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Pizookie
How to make a restaurant-style chocolate chip pizookie at home. This ooey gooey cookie pizookie recipe will have you begging for seconds!
Today is National Chocolate Chip Day and I couldn’t let this important holiday go by unrecognized! I mean….what gets us through the 3:30 homework rush better than chocolate?
If I could choose my absolute hands-down favorite dessert of all time, this IS it.
A restaurant here in the Valley of the Sun called Oregano’s is famous for their chocolate chip pizookie. A pizookie or skillet pizza cookie is basically a cookie shaped like a pizza eaten straight out of the oven. Since I can’t go to Oregano’s every time I have a craving for this perfect dessert, I had to figure out how to make it at home. There’s also the famous BJ’s pizookie. This the perfect BJ’s pizookie recipe.
Who else loves the combination of a warm chocolate chip cookie + vanilla ice cream? It’s beyond heavenly. I have tried countless of chocolate chip cookie recipes (trust me on this one) and this one makes the BEST chocolate chip skillet pizookie.
Lady’s Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie is a warm, ooey, gooey chocolate chip cookie topped with vanilla bean ice cream. It all starts with browning the butter in a cast iron skillet and adding both white and brown sugar, then stirring until nice and smooth. It will look like smooth caramel and smells like homemade toffee.
Let it chill and then add fresh eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, and milk chocolate chunks, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Bake it in the oven and pull it out just a tad bit underbaked and top with vanilla bean ice cream. Have your spoon ready because you will want to dig in while it’s still warm!
How to make a Chocolate Chip Pizookie:
1. A cast iron skillet works brilliantly with this recipe and only costs about $10-$20. If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, you can substitute an oven safe skillet instead. Here are two options for cast iron skillets — Lodge Brand and Utopia Kitchen Brand.
2. After the butter is melted, add the sugars and take your time to stir it well to get it nice and smooth. It should have a golden gloss to it and look like melted caramel. This is my favorite wooden spoon to use in this recipe.
3. After adding sugars, chill in refrigerator (place pan on oven mit) for at least 10-15 minutes BEFORE adding eggs. The eggs will scramble if they are added while it’s too hot so get it close to room temperature.
4. Using a mixture of milk and semi-sweet chocolates are a perfect pairing but feel free to use your favorite type of chocolate. White chocolate macadamia is a fantastic option as well.
5. The baking time will depend on the depth of your skillet. If you are using a 10 inch skillet, it will cook slightly longer than if you are using a 12 inch skillet. You want to watch for the sides to become golden brown and start to get slightly crispy. The center will remain slightly gooey because that’s what makes a chocolate chip skillet cookie pizookie so dang good.
Watch this video to see how EASY it is to make a chocolate chip skillet cookie at home:
It’s makes such an easy cleanup since everything is done in one skillet! A perfect chocolate chip cookie sundae dessert that will make everyone happy and coming back for seconds. Find this skillet cookie recipe below!
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Lady's Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 cup Milk Chocolate Chunks
- 3/4 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
- Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a 10 or 12 inch cast iron skillet, melt butter over medium heat stirring often, until it starts to bubble and is completely melted. Turn heat to low and add sugar and brown sugar, stirring well. Keep stirring until smooth and glossy.
- Chill for 10-15 minutes (you don't want to add the eggs now or you will have scrambled eggs).
- Remove from refrigerator or freezer and add eggs and vanilla and stir well.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix in chocolate and stir to combine. *check to see if dough is at room temperature before adding chocolate to prevent melting.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 26 - 33 or until the edges are lightly golden brown. *The inside will still be slightly gooey and that's the way it's meant to be. If the edges get too brown, Place some foil over edges. The smaller the pan, the thicker the dough which means a longer cooking time.
- Top with vanilla bean ice cream and eat warm.
Video
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you would like to see a short 1 minute video demonstration of this Lady’s Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie (because I am a huge visual learner!), CLICK on this link for a 1 minute video and don’t be shy to share the LOVE on Facebook. 🙂
Thank you so much for your support and love! xo
Happy Baking!
This looks absolutely incredible! The perfect dessert!
Thanks so much, Nellie! It’s a must try recipe. You will be hooked! 🙂 Have a great day!
So much chocolate! This looks wonderful!
Never enough chocolate! 🙂 Thanks so much, Megan!
This recipe is a keeper! It made a delicious soft cookie that everyone loved!
Hi Rachel! Yay! Thank you for the kind comment and positive feedback. I really appreciate it! Have a great day!
This is delicious! I received a cast iron skillet for my birthday and have been dying to try a chocolate chip cookie in it. Oh my goodness – this is just so good. Next time I have to put the ice cream on top. Thank you for brightening up my Sunday (rainy and dreary here.)
Hi Maria! Well that is a fabulous birthday present! What better way to begin cooking with a cast iron skillet than to put cookie dough in it, right? I would love to hear how it turns out! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
I made this cookie today and I have to say it was delicious. I didn’t have chocolate chunks so I used regular chocolate chips and added in some m&ms. This will be my new go to cookie skillet recipe
Hi Mya! I think that is a fabulous idea! I believe that M & M’s just make every baked good better. 🙂 I bought some today to add to it so thank you for the great idea. Thanks so much!
This recipe is a winner for sure! Delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much, KC! I love to hear that and I appreciate your kind words. – Melissa 🙂
You certainly know how to celebrate! Those melty chocolate chunks and golden edges have me drooling. And I wish I was exaggerating. Love this!
Hi Karly! Thank you so much! I am all about those golden edges too. I want to make this pizookie every single day of my life but somehow I refrain. 🙂 Haha! Thanks for reaching out and have a great day! -Melissa
Made this recipe for for our Family Night and it was a hit! I bought a 7.5 inch skillet, so I cut the recipe in half, and it was perfect for my family of four-at-home. The baked cookie rose to the top of the pan and was just the right amount of dough. Thanks for another winner!
Yay Alicia! That is the perfect size for a family of 4. Such a great idea! I always think that I should half it so that I don’t eat so much. It’s my favorite! Thank you so much for trying it out. xo
This looks so delicious..I can only imagine the taste! I hadn’t thought of mixing it and baking it all in the same skillet. Sometimes I have baked cookies in the mini cast iron skillets but had mixed the batter in a bowl first. As usual, you have given us another beautiful recipe.
Thank you sweet friend! It tastes amazing to melt the butter in the skillet and then add the sugars too. It’s not only easy but tastes incredible. It’s worth the calories for sure! xoxo
Hi – I like you have been searching and searching for the best choc chip cookie….
I have baked your Levain Bakery and your I Want to Marry You – both delicious! But I am having problems with melting/browning the butter and then combining the sugers – since there is no water left in the melted butter, it is just fat and the sugar doesn’t dissolve….
Great question, Dan! You are right….if you melt the butter too long, the liquid will evaporate. I actually posted a video on my Modern Honey FB page showing what the butter should look like before you add the sugars. It should start to bubble and then you immediately turn it to low, add the sugars, and remove it from the heat so that the butter doesn’t evaporate. Check out the video online and let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for reaching out!
Hi Dan! Here’s the link to the video as well – https://www.facebook.com/Modern-Honey-647096745429756/. I will be doing a video for the “I want to marry you cookies” soon as well so look out for that one. Thanks so much!
Aha! So that’s what I did wrong lol tastes awesome, but I too could not get the sugar to dissolve in the butter. Next time! Thanks for the recipe and tips!