Are you searching for a quick and easy-to-make yet decadent dessert to impress your guests? Look no further than this indulgent brown butter chocolate chip skillet cookie!
This cookie skillet is incredible. It’s packed with chunks of chocolate chips, and the brown butter’s nutty aroma tastes heavenly.
Its perfect balance of rich, soft, and slightly crispy texture is the perfect combination. The inside is slightly gooey and soft, but the cast iron pan’s heat caramelises the bottom and sides, making them crunchy.
The best part is that this dessert can be mixed together in a 10-inch cast iron skillet and placed straight into the oven to bake. No extra bowls, electric beaters or stand mixers are needed.
It couldn’t be easier!
If you’re short on time, skip the brown butter step and melt the butter in your skillet before adding the sugars.
Serve this warm, drizzled with fudge sauce and a big scoop of ice cream… yum!
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Why You’ll Love This Cookie Skillet Recipe
If you love baking cookies, you’ll love these viral chocolate chip cookies or these indulgent macadamia white chocolate cookies.
Substitutions and Variations
- White Chocolate Macadamia Nut – For a sweet and nutty twist, Substitute chocolate chips with white chocolate chips and add chopped macadamia nuts.
- Peanut Butter Lovers – Swirl creamy or chunky peanut butter into the cookie batter for a delightful peanut butter flavour.
- S’mores – Mix crushed graham crackers, mini marshmallows, and chocolate chips for a gooey, s’mores-inspired cookie skillet.
- Triple Chocolate Chip – Use a combination of milk, semi-sweet, and dark chocolate chips for a decadent triple chocolate.
- Caramel Pecan – Before baking, Drizzle caramel sauce over the top of the cookie and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
- Espresso Chocolate – Add instant espresso powder to the cookie batter and mix in dark chocolate chunks.
Tools to Use
Le Creuset Cast Iron Skillet 10″
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Can I use melted butter instead of brown butter?
Yes! If you don’t want to brown the butter, you can simply melt it in the pan and add the sugar. Brown butter adds a nutty, rich flavour to the cookie skillet, but it’s not necessary.
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie Instructions
1. Brown the butter. To brown the butter, place it in a small saucepan and cook it over medium heat. Swirl occasionally for 8-10 minutes until the butter becomes foamy and fragrant with little brown flecks throughout. Once it turns brown and smells nutty, remove it from the heat and pour it into a large heat-proof bowl. Let the butter cool down for a couple of minutes.
2. Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F).
3. Combine the brown butter and sugar. Place the skillet with the brown butter back over low heat and stir in the brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix until well combined and let it cool for a few minutes.
4. Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix the eggs and vanilla extract well into the brown butter and sugar mixture.
5. Combine the dry ingredients. Sprinkle the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt over the wet ingredients in the skillet. Stir until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips. Gently fold the chocolate chips into the cookie dough until evenly distributed throughout the skillet. Press the cookie dough evenly around the skillet.
7. Bake. Place the skillet in the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and crisp and the centre is slightly gooey.
8. Cool. Allow the cookie skillet to cool for a few minutes before slicing. This will help the cookie set slightly while maintaining its gooey centre. Optional: Sprinkle with sea salt.
Serving Suggestions
Here are some of my favourite ways to serve this decadent chocolate chip skillet cookie:
- With a scoop of condensed milk vanilla ice cream
- Drizzled with chocolate fudge sauce
- Topped with whipped cream
How to Store Skillet Cookies
- Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days (if it lasts that long!). Warm up in the oven or microwave for 1 minute.
- Freezer: Cut the cookie skillet into individual slices and wrap each slice in plastic wrap and aluminium foil to prevent freezer burn. Then, place the slices in a freezer-safe bag. These can be stored for up to 3 months in the freezer. When ready to enjoy, thaw the brown butter cookie skillet in the refrigerator overnight or unwrap and reheat slices in the oven or microwave as needed. They will only need about 2 minutes to heat through.
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
This rich, soft, gooey, caramelised brown butter chocolate chip cookie skillet is a quick, easy, but decadent, crowd-pleasing dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227g) Brown Butter
- 1 cup Brown Sugar, packed
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 Eggs at room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup Chocolate Chips, plus extra for on top
- Optional: Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- To brown the butter, place it in a small saucepan and cook it over medium heat. Swirl occasionally for 8-10 minutes until the butter becomes foamy and fragrant with little brown flecks throughout. Once it turns brown and smells nutty, remove it from the heat and pour it into a large heat-proof bowl. Let the butter cool down for a couple of minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F).
- Place the skillet with the brown butter back over low heat and stir in the brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix until well combined and let it cool for a few minutes.
- Mix the eggs and vanilla extract well into the brown butter and sugar mixture.
- Sprinkle the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt over the wet ingredients in the skillet. Stir until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Gently fold the chocolate chips into the cookie dough until evenly distributed throughout the skillet. Press the cookie dough evenly around the skillet.
- Place the skillet in the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and crisp and the centre is slightly gooey.
- Allow the cookie skillet to cool for a few minutes before slicing. This will help the cookie set slightly while maintaining its gooey centre. Optional: Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Serve with a scoop of your favourite ice-cream.
Notes
- Don't have time to make brown butter? No problem; if you don't want to brown the butter, you can simply melt it in the pan and add the sugar. Brown butter adds a nutty, rich flavour to the cookie skillet, but it's not necessary.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 257Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 186mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 1gSugar: 31gProtein: 4g
Estimated nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed.