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This dark chocolate chip skillet cookie is the answer to all your chocolate chip cookie cravings. Bake this cookie dough in a skillet for an easy and delicious cookie fix. I like to add in chocolate chunks, walnuts and top it with flakey sea salt.
A chocolate chip cookie is one of life’s simplest pleasures. I love all versions of a chocolate chip cookie. Everything from Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies and Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies; I truly love them all.
Ingredients You’ll Need to Make this Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
- Sugars. Both brown sugar and white sugar are needed.
- Chocolate chips or chocolate chunks. I used chocolate chunks because I was craving a rustic vibe.
- Vanilla extract. Use the good stuff. I like to make my own using this recipe for Homemade Vanilla Extract.
- Butter. I love using unsalted butter or salted butter. If you use salted butter just be sure to leave out the salt.
- Walnuts. I love adding walnuts to my chocolate chip cookies.
For the rest of the ingredients, please see the recipe index card below!
How to Make This Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
- Whisk together the dry ingredients. We have all-purpose, baking soda and salt.
- Beat together the butter and sugars. Cream them until the mixture is super fluffy and pale in color.
- Add the egg and vanilla. And mix it until cohesive.
- Mix in the dry ingredients. Just until you no longer see any speckles of flour.
- Fold in the chocolate and walnuts.
- Transfer to a skillet and bake until lightly golden brown. Garnish with flakey sea salt.
Tip and Tricks
- Chocolate Substitutions: Use chocolate chunks, chocolate chips or chopped chocolate. And feel free to substitute dark chocolate with semi-sweet or milk chocolate.
- Nut substitutions: You can obviously leave out the walnuts. Or you can add in chopped pecans or macadamia nuts.
Recipe FAQs
I like to keep it simple and serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a topping of flakey sea salt.
If you want to make these into individual cookies, feel free to scoop out the dough into large tablespoons and place them on a baking sheet about three inches a part. Bake them for 10-12 minutes.
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Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
Equipment
- 1 (12-inch) cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, plus more for topping
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 dark chocolate chunks
- 1 cup roughly chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the butter, dark brown sugar and white granulated sugar. Cream the butter and sugar together until it’s light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until thoroughly combined.
- In two batches, add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture until flecks of flour are no longer visible, being careful not to over mix the batter. Fold in the dark chocolate chunks or chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
- Pour the dough into a well-seasoned, 12-inch cast iron skillet. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 20 minutes. At the 20 minute mark, turn the heat down to 300 degrees and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown yet the center is still slightly soft. Allow the big cookie to cool completely in the skillet before cutting it into slices.
- Serve cookie slices room temperature with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- Chocolate Substitutions: Use chocolate chunks, chocolate chips or chopped chocolate. And feel free to substitute dark chocolate with semi-sweet or milk chocolate.Â
- Nut substitutions: You can obviously leave out the walnuts. Or you can add in chopped pecans or macadamia nuts.Â
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This post was originally published on May 30th, 2014. It has been since updated with new information and formatting.
Can’t wait to try this delectable dessert!! Am doing a birthday dindin on Sunday and I know it will be a to die for treat.
Note to other readers: tried making this in a 8×8 pan… not successful. The top was browned (almost getting burnt) while the inside was still gooey. Stick to the cast iron.. I need to buy one!
Oh noes. Good to know. Thanks for testing it out and posting the results. Very helpful! xo
Gah! These remind me of being 13, hangin out in the mall.. and the shops that sold these gigantic cookies! Also, delias.
Yum.
Why, yes, I’d like to stuff my face with that entire skillet cookie! It looks SOOOOO good!!!!!!! I need it in my life!
Beautiful!!
1. I could professionally eat this all in one sitting.
2. I really appreciate the corgi questioning.
This is awesome! My friends love over the top desserts like this. Ends dinners on a fun note!! Will try this soon!
This is absolutely perfect with the dark chocolate, love it!
I keep hearing that as you get older and have kids you need less sleep…I am kinda skeptical as I adore my sleep! And this is my kinda cookie…one scoop and you are done!
Holy Lord that looks good. My problem is if I made a cookie that big I would sure as hell eat it all. I don’t know, maybe that’s not a problem.