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A Pizookie is a gooey, warm skillet cookie that’s baked until the edges are set but the center stays soft and melty. It’s a restaurant-style chocolate chip cookie served straight from the pan. I love adding different flavors and serving the cookie for two with ice cream!

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I first had a Pizookie at BJ’s when I was pregnant and I’ve been obsessed with them ever since. Warm chocolate chip cookies are already one of my favorite desserts, so turning one into a giant (shareable) skillet cookie is always going to be a win for me. This is different than a giant cookie pizza (baked in a pizza pan): A pizza cookie is thinner and bakes all the way through, while a pizookie says warm and gooey.

For this homemade version, I scaled down my best chocolate chip cookie recipe so you get the perfect amount of dough for a 6-inch pan or skillet. When I’m making it for a party I often serve other candies and chocolate chips along side so that guests can make their own flavor, and regardless of how you bake it, I always serve it with ice cream.

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  • This has all the typical cookie ingredients, just in a lesser amount (brown sugar, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, etc).
  • Just use an egg yolk; since this is a smaller recipe you won’t need the whole egg, which I discovered when creating my small batch chocolate chip cookie recipe.
  • Mini chocolate chips are what I love to use, but you can also use regular semi-sweet chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, even white chocolate chips.
  • You can also press your favorite toppings on top the cookie before it bakes, like m&ms or Reese’s Pieces or anything you like!
  • Variations: Feel free to add pecans or walnuts, peanut butter chips or chopped chocolate bars to this easy dessert. We love serving it with hot fudge sauce or caramel sauce too.

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Dorothy’s Testing Notes

  • The cookie will sink a little bit in the center as it cools; that’s normal.
  • I’m a huge fan of ice cream and cookies together, so feel free to top this skillet cookie recipe off with your favorite ice cream or whipped cream! 
  • If you don’t have a skillet, you can use a 6” cake pan, and 8×4” loaf pan, or make individual cookies in a muffin pan or ramekins. I also have a recipe for a traditional cookie cake to bake in a 9-inch pan.
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Homemade Pizookie Recipe

By: Dorothy Kern
Make this Small Batch Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie any time you want a chocolate chip cookie for 2! Warm, gooey, and full of chocolate it’s an easy, one bowl recipe!
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
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Ingredients

  • ¼ cup (57g) butter, , melted
  • 8 teaspoons (38g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (50g) packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup (62g) all purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup (56g) mini chocolate chips, or other chocolate chips or candy

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. You will need a 6.25” mini cast iron skillet to make this cookie as shown. If you don’t have a skillet, you can use a 6” cake pan, and 8×4” loaf pan, or make individual cookies in a muffin pan. If you are using a skillet, cake, or loaf pan, spray it with nonstick cooking spray. If you’re using a muffin pan, use liners for easy removal and serving (it will probably make about 4 muffin sized cookies).
  • Melt butter in a large bowl. Stir in both sugars, then egg yolk, extract, baking soda and salt. Carefully stir in the flour then mix in the chocolate chips.
  • Optional: add 1/3 cup of ANY kind of chips or candy instead of the mini chips called for, if you wish.
  • Bake the mini cast iron skillet for about 18-24 minutes, or until the edges are puffed and the center no longer looks translucent. Using another pan will affect baking time.
  • Serve warm, with lots of whipped cream or ice cream and sprinkles.

Notes

The cookie will fall slightly after baking, as it cools. This is normal. The more underbaked you make it the more it will fall (which is totally fine by me, we love this a bit underbaked and gooey).

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 669kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 498mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 62g | Vitamin A: 906IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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How to make a Chocolate Chip Pizookie

  1. I start all my best cookie recipes with melted butter. It makes it much easier to mix (you can do it with a spoon, no electric mixer needed unless you want to use it).
  2. You’ll mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and then add your chocolate chips.
  3. Press the cookie dough into a pizookie pan. This is written for a 6-inch pan, so you can use a miniature skillet or make this pizookie recipe without a skillet and use a small cake pan.

Pizookie FAQ

How do I make a pizookie without a skillet?

If you don’t have a skillet, you can use a 6-inch cake pan, and 8×4-inch loaf pan, or make individual mini pizookies in a muffin pan.

Can I make the dough ahead of time?

Yes, you can! Just refrigerate the dough in a bowl and cover the top with a plastic wrap. Or store in an airtight container. 

Can I use a premade dough for pizookie?

You can use a store bought dough; add enough for about 6-8 cookies into the pan.

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  1. This cookie is so buttery, chewy and delicious 😋 Also, easy to make. For a chocolate chip cookie fix, this is a keeper

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