This chocolate chip Cookie Cake recipe has a soft and chewy cookie base with homemade chocolate frosting on top. It’s so easy and affordable to make at home and is bound to steal the spotlight!
Are you cookie crazy like I am? Try Oatmeal Creme Pies, Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Biscoff Cookies, or Chocolate Crinkle Cookies!
Cookie Cake is the easiest celebration cake you can make.
The first time I had a cookie cake was from a family friend as a gift for my high school graduation, and I thought it was the greatest idea ever! A giant chocolate chip cookie, decorated like a cake? I’ve since made this Cookie Cake for birthday parties or gifted it for special occasions. It’s so fun, so easy, and everyone loves it. Plus it’s a faction of the cost of store-bought.
How to make a Cookie Cake:
Make Cookie Dough: Place butter in a microwave safe bowl and melt for about 45 seconds. Let cool for a few minutes then pour in a medium bowl with granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla then mix until combined. Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt just until combined. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
Bake: Press cookie dough into a 9” springform pan or lined cake pan. Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes then let it cool completely before frosting.
Frost: Use an electric hand mixer to beat the butter for 30 seconds. Add remaining frosting ingredients then mix for a few minutes, until well-combined and fluffy. Add more milk to thin or powdered sugar to thicken as needed until you have a good frosting consistency. Pipe chocolate swirls around the top outer edge of the homemade cookie cake (I like the Wilton 1M or 2D piping tips). Add sprinkles.
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:
To Make Ahead: The cookie dough can be made in advance then stored in the refrigerator for 1-2 days before baking.
To Freeze: Place cookie dough in a freezer safe container and freeze for 2-3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge, then press into pan and bake as directed.
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- Flourless Chocolate Cake
- Cannoli Cake
- Dulce de Leche Cake
- Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
- No-Bake Cheesecake
- Gingerbread Cake
- Better than Sex Cake
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Cookie Cake
Equipment
- Wilton 1M Piping Tip or Wilton 2D Piping Tip
Ingredients
- 12 Tablespoons melted butter , cooled until warm (1 ½ sticks)
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips , (I use half semi sweet and milk chocolate
Chocolate Frosting:
- 4 Tablespoons butter , room temp
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons milk , or more if needed plus more as needed
- 1 splash vanilla extract
- rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Melt Butter: Add butter to a microwave safe bowl and microwave for about 45 seconds, or until most of it has melted. Allow it to cool for a few minutes.
- Make cookie dough: Add melted butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar to a medium bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix until combined. Stir in the flour, baking soda, and salt, just until combined. Gently stir in the chocolate chips.
- Bake: Press the cookie dough into a 9” springform pan or lined round cake pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes. (Cover with a tent of aluminum foil if the top is browning too much). Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely before frosting.
- Frosting: In a medium bowl, use an electric hand mixer to mix butter for 30 seconds. Add remaining ingredients and mix for a few minutes, until well-combined and fluffy. Add more milk, to thin, or powdered sugar to thicken, as needed, for a good frosting consistency.
- Decorate: Pipe large chocolate swirls around the top outer edge of the cookie (I like the Wilton 1M or 2D piping tips). Add sprinkles.
Notes
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