Easy Pizookie Recipe (Skillet Cookie) (2024)

What is a Pizookie?

It's a cast-iron skillet cookie made popular by B.J.'s restaurant. It's called a pizookie because it resembles a deep-dish pizza in cookie form. The cookie is cooked in a cast iron skillet and served warm topped with ice cream and chocolate sauce.

It's the ultimate dessert and now you can make your own B.J. pizookie at home with our easy recipe.

Why You Will Love Cast Iron Skillet Cookie

• The BEST Warm and Gooey Cookie Experience: Serve your pizookies straight from the oven. The warm, gooey center contrasts with the crispy edges of the cookie, creating an irresistible combination.
• Easily Customizable. You can easily customize this recipe to suit yourpreferences by using different types of cookie dough and adding your favorite toppings for a personalized dessert experience you and your family will love.
• Sweet and comforting: Discover the combination of warm, sweet, and indulgent flavors in a warm skillet cookie combined with creamy, cold ice cream for a comforting and satisfying dessert experience.

Ingredients

For this pizookie recipe you'll need the following simple ingredients:

• Butter: Adds moisture to the cookie but also provides flavor and a deep richness you can't get from other types of fats used in baking.
• Sugar: This deep dish chocolate chip cookie dessert uses a combination of white and brown sugar. They both sweeten but the brown sugar brings notes of molasses which creates a more complex and nuanced flavor.
• Eggs: These work as the binder in your cookie that adds moisture and flavor.
• Vanilla: Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor.
• Flour: We're using regular all-purpose flour in our pizookie recipe.
• Semi-Sweet Chocolate: Use a combination of chunks, morsels, or minis for a variety of textures and varying pockets of chocolate in your cookie.

Substitutions and Variations

• Gluten-free: If you need to make a gluten-free pizookie swap the all-purpose flour for your favorite gluten-free flour blend.
• Chocolate: While semi-sweet chocolate is commonly to make chocolate chip cookies, you can experiment with using different types of chocolate including white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate.
• Add Nuts: Add your favorite nuts such as pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, and more!
• Browned Butter: Melt your butter in a saucepan until it's golden brown rather than simply melted. It will add a nuttier flavor to your cookies.

How to Make a Skillet Cookie

Are you ready to get started? Let's get going, you're just a few minutes away from warm, gooey chocolate chip skillet cookie.

1. Combine the butter and both types of sugar in a bowl and cream together using a hand mixer or stand mixer.
2. Add the eggs and vanilla to the bowl and mix together.

3. Add the flour to the bowl.
4. And then the salt and baking soda. Mix again until all the ingredients are combined.

5. Add the chocolate and stir it into the cookie dough.
6. Add the cookie dough to your skillet and bake until the center is set and the edges are golden.

How to Store

Store any leftover pizookie wrapped in plastic wrap on the counter for up to two days. You can reheat by placing foil over the top and baking for 5 minutes.

You can also remove the skillet cookie from the skillet and freeze it for the future. Store it in slices or whole in an airtight container or bag for up to three months.

Can I make skillet cookies ahead of time?

Yes, you can make the dough up to 24 hours ahead. Refrigerate the cookie dough in an airtight container. Allow it to sit at room temperature to warm up before baking. Do not store in the cast iron skillet in the fridge as the moisture in the fridge can cause your skillet to rust.

Serving Suggestions

For the ultimate experience serve up your cast iron skillet cookie with vanilla ice cream and drizzle it with chocolate sauce. But don't stop there! Here are some other ways you can serve it!

• Try it with different flavored ice creams! From chocolate to mint, and even our vanilla berry ice cream they all work great!
• Enjoy it with some hot fudge sauce, raspberry sauce, or salted caramel sauce.
• Skip the ice cream and go with some whipped cream instead!

Expert Tips

• The secret to those crispy edges and soft center in a skillet cookie is melting your butter before mixing. I know it sounds crazy - because melted butter in a regular cookie results in flat cookies. But melted butter in a skillet cookie is perfection.
• Don't over mix! Mix just until all your ingredients come together!
• Serve warm for the best flavor and pizookie experience!

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