Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

By srumbel

One of our favorite dessert to bring someone on their birthday is this Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet. It looks like a cake, especially if you decorate it like we did. The best part? When you cut into it, you reveal a giant, fluffy chocolate chip cookie. Marry your skillet with your favorite cookie recipe, or follow the recipe below to make an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink cookie!
from amandascookin.com

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup quick oats
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F
Grease a non-stick cast iron skillet and set aside.
Combine the oats, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine butter and sugars until fluffy - about 2 minutes.
Add in the eggs and vanilla, mix well, then add in the lemon juice.
Add the flour mixture in one cup increments until fully combined.
Stir in the chocolate chips, walnuts and coconut and then fold the batter out into the skillet. (You should have approximately 1 cup of batter left over for individual cookies.)
Place the skillet in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown on top and fully cooked in the center. Watch carefully so it doesn't burn.
Garnish as desired - we used a closed star tip on a piping bag filled with vanilla buttercream to make small dollops around the edge, added cherries, walnuts, and sprinkles and extra chocolate chips and shredded coconut for a fun birthday finish.