This Giant Skillet is quick to make AND you make it all in the one pot. Stir it together and eat it with friends
“I’d just like a cookie that is so big it would take me all day to eat it”, said my friend Sally. I looked at her and realised that she really meant it. Sally can eat more cake, cookies and pastry than anybody I have ever met. Her house is the ideal place to deliver excess baking of any kind. That is where these giant cookies have found a home. Sally has been very down lately and I wanted to surprise her with these giant skillet cookies. “Skillet” or frypan baking has been quite the trend for a while, especially in the US, where cookies are an addiction. You’ll find all sorts of Giant Skillet Cookies are served in restaurants there.

Giant Chocolate cookie
Giant Skillet Cookies made in one pot no bowl no mixer
There are no end of flavours you can make. Add fruit or any kind of nuts. Keep them as simple as the chocolate chip one above or have a little play like the chocolate hazelnut one.
Here’s how to make them. They are quick and so very perfect for a shared dessert.

Grab these ingredients plus 1 egg

get a skillet

Melt the butter

till just done

Add the sugar
Stir the sugar into the butter
Until incorporated

Add the egg and stir

Add half the flour and stir
It will be incorporated and smooth

Add the rest of the dry ingredients and the chocolate chips

Mix well
Flatten out

Once it is completely mixed top with nuts or something else

Bake for 18-20 minutes
Ingredients |
Unit:
|
- 125 gm butter
- 80 gm brown sugar 1/2 cup
- 100 gm caster sugar granulated sugar, 1/2 cup
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 225 gm flour 1 1/2 cups
- 1 teaspoon bi carbonate of soda
- 150 gm chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 50 gm macadamias or any nut
Instructions
- You will need an ovenproof skillet or fypan around 24 cm/ 10 in. Pre- heat the oven to 180 C/ 350 F
- Put the skillet onto the stove top and add chopped butter. Leave over a medium heat till the butter has only just melted. Turn off the heat
- Add the two sugars and vanilla to the frypan and stir well.
- Crack the egg into a cup and break up with a fork and stir into the sugar butter mix
- Mix the flour and bi carb together well and add 1/2 to the frypan stirring well.
- Add the remaining flour and chocolate chips and stir. Flatten down the mixture and add nuts (if using)
- Bake the cookie for 18-20minutes, or until just firm.
- Serve the cookie in the skillet with icecream or wait till it is cool and release onto a plate
Recipe Notes
!Variation - chocolate hazelnut cookie
To make this gluten free you can substitute 1 cup of hazelnut FLOUR
1/4 cup of flour ( or gluten free flour)
1/4 cup cocoa powder

Serve warm with icecream
Comin up “Food and more food, George Clooney and my night with 6 Italian Men”
this is unnecessary in the best kind of way, the delicious way. I love the inventiveness!
the kitchen crusader recently posted..Chai Crepes and Caramelised Bananas – The June SABH
This is such a great idea! I don’t think I’ll ever bother messing around making individual cookies again when I can just mix and cook everything in the one skillet. Looks awesome ๐
Amy @ Melbourne Food Snob recently posted..Pear doughnuts with salted caramel dipping sauce
Oh Tanya, how could anyone ever be down around you??
What a great friend ๐
I have noticed the skillet cookies appearing everywhere… I am going to have to try this myself.
GourmetGetaways recently posted..Hard Rock Hotel Penang
Are you making one for each of us? Lordy that looks good.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef recently posted..Lavender Shortbread & The Dilmah High Tea Challenge State Finals
Wow! The danger of me making one of these would be the difficulty in not eating the whole thing!
Christine @ Cooking Crusade recently posted..Macadamia Pesto
Sally is one lucky lady and you are such a good friend Tania! I’ve never used a skillet pan nor eaten a cookie made on one, my loss. My mouth is watering so much at your photos and I could use a slice with ice cream right about now;)
Nancy/SpicieFoodie recently posted..Paprika Spiced Beef, Pepper and Mushroom Barley Pilaf Recipe (With Vegan Option)
Love that last photo Tania! I’ve seen these around for a while now too, and can see why they’re such a big hit. So sweet and just a bit soft in the middle, yours looks perfect indeed! X
InTolerant Chef recently posted..Gluten Free High Tea at Radisson Blu, Sydney
What a fun recipe, Tania–so much easier than scooping out trays of cookies!
Victoria of Flavors of the Sun recently posted..Moroccan Potato Cakes with Chermoula Sauce
G’day and what a very fun thing to do!
Sally IS lucky being your friend and you are a good one too!
I am craving your cookie now and is only brekkie! ๐
Cheers! Joanne
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I love the reason you made this, what a good friend. How great that it is all mixed right in the skillet too! Cookie cake is always a win ๐
JJ – 84thand3rd recently posted..Crunchy French Toast
You are a tease, Tania, leaving us dangling about your six Italian lovers! I have never cooked a cookie like that but it does look like it would be highly addictive as it looks very soft and chewy. Also…just thought I should let you know that your blog takes a long time to load. Not sure who’s looking after it for you but you might want to mention it to them! xx
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I’ve heard of skillet cookies but really had no idea how they were made or how they’d look. Thanks for enlightening me! It sounds like quite a fun way to bake (or not bake ๐ ).
Kari @ bite-sized thoughts recently posted..Northern Territory travels – Darwin and Kakadu
You are so sweet ๐
This is one gorgeous giant skillet cookie, Tania.
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted..Gluten Free Coconut Cheese Bars with Apricots
That is indeed one mean cookie you made there! I love the idea of baking a cookie in a skillet! Am gonna remember that for a next time..
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๐ฎ the cookie message possibilities are ENDLESS ๐
What a great looking skillet cookie!
yummychunklet recently posted..TwD: Baking a Tomato & Cheese Galette with Julia
Oooo skillet cookies have been on my to-do list for a very long time, this looks really easy and VERY tasty!!
Swah recently posted..The Nutella Fauxnut – A Super Easy DIY Cronut!
Wow! What a great idea, I’ve never seen cookies made like this before but it looks delicious!
Nic recently posted..Out of the Frying Pan: Sweet Ricotta Fritters
Am still nibbling my way through one of those deliciously chewy and chocolatey cookie that you made Tania. All the others can be jealous…I am so lucky to have you around!!!
Hehe although we did say that the shortbread cookies at the afternoon tea were too big I think this size is just about perfect for a cookie of this sort! ๐
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella recently posted..The Prison Dairies, Emu Plains
i like your hazelnut variation, tania! the only trouble with big cookies is that i never know when a reasonable portion has been consumed. ๐
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I can smell your giant cookie from here!
I’ve heard the term ‘one pot wonder’, we’ll have to start a ‘one skillet wonder’ trend ๐
When you said giant, you weren’t kidding. What a thoughtful gesture. ๐
Karen (Back Road Journal) recently posted..Salmon With Crunchy Peanut Ginger Sauce
What a totally cool concept! My kids would love this ๐
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I love this cookie recipe!! And the skillet idea is just too adorable ๐
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com recently posted..Peanut Butter Cookies
I used to make giant cookies when I was younger after the Sex and the City Episode where Miranda is given a giant cookie in a pizza box. I’ve never actually made one in a pan. It looks really cute. ๐
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Hi Tania! I love this recipe so much, makes my mouth water each time I look at it. Thanks for being a part of the YBR this month:) I’ll catch up on your blog later. xx