Chocolate Chip Skillet Pizookie

It is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day and you are in for an extra special treat!  Pizookie‘s are the ULTIMATE cookie and I am giving you my recipe for a Chocolate Chip Skillet Pizookie that is perfect to serve family style.  Just set it on the table, give everyone a fork and dig right in!

What is a Pizookie?

A pizookie might just be the very best invention EVER!  Anything that is a combination of a pizza, cookie and ice cream has to be.  It has been made famous by BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse.  The best news is that now you can make this Chocolate Chip Skillet Pizookie in the comfort of your own home.

Baking it in a cast iron skillet {see how to season your skillet here} is an awesome option.  It is basically a deep dish Chocolate Chip Cookie.  Served warm with cold ice cream, the combination of cool and hot gives it an extra special element.

Breaking Eggs Into a Separate Bowl

I have been baking for 30+ years {how is that even possible} and I still break my eggs in a separate bowl before adding them too anything I make.  It is such a good idea!  You never know when you might get a bad egg or piece of shell.  It doesn’t matter how great of an “egg cracker” you are, it happens.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pizookie Dough

The cookie dough is pretty basic.  All of the same ingredients that you would normally put in a chocolate chip cookie.  Begin with the softened butter, both sugars, eggs and vanilla.  Mix it for a couple of minutes because you want it to be light and fluffy.  {Find all of my Cookie Baking Basics here.}

Then add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.  It is so important to not over mix at this point.  The more air you incorporate into the dough, the more it will rise and then fall.  That isn’t quite so critical with a cookie baked in a skillet but such a good habit to get into when you are making a batch of my favorite Soft Chocolate Chunk Cookies.

Deciding to use both milk and semi-sweet baking chips is such an excellent idea.  The milk chocolate chips are milder and really melt right into the cookie, in contrast to the semi-sweet which holds it shape.

How to Bake a Chocolate Chip Pizookie?

Once the chips are mixed into the dough, dump it into your greased skillet.  Spread it out into an even layer and bake at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes.  

You do not want to over bake the cookie.  One of the best parts of a pizookie is the center.  It is a little gooey yet cooked through.  Combined with the cool ice cream, it is my very favorite bite.

You can tell that it is done when the top is golden brown and the middle of the cookie is set.  I added a few more of both milk and semi-sweet chips to the top of the pizookie and lightly pressed them into the cookie.  One can NEVER have enough chocolate.

Then to complete the magic, the addition of ice cream.  I went with French Vanilla but if your family prefers something else, then by all means, use that.  You could also get crazy with chocolate sauce or caramel but I personally like it just like this.  Call me simple but I promise you that “just like this” is pretty phenomenal.

Then, just when I though I couldn’t love a cookie more, Chocolate Chip Skillet Pizookie is born.  Sharing it with family or friends only makes it even sweeter.  

Put this baby in the oven while you are eating dinner tonight and then dig in.  I promise you this…there isn’t a better way to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.

I also wanted to share with you my new FAVORITE ice cream scoop.  It was in the awesome swag bag I received from the Everything Food Conference.

I have to admit that it looked a little strange but once I used it…I was hooked.

It scoops perfectly and releases a perfect round mountain of ice cream.  Heavenly!

Do you love dessert?  Try these awesome recipes…

• Boston Cream Pie Cookie Bites
• No Bake Key Lime Pie
• Salted Caramel Butter Bars
• Chocolate Chip Craving Cookie
• Carrot and Caramel Bundt Cake
• Brookies
• Perfect Rice Krispie Treats