I have a cookie for you. A giant cookie. A cookie that can be cooked up quickly in a single pan, that can be cut into bars, frosted into a cake or served warm with ice cream? Sound good?
Believe me, it IS good. And it’s super easy. I love a good bar style cookie when I’m in a hurry and just don’t have time for all the scooping and cookie sheets and spatula time that comes with traditional cookies. Bar cookies to the rescue! And what makes them even better is the glorious ability to serve them warm, topped with a scoop of cold ice cream and finished off with a little caramel and hot fudge. Perfection.
This giant cookie can be whipped up, baked and pulled out of the oven, start to finish, in less than an hour’s time. So if you want a delicious dessert tonight, or need to whip something up quick (heck, you can serve it warm and not wait for cooling!), give this deliciousness a try. And while I made this in a round pan, you could swap out a square pan if that’s easier for you.
Can I offer you a slice?
Giant Cookie Recipe
Giant Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 medium size eggs
- 2 teaspoons high quality vanilla extract
- 2 cups and 1/4 all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips (I prefer mini but any size will work!)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare an 8" round pan or 9" round pan by spraying lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
- Using an electric mixer, mix softened butter until light and fluffy. Add in brown sugar and mix well. Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well to combine. Add in vanilla and mix well.
- Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not over mix. Spoon mixture into prepared baking pan.
- Bake for approximately 18-23 minutes. Remove from oven and allow pan to cool on a wire rack. Once cooled, you can remove entire cookie from the pan, or slice from the pan and serve like a pie.
- We love this served warm, topped with ice cream and a pinch of sea salt. You can reheat slices in the microwave for approximately 10-20 seconds.
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Latasha Bell says
Do you use salted butter?
Christi Johnstone says
Honestly, I’ve never once been able to tell any difference between the two, so I use them interchangeably. Feel free to use whatever you have on hand or what you prefer.
EMarie says
So I’m confused about how to measure the butter…one cup is 2 sticks of butter. Your recipe says 3/4 cup. It’s not quite 2 sticks. How do I measure that? And what size pan did you use?
Christi Johnstone says
EMarie, you would add 1 and 1/2 sticks of butter if using 1/2 cup sticks. The side of your butter wrappers should show you the measurements to use.
EMarie says
Thank you. I will let you know how it turns out.
EMarie says
I saw the pan size above. I overlooked it at first ?
Lindsay and Kaleigh says
Thank you so much for this recipe! I literally bake these everyday and I have gained 500 pounds but I don’t care! Thanks love you!
Joan Hayes says
Um, everything about this glorious, giant cookies is AMAZING! I might have to make one for myself and not share! š®
The Surprised Gourmet says
That is one BIG cookie, but looks so yummy who could resist it. I like that there are so many different ways to enjoy it.