Sunday, May 6, 2018

Cast Iron Cookie Cake

A giant cookie. Cooked in a cast iron skillet. Topped with vanilla ice cream. That’s my kinda dessert! It is amazing the flavor a cast iron skillet adds- but if you don’t have one, press it out into a baking dish. But only this once....because I highly recommend snaggin’ your first cast iron skillet! 





This makes one giant cookie: 16 slices. I used the recommended 10 inch skillet, but slices were pretty large. I plan on using the 12 inch skillet on my next go ‘round! The recipe comes together very quickly, within a few minutes and with just the one bowl- which is a bonus for me! No mixing the dry, and mixing the wet ingredients. One and done! 

Ingredients: 
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 
1/2 cup granulated sugar 
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 tsp Vanilla Extract 
2 Large Eggs 
2.5 cups all purpose flour 
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups of chocolate chips (plus a handful extra) 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer beat both sugars and butter until smooth. Add in vanilla. Add in both eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Turn mixer on low and lightly stir in 2 cups of chocolate chips. 
3. Spray 10 inch skillet with cooking spray. Pat cookie dough into skillet. Top with handful of chocolate chips and lightly press into dough. Bake about 30 minutes until edges are lightly browned. 
4. Remove skillet from oven and let cool on rack 15 minutes. Cut into 16 slices. 

Enjoy! This recipe is a keeper! My husband loved it and he says he will do whatever it takes to get me to keep some of these in the house! One word: dishes. 😜

Recipe from Lodge Cast Iron Classics cookbook. 


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