You don’t have to say giant cookie twice to get my attention. Why on earth wouldn’t I love a life-sized chocolate chip cookie?
From the ever-reliable and faithful, Aunt Marilyn, who got the recipe from her friend Elnora, who got it from a friend (quite a recipe trail)…this giant cookie has quite the legacy. Famous at bake sales, selling for around eight dollars a cookie, these confections are simple, simple, simple and so very popular.
I’ve made this giant cookie no less than six times – once topped with M&M’s, another time made with peanut butter chips in the dough, and many other versions. It’s versatile and can be tailored in so many ways. It makes a perfect thank you, a welcome for a new neighbor, a bake sale treat, and on and on. So what are you waiting for, make a giant cookie today!
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Giant Cookie
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*Makes 1 giant cookie
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, cream together the sugars and butter. Add the egg and vanilla and mix. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Line a large (11X17-inch) baking pan with foil and press the cookie into a circle. I press my cookie into a 9-inch circle, about 1/4 to 3/8-inch thick. When it bakes, it spreads to about 11 inches, which fits perfectly onto a 12-inch round cardboard circle you can find at most craft stores.
If desired, top the cookie with M&M’s or any other garnishes. Bake for 13-16 minutes until the cookie is lightly golden brown. Let the cookie cool completely on the baking pan – this helps the cookie stabilize and set so it can be easily lifted off the pan. Once cool, gently use the foil to lift the cookie off the pan.
Recipe Source: adapted from Aunt Marilyn’s friend, Elnora, who got it from a friend!
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I really want to bake this for my fiance for his birthday. He loves Reese’s Peanut Butter chips so I plan to use those, but my question is could I use a pizza pan with parchment paper and still get the same results? Not sure I have a 11X17 pan in my collection. (Wedding registry perhaps??)
Ali – yes, you could definitely use a pizza pan.
I love giant cookies to
When you first posted this recipe it was perfect timing. My son wanted an ice cream pizza for his birthday (he got the idea from Team Umizoomi) and the giant cookie was exactly what I needed. It worked perfectly except that I overcooked it a little. Since that first time we have had ice cream pizza (the cookie smothered with ice cream and topped with various candies) numerous times. Every time the cookie has been perfect. I just made it again yesterday for another ice cream pizza and my son requested the mint/dark chocolate chips with mint ice cream. It was so yummy even with his candy choice of twizzler nibs and gummy worms.
Thanks for a fail-proof recipe that has gotten a lot of use at my house.
I made this 3 times this week to thank all my neighbors for shoveling our snow! It is a fantastic recipe and it does fit perfectly onto the Wilton Scalloped cardboard trays… with a coupon, I was able to get 10 of them for $5. So yummy and so appreciated! Thank you!
Melanie, I just picked up a heart shaped pan at Walmart with this giant cookie recipe in mind for Valentine’s! My boys will love it!!
I made two of these for my son to take into school for his birthday and decorated them with the big blue guy from Megamind. If you could have seen his face, you would have died, such delight
Anyway, my husband declared this better than a bakery cookie and has eaten all the leftovers. So, all that to say, this is a great recipe!
We loved this cookie recipe. Next time I will bake the cookie a little longer, but the taste was amazing! Smiles all around…. thank you for posting the recipe.
i agree w you on this being the “best giant cookie.” made this so many times now and it never fails
So we baked this delicious cookie yesterday and decided to make it a touch more indulgent. I made some of your ‘magic frosting’, added a bit of food coloring and the kids decorated the cookie into a bright yummy treat. So fun and soooooooo good!
This was so easy to make which made it a great recipe to make with my 3 and 5 year old. We left out the chocolate chips and instead topped it with mnms and it turned out great! I left it in 15 minutes but may pull it out right at 13 next time since it continued to cook a bit as it cooled.
Thanks for sharing this great recipe!
Thanks. Turned out perfect and so easy- way less time consuming than batches of cookies. I’m planning on making this often. I love how reliable your recipes are!
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