This Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie is simple and comforting food at its finest. Who can resist the classic chocolate chip cookie? With it’s sweet, buttery dough, soft centers and crisp edges, and generous helping of chocolate they’re pretty much the perfect dessert. But when you bake off a whole batch of dough in a skillet it gets even better!

The center stays so soft—basically chocolate chip cookie fudge. So ooey, gooey and delicious! And then the edges are the perfect balance between crispy and chewy. Serve a slice with a big ’ol scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert perfection.

 

Ingredients

1 cup butter (2 sticks) – room temperature

3/4 cup sugar –

3/4 cup brown sugar –

1 egg –

2 teaspoons vanilla extract –

2 cups flour –

1 teaspoon baking soda –

2 cups semi- sweet chocolate chips –

 

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. grease a 10-inch cast iron pan and set aside.

In a large bowl mix together the butter and the sugars with a blender well blended and creamy.

Add in the egg and vanilla.  sift in the flour and baking soda over the mixture.  blend until just combined.

Fold in the chocolate chips.  spoon the batter into the prepared cast iron skillet.  flatten the dough into an even layer.

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 -50 minutes until lightly browned—don’t overbake! allow to cool about 15 minutes once out of the oven.

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Quick tip: If you don’t have a cast iron skillet you can use this dough in a 9 inch cake pan—you’ll need to incrase the baking time to adjust for the thicker cookie. Or simply bake this dough into regular cookies.

Recipe and image courtesy of Po’ Man Meals.