Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
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This is for all the Chocolate Chip Cookie LOVERS!!! Well I think that just about covers everyone… doesn’t it? Who doesn’t like chocolate chip cookies? Well if you don’t I wouldn’t TELL ANYONE, we will all think you are CRAZY!!! This fun cookie cake is easy and fun…..and DE-LICIOUS!
I just loved the look on my sons face when he caught the first look at this….he loves chocolate chip cookies and asked me to make some for him this week….and well TODAY just happens to be his birthday, so yesterday I baked up a double batch of Toll House cookies and began assembly on this beauty. Needless to say he thinks it is just about the BEST BIRTHDAY CAKE….EVER!
To assemble the cake I started with 8 cookies in a circle and one in the center, as I stacked and alternated with piping the icing in a ring on top of the circle of the cookie and completely covering the center cookies it allowed me to press the cookies into each other so they would stay in place and there would be icing falling in the spaces between the cookies. After two rows I used 7 cookies. You can certainly adjust this number of cookies depending on their sizes. You don’t have to worry about the spaces that don’ t have icing, with this many cookie and icing, everyone will get plenty of yummy goodness.
I baked all my cookies using a two tablespoon scoop, they were about 3 inches each.
I think this icing worked out PERFECTLY, it was soft enough to drop between the cookies but was firm enough to hold up all the weight of the cookies with no problem.
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 1-2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a large mixer bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt in small bowl.
- Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until creamy.
- Add eggs, one at a time mix well after each addition.
- Gradually add in flour mixture.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon onto parchment lined baking sheets.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup shortening
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 drops white food coloring
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- Beat butter and shortening, add sugar, vanilla, coloring and cream and mix until smooth and creamy.
- Place in piping bag with a round tip. I used a 2A tip, it allowed just the right amount of frosting to come out without it piling up too high.
- Place cake in fridge overnight so the cookies soften with the frosting to make it easier to cut.
I really can’t think of any day where this cake wouldn’t be perfect for.
Here is what the cake looked like when I sliced it.
Next time I make one I would spread the icing evenly across the layers so there were no gaps and to keep the layers more even.
Now that is a slice of cake!
adapted from Martha Stewart
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Georgia says
September 15, 2012 at 3:01 pmUmm…. how do you serve this? Do you cut and serve on dessert plates or do you “pull it apart”? It looks great.
Diane says
September 15, 2012 at 5:24 pmI will be cutting and serving it on plate and will update with a photo once it’s cut 🙂 The cookies will soften with the icing on them and should be easy to cut.
Diane says
September 18, 2012 at 3:48 pmI just updated the post with photos of the inside of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake if you wanted to see it sliced.
Kristy says
September 15, 2012 at 9:19 pmI think this is a fabulous idea! I looked at the thumbnail in my reader and it looked strange, but when I saw the full size photo, it’s genius for a cookie lover! This would be an adorable groom’s cake using his favorite cookie or macarons in an ombre effect! Oh my!
Haniela says
September 16, 2012 at 3:58 amWhat cool idea. Beautiful presentation Diane.
I love that you can just grab a cookie and go enjoy the party, without the plate and a fork.
Jane George says
September 16, 2012 at 6:09 amWould love to see a pic of it sliced and served. Thanks, love the idea.
Diane says
September 18, 2012 at 3:47 pmI just updated the post with the photos of the inside of the cookie cake 🙂
Kristi @ My San Francisco Kitchen says
September 16, 2012 at 12:43 pmWOW this is my kind of cake!!! 🙂
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says
September 17, 2012 at 1:32 pmThis is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!
Diane says
September 17, 2012 at 7:23 pmThanks Robyn 🙂
JulieD says
September 17, 2012 at 9:09 pmSo cute, Diane!! Happy birthday to your son!
Michconnors says
September 18, 2012 at 11:20 amCan’t wait to see a picture of it sliced!
Diane says
September 18, 2012 at 3:44 pmI just updated the post with photos of the inside of the cake 🙂
michconnors says
September 18, 2012 at 4:04 pmThanks, it looks great! Did the cookies get soft like an icebox cake?
Diane says
September 18, 2012 at 10:58 pmyes, and taking it out of the fridge 30 minutes before slicing made it easy to slice.
Georgia says
September 18, 2012 at 5:02 pmDiane, thanks for posting the followup pictures. Really neat idea!
Jen @ Jen's Favorite Cookies says
September 18, 2012 at 5:06 pmYum, this is my kind of cake!
Jane George says
September 19, 2012 at 4:24 amThanks for the pictures of the cake sliced, looks like it works pretty well. Will be giving it a try.
Valentina says
September 19, 2012 at 10:45 pmthis is one brilliant cake! i love it!
leslie says
September 20, 2012 at 5:04 amTELL THE TRUTH!!!! this is AMAZING Diane!
Laura @ Family Spice says
September 20, 2012 at 5:34 amI was wondering if you sliced sliced this bad boy or just snagged a cookie and now I know! I adore chocolate chip cookies and I’d inhale this cake!
Brian @ A Thought For Food says
September 20, 2012 at 12:39 pmYou really are evil! But I of course mean that in the best possible way. Now I want a cookie. Thanks for that!
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says
September 20, 2012 at 1:51 pmWow, this is AMAZING! I am completely in awe of this cake. I hope your son had a great birthday, but with a cake like this, I’m sure he did! 😀
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says
September 20, 2012 at 5:17 pmYou are not messing around, that is one amazing cake!!
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
September 21, 2012 at 6:38 amDrooooooool… I love all that oozy “mortar” holding this cake together. Fun!
Heather | Farmgirl Gourmet says
September 21, 2012 at 11:39 amGIRRRRRRRRRL – I don’t know how you stay so skinny. If this cookie cake was sitting in my house, it would be GONE so fast! Yum!! Great post!
shelly (cookies and cups) says
September 24, 2012 at 6:53 amSO this is completely brilliant!!
Carla says
August 29, 2013 at 7:22 pmDude. This is my dream cake.
Joanie @ ZagLeft says
September 30, 2014 at 7:45 amWhat a great idea! It’s so different and very pretty too.
Sara Reid says
December 8, 2015 at 7:21 pmI am glad i stumbled upon this i was thinking of making a cookie in the shape of a cake for my boyfriends birthday. But i have a question i want to make snicker doodles because they are his favorite. Do I still make the frosting as is? or should i add something to it like cinnamon or vanilla? other than that the “cake” looks really good
Diane says
December 8, 2015 at 9:16 pmyes, you could add cinnamon and more vanilla to the frosting. I’m sure it will be delicious with snickerdoodle cookies. Here is my recipe for snickerdoodles if you need one https://www.createdby-diane.com/2012/09/snickerdoodle-cookies.html And let me know how your cookie cakes comes out. You can post and tag me on Instagram if you’d like @createdbydiane or use #createdbydiane
Catering Den Haag says
May 17, 2017 at 7:38 amThis looks like the perfect cookie! Yum!
Hallie says
March 9, 2018 at 6:20 pmAmazing… this is just amazing, I LOVE chocolate chip cookies way more than cake and will be making this next week for a family celebration!!!
Suzanne says
June 22, 2018 at 12:08 amWow, this cake is the ultimate. I am making it this week!
Cathy says
October 12, 2018 at 3:19 pmThis looks amazing. Could I make this in a 9×12 pan? We could take this to a TailGate or beach party?
Diane says
October 12, 2018 at 8:30 pmI’m sure you could bake it in a 9×12, you’ll have to tell me how it turns out!