Pizookie, AKA the Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie of Your Dreams
Introducing my take on the pizookie, AKA the best skillet chocolate chip cookie recipe you’ll ever try. If you’ve ever been to a BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, then you already know the satisfaction of dipping your spoon into this soft, molten cookie/pizza hybrid (if you ask me though, I think its more closely aligned to an extra thick chocolate chip cookie than a dessert pizza, but I digress…🙃). My pizooke recipe is easy to make and takes just half an hour in the oven. Flavor-wise, its perfectly gooey and rich with obvious brown butter and brown sugar overtones. Like any good chocolate chip cookie, the pizookie is studded with chocolate chunks that are still melty (since it’s eaten warm!) and tastes absolutely divine when topped with a few scoops of vanilla ice cream and hot fudge sauce. While this recipe certainly makes enough to share, the beauty of making pizookie at home is that no one will know if you eat the whole thing yourself! Let’s get to it!
What You Need
You’re just a few simple ingredients away from a homemade skillet chocolate chip cookie. Here’s what you need!
Butter. To really take this pizzokie to the next level, I decided to first brown the butter, which adds an absolutely incredible richness and unparalleled flavor. If you aren’t familiar with this process, check out my post on how to brown butter for some pointers. Sugar. I use both brown sugar and granulated sugar for that classic cookie flavor. For the brown sugar, you can use either light or dark, or a combination of the two!Egg + egg yolk. We’ll add an extra egg yolk for a super soft, chewy cookie texture. Vanilla. Use your homemade vanilla extract if you have some!Flour. All-purpose flour works fine for this recipe. Salt. To balance out the sweetness of this pizookie, we’ll add just a little salt. Plain table salt is fine! Chocolate. I prefer to use a chopped semisweet or dark chocolate baking bar, but chocolate chips will work too. Vanilla ice cream. This is optional, but I can’t think of a better pairing than a gooey chocolate chip cookie and vanilla ice cream!
SAM’S TIP: This pizookie is meant to be eaten warm not long after it’s made. My favorite way to serve it is with with ice cream and chocolate or caramel sauce, but it’s also great as-is, too! Remember, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make a Pizookie
SAM’S TIP: I like to brown my butter in a cast iron skillet and then use that same skillet to make the dough and bake the pizookie. If you don’t have one, just brown your butter in a regular skillet then bake the pizookie in a 9.5 or 10” pie plate. A springform pan would also work! Enjoy!
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