What better way to top off a meal than with a giant chocolate chip cookie you cooked… on the grill? Or you can just cook one up for fun because, well, it’s a skillet chocolate chip cookie! This one is fun to make. You simply need a medium or large-sized cast iron skillet and the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. And then some fun toppings you can add at the end!
Making that Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie
For this skillet chocolate chip cookie, I start by combining a stick of room temperature butter, 1/2 Cup of sugar, and 1/4 Cup of brown sugar. Mix in a bowl (I like to use my stand mixer for this). Then crack an egg and pour it in along with a teaspoon of vanilla and mix some more. After that is done, I drop in 1-1/4 Cup of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and mix. Then I pour in two cups of chocolate chips and mix some more.
Now that the easy cookie dough is ready, take a cast iron skillet that is roughly 10 inches in size and rub in a light layer of vegetable oil. Next, put enough cookie dough in to create an even layer. You will most likely have some excess cookie dough. Just consider that bonus cookies.
Place the skillet on the preheated grill over indirect heat at 375 degrees. Cook for 10 minutes or until you see the edges show the very first signs of browning. It may seem a little early to pull out, but remember that cast iron skillets hold heat for a long time. This will keep the cookie baking for a little bit after it’s been pulled out.
How to Serve Up Your Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
To serve, you can either grab a plastic spatula and carefully scrape out of the skillet and eat it that way (whether you slice it into pizza-like slices or eat whole is up to you) or eat it right out of the pan. For me, I like to keep the skillet cookie in the pan and top it with vanilla ice cream and drizzle caramel and chocolate syrups on top. You can grab a few spoons and share with your family and friends or just take one spoon and keep it to yourself (once again, up to you. I won’t judge).
The Skillet Cookie Recipe!
Skillet Grilled Chocolate Chip Cookie
Take your chocolate chip cookie to the next level by cooking the cookie dough in a cast iron skillet on your grill with a touch of hickory smoke! And topping with ice cream when done! Note: can be done in either grill (indirect heat) or oven.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 Cup sugar
- 1/4 Cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 Cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 Cups chocolate chips
- FOR TOPPINGS:
- 3 scoops vanilla ice cream
- chocolate syrup, to taste
- caramel syrup, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat grill to 375 degrees on indirect heat. In a mixing bowl, place butter, sugar, and brown sugar and mix. Then add vanilla and egg. Mix. Finally, add flour, baking soda, salt and mix. Finally, add chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.
- Press cookie dough evenly into medium-to-large greased cast iron skillet and put on grill. Cook for 10 minutes or until edges start to get light brown. Remove and rest five minutes before topping with ice cream and syrups (chocolate and caramel).
Notes
1. This recipe is designed for cooking indirect heat on a grill, but can be done in an oven.
2. Cast iron skillet with hold heat for a while, so remove cookie when edges are light brown because cookie will continue to cook for a little longer.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 servings Serving Size: 8 ozAmount Per Serving: Calories: 590Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 400mgCarbohydrates: 80gFiber: 2.5gSugar: 40gProtein: 10g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.
