Easy Salted Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

It’s difficult to conceive of how one of the most perfect treats ever, the chocolate chip cookie, can be improved, but making one in a skillet is a surefire way to do it. A cast iron skillet packed with cookie dough transforms this iconic treat into a crispy-edged, chewy-centered center-of-plate dessert.

A skillet cookie is a great way to make the most of your oven as it cools down at the end of your pizza party. In a cast iron skillet pan, the chocolate-loaded batter absorbs the residual heat from the oven as it bakes, infusing your backyard with irresistible sweet aromas. Give it a light lick of flame to melt the chocolate chips and gently caramelise the crust, and after 15 minutes of cooking, you’ll be rewarded with a perfect balance of gooey, salty chocolate and soft-baked cookie.

Fresh out of the oven, there’s nothing quite like spooning a serving of vanilla bean ice cream onto a warm slice, the refreshing chill of the ice cream mingling with the salty, rich, flavours of the cookie. For an indulgent teatime treat, or packed away for a gameday tailgate, let the cookie cool in the refrigerator first. The hardened texture will resemble that of a traditional soft chocolate chip cookie, but with a slightly gooey interior and crisp crust. Best of both worlds? We think so.


Chocolate chip cookie basked in an ooni cast iron skillet pan

Note

We recommend using gas to cook this recipe, as it requires a parbake in residual heat (no flame).