Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Updated September 14, 2021
Quick Summary
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie {Pizookie}-a giant soft and gooey chocolate chip cookie that gets baked in a skillet! This easy dessert is a family favorite, especially when served warm with ice cream!
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Pin ItIt’s no secret that I am a cookie monster. I have created hundreds of cookie recipes over the years. I love them all, but this Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie (aka pizookie) is the ultimate cookie dessert!
This giant chocolate chip cookie is made in a cast iron skillet so you don’t have to scoop the dough into cookie balls. It is SO easy and is always a crowd pleaser.
The big chocolate chip cookie is slightly under baked so the center is soft and gooey, but the edges are still slightly crispy. Serve warm with a few scoops of vanilla ice cream for the ultimate dessert. The ice cream will melt into the warm cookie and you will be in heaven!
We aren’t big on cakes at our house, we prefer to party with cookies, and this pizookie is the perfect dessert for any occasion. A GIANT warm cookie is always a good idea! Trust me, you need to make this one! Once you do, you will be hooked for life!
Skillet Cookie Ingredients
If you bake cookies regularly, you should have all of the ingredients in your kitchen. The ingredient list is basic, which is so nice! You can whip up this skillet cookie anytime!
You will need:
- Butter– I use unsalted butter for baking so I can control the salt in the recipe.
- Brown Sugar– always pack your brown sugar when measuring.
- Granulated Sugar– a staple!
- Egg AND egg yolk– You need one large egg AND an egg yolk. The egg yolk makes the cookie extra chewy!
- Vanilla extract– a MUST!
- Flour– Use regular all-purpose flour.
- Cornstarch– a little secret ingredient to make the giant cookie extra soft and tender.
- Baking soda– make sure it’s fresh!
- Sea salt– I like to use sea salt IN the cookie and on top! I love this brand!
- Chocolate chips– I prefer semi-sweet, but you can use milk or dark chocolate chips.
How to Make a Pizookie
This is probably one of the easiest desserts I make and it is always a hit! You don’t have to scoop out individual cookies, you just press all of the dough into a skillet. Easy peasy!
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 12-inch cast iron skillet and set aside. If you don’t have a 12-inch cast iron skillet, you can use a 10-inch, your cookie will be a little thicker and will need to bake for a few extra minutes.
- In a large bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Stir until smooth. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Stir until flour disappears. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared cast iron skillet. Sprinkle the top with a little sea salt.
- Bake until golden brown, but make sure you don’t over bake, you want the cookie to be slightly gooey. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire cooling rack for 10 minutes. The cast iron skillet will keep it warm, you just want it to set up a bit.
- FYI-you can make the cookie dough in advance, it will keep covered in the fridge for up to 72 hours. Press into the skillet whenever you are ready to bake!
Serve with Ice Cream
I highly recommend you serve the pizzookie warm with ice cream! The ice cream will melt into the warm cookie and you will most likely faint because you won’t be able to stand the dessert goodness!
Vanilla is classic, but feel free to mix it up. Top with chocolate, cookie dough, chocolate chip, cookies and cream, butter pecan ice cream. You can’t go wrong!
You can even add a drizzle of salted caramel sauce or hot fudge. YUM!
You can serve on a plate, in a bowl, or you can top the entire cookie with several scoops of ice cream and go for it. Grab a spoon and DIG IN!
Variations
This is a good basic skillet cookie recipe, but don’t be afraid to mix things up!
- Use butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, or white chocolate chips. You can also use some of each! I love chocolate chip and butterscotch together.
- Stir in toffee bits or M&M’s.
- Add sprinkles for a fun and festive skillet cookie!
- If you like nuts in your cookies, stir in chopped walnuts or pecans. Candied pecans would be extra delicious!
- If you want to make mini, individual pizookies, use mini skillets or oven-safe pan or ramekins. Make sure you reduce the baking time for smaller cookies.
More Cookie Recipes
- Monster Cookies
- Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- Snickerdoodles
- Salted Malted Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 12-inch cast iron skillet and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Stir until smooth. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Stir until flour disappears. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared cast iron skillet. Sprinkle the top with a little sea salt. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Don't over bake, you want the cookie to be slightly gooey. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire cooling rack for 10-15 minutes. Serve with ice cream, if desired.
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Made this pizookie for Motherโs Day with my son and daughter coming in. It was DELICIOUS!! Followed the recipe exactly. The texture was perfect- a slight chew around the edges with a gooey center. Added vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce and it was heaven. Thank you for this wonderful recipe!!!
You are welcome!
I made this at home with my fiancรฉ and it was pretty great! I will say the middle didn’t turn out the way it was supposed to but it still wasn’t bad. I’m not sure if it was the cast iron or the oven temperatures but the middle seemed more doughy then gooey cookie. Still really great though!
So delicious!! Followed recipe exactly and it was perfect, used a 10โ le creuset skillet and was worried about it being thin but it wasnโt, it was great. Glad I made a double batch and get to have it again today!
yay!
Made this with my Grand Daughter, so good, everyone loved it and easy to make. Making cookies, making memories โค๏ธ
How fun! Love this!
So delicious!! My girls and I made this the other day and it was amazing!! Everyone loved it!!! We used 4 small cast iron pans and divided the batter and cooked for about the same time and it came out perfect! We stored what we didnโt eat in a container and the cookie was still fresh for a few days. Just heated it up in the microwave. Will definitely make again.
Fun!
Excellent Recipe! So easy and I made it a few hours ahead of time and refrigerated the dough so I could pull it out and bake when I was ready. The salt on top balanced it out perfectly!
One of my favorite desserts!
I never leave comments on recipes but I ran to leave a comment for this pizookie! My boyfriend and I literally just pulled it out of the oven 10 minutes ago and just ate our first serving and OMG we are raving! Itโs better than any skillet cookie Iโve had at a restaurant. I canโt wait for my next serving tomorrow night and to make this for any gatherings, parties, or just for the two of us. Itโs so so good! One thing- our batter was a little dry when we followed the recipe exactly so we added the last 1/4 of butter, and it came to a perfect consistency! Baking sometimes isnโt always perfect but this cookie sure is!!! โค๏ธ
The best dessert!
This dessert was beyond heavenly. Only change I made was to substitute monkfruit for the white granulated sugar to lower total sugar content. It is a much simpler then cookies & tastes extraordinary.
So glad it worked for you!