If you love the idea of fresh cookies but don’t always have time to scoop tray after tray, this Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie is your shortcut to dessert happiness. It has everything people love about classic chocolate chip cookies: golden edges, soft centre, gooey chocolate, but baked as one giant, sharable cookie in a cast iron skillet.
Rolled oats add a cozy chew and a bit of heartiness, while a mix of brown sugar and granulated sugar gives that familiar cookie flavour and just the right amount of sweetness. Cinnamon brings a subtle warmth that plays perfectly with the oats and chocolate. The dough comes together with simple pantry ingredients: butter, sugars, egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, oats, and chocolate chips. Once the dry ingredients are whisked together and folded into the creamed butter and sugar, you simply press the dough into a parchment-lined skillet and let the oven do the work.
In about 20 to 25 minutes, you have a cookie that’s crisp at the edges and soft in the centre, ready to slice into wedges and serve straight from the pan. Adding a few scoops of ice cream on top while it’s still warm turns it into a dramatic “cookie sundae” that’s perfect for family movie night, birthdays, or casual get-togethers.
Because the recipe is baked in a 9-inch cast iron skillet, it’s also an easy way to get more use out of cookware many home kitchens already have. The skillet helps the cookie bake evenly and gives those coveted caramelized edges that contrast so nicely with the soft centre. Cut into eight generous wedges, this dessert is built for sharing, but if you end up sneaking an extra slice, no one has to know.
Recipe courtesy of Oats Everyday
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line the bottom of a 9” cast iron skillet with a circle of parchment and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugars, egg and vanilla until light in color and fluffy.
- Add dry ingredients to wet in three additions, stirring after each. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Lightly press dough into skillet, covering bottom completely.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden and center tests clean with a toothpick.
- Cut into wedges and serve warm.
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