Tony turned the big 3-0 this past weekend! We celebrated with family a week earlier and out with friends the night of, so instead of baking a cake for just the two of us I had the perfect idea to make a GIANT chocolate chip cookie cake! Tony loves chocolate chip cookies and this way he could (a) have a cake and (b) break off pieces and enjoy cookies all week long (or however long it lasts...). It turned out great! I was most concerned with the shape and it surprisingly came out perfectly round. The cake/cookie was soft and definitely more "cake-like" than a traditional chewy or crunchy cookie. This would probably work with any standard cookie recipe. The possibilities are endless. I would say, having a round pizza stone definitely helped- not sure if it would have turned out as pretty if done free form!
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
8 oz unsalted butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 bag semi-sweet or regular chocolate chips (2 cups)
1 regular size bag plain M&M’s
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 12 inch round pizza stone with a circle of parchment or non-stick foil. Mix flour, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside. Cream butter and white and brown sugars with an electric mixer. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. When well mixed, add flour mixture and mix until blended. Fold in chocolate chips.
Pour the batter onto the prepared pizza stone and press it into a circle (I found using a spatula around the edge helped create the circle shape). Stop the circle about 1 ½ to 2 inches from the rim. Press M&M’s decoratively into top.
Bake on center rack for 35 minutes or until cookie is golden around edges.
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