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Skillet chocolate chip cookie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie

One giant chocolate chip cookie mixed and baked in a skillet, with crisp edges and a soft, gooey center. Serve warm with ice cream.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • Vanilla ice cream for serving

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Melt the butter in a 10-inch oven-safe skillet over low heat. Take the skillet off the heat.
  3. Stir in the brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth. Let the mixture cool for 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in the egg and vanilla until glossy.
  5. Sprinkle the flour, baking soda and salt over the top and stir just until no dry flour remains. Stir in the chocolate chips and smooth the dough into an even layer.
  6. Bake for 18–22 minutes, until the edges are golden and the center is just set.
  7. Cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm, straight from the skillet, with ice cream.

Notes

  • The skillet handle will be very hot. Leave an oven mitt over it as a reminder.
  • In a 12-inch skillet the cookie is thinner. Start checking at 14 minutes.
  • No oven-safe skillet? Mix the dough in a bowl and bake in a greased 9-inch pie plate.