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Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet

Viral chocolate chip cookie skillet bakes one giant gooey cookie in cast iron with brown butter and vanilla ice cream on top. Get the recipe!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 680
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1.75 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1.5 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped milk chocolate
  • 1 tsp flaky sea salt for top
  • 4 scoops vanilla ice cream for serving

Method
 

  1. **Brown.** Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes, swirling, until amber and nutty smelling. Pour into a heatproof bowl and cool 15 minutes.
  2. **Heat.** Preheat oven to 350F with a 10 inch cast iron skillet inside.
  3. **Mix.** Whisk cooled brown butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar 2 minutes until glossy. Add egg, yolk, and vanilla. Whisk smooth.
  4. **Combine.** Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and chopped chocolate.
  5. **Spread.** Carefully remove hot skillet from oven. Spread dough evenly into the pan. Sprinkle flaky salt on top.
  6. **Bake.** Bake 22 to 25 minutes until edges are deep golden but center looks raw and shiny.
  7. **Serve.** Cool 5 minutes. Top with scoops of vanilla ice cream and serve straight from the skillet with spoons.

Notes

Brown the butter and let it cool to room temp before mixing. Hot butter melts the sugar and changes the texture. Use a 10 inch cast iron skillet for the right thickness. Larger pans bake the cookie too thin. Underbake by 4 minutes. The skillet keeps cooking the cookie after it comes out.