan: run a knift around the edge and then release the sides of the pan, removing the bottom of the pan or not – it’s up to you – and place on a serving platter or cake stand.
8. Optional Birthday Greeting: Melt the chocolate chips in a baggie in the microwave at 30-second intervals. Push all of the melted chocolate to the corner of the baggie and snip off a tiny portion of the corner. Hold the baggie while twisting the top to push the chocolate out to write the birthday greeting on the cookie.

Serves 8-10

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