What could possibly make chocolate chip cookies better? Perhaps using all that cookie dough to make one GIANT cookie baked in a skillet? That's right folks, this is a pazookie (or pizza-sized cookie) recipe! And to top it all off, throwing some ice cream on that warm cookie for a completely satiating master piece!

You could easily insert your favorite chocolate chip recipe rather than follow mine, but just in case your looking for a new one, I've included it here. Don't forget to increase cook time if you're following your own recipe though! A typical batch will be adequate for a 10 inch skillet

Let's get this party started!

Step 1: Ingredients

You will need:

cast iron skillet (9-12 inch)

6 tbsp softened butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

as many chocolate chip cookies as you can handle. Also, chopped nuts if you want.

Step 2: Start Your Engines!

Preheat your oven to 350*

Step 3: Mixing It All Together

Cream together the sugars with the butter, then add egg and vanilla extract.

In a separate bowl, sift flour with salt and baking soda. Add to sugar mix, and stir to combine. Throw in chocolate chips and/or nuts.

Step 4: Fill Skillet

Using a spatula, spread the cookie dough evenly through the skillet.

Place in preheated oven, and bake for 18-20 minutes

Step 5: Allow to Cool

This part is the hardest. Waiting for your pazookie to cool, so that it'll cut much cleaner. Patience and will power got me through this. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes

Gobble it up immediately out of the oven!! You could throw a bunch of ice cream on top of it, and as the hot cookie and the cool ice cream battle for temperature regulation, you'll taste buds will experience it first hand!

Step 6: Making It EVEN Better!

In the true nature of the pazookie, throw some vanilla bean ice cream on top! The cookie could even be re-warmed in the microwave for 10 seconds, so that it can optimize melting time for the ice cream on top! This is what happiness looks like.

Enjoy!

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9 Comments

tpatten-scheinost

9 years ago

great tutorial. t.y.

flapper501

9 years ago on Introduction

If you didn't have a cast iron skillet, how long would you bake it if you were cooking it in a 9x9 brownie pan?

Blue Hawaii

Allow the pazooki to cool in the skillet or 9x13 baking pan, then freeze it for a few hours. Pull it out of the freezer and scoop on some softened ice cream (flavor of your choice - vanilla bean, Kona coffee) about one inch thick. Back in the freezer for another hour. Drizzle heated fudge topping onto your serving piece just prior to consuming. Lie down on the couch and take a well deserved nap.