You can have a warm, gooey pizookie without ever stepping foot in a restaurant! This super easy skillet chocolate chip cookie bakes for just 30 minutes and makes enough to share. Recipe includes a how-to video!
6oz(170g)coarsely chopped semisweet or dark chocolateor 1 heaping cup chocolate chips
Vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions
To Brown the Butter:
Place butter in skillet (if baking in a cast iron skillet you can brown the butter directly in the same skillet you’ll be baking in) and cook over medium heat until butter is melted.
¾ cup unsalted butter
Once melted, continue to cook while constantly stirring as butter sizzles and pops. Once butter begins to brown (you’ll see golden brown flecks forming and floating in the pan) immediately remove from heat. Continue to stir for several seconds, then allow butter to cool (in the pan) for 30 minutes before proceeding.
Making the Pizookie
While butter cools, preheat oven to 350F (175C).
Once butter is no longer warm to the touch, add sugars, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and stir well to combine.
¾ cup light brown sugar, ⅔ cup granulated sugar, 1 large egg, 1 large egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt, then gradually stir into the butter mixture until dough is cohesive and completely combined (dough can seem a bit dry and crumbly, so be gradual with adding the flour and stir until it comes together).
2 cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¾ teaspoon table salt
Stir in chocolate and flatten the surface of the cookie with a spatula or the back of a spoon.
6 oz coarsely chopped semisweet or dark chocolate
Transfer to 350F (175C) preheated oven and bake for 28-30 minutes or until cookie is baked through.
Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before topping with ice cream and serving still warm. Enjoy!
Vanilla ice cream for serving
Video
Notes
Baking dish
I like to brown the butter and mix the dough together all in the same 9” cast iron skillet. However, if you do not have one you can instead bake the pizookie in a 9.5” or 10” pie plate instead. Note that the bake time will likely be longer than indicated, especially if using a glass pie plate. Use the toothpick test to check for doneness and look for the edges to be beginning to turn golden brown.