Mini Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe (Pizookie)

The perfect dessert for any occasion includes a delicious warm cookie with a scoop of ice cream on top. A chocolate chip skillet cookie is also known as a pizookie is a great dessert to serve to guests or even to make for a special occasion. 

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When I first married my husband Levi, I quickly discovered his favorite dessert was a gooey cookie with a large cold glass of milk. I liked cookies before meeting him. Little did I know how much I would “get into” the spirit of making a variety of different cookie recipes over the years.

We tried these skillet cookies after I was inspired by Joanna Gaines to bake a cookie in a mini cast-iron skillet. Leave it to Joanna Gaines for the best idea ever. Simply genius. To see the mini skillets I love click here. 

Small cast iron skillets come in a variety of sizes ranging from 3.5 inches all the way up to 15-inch. 

The 3.5-inch skillet is the perfect size for one to two people. The five or six-inch size will feed about four people. If you do not have a mini skillet, you can use a regular ten or twelve-inch skillet. 

LET’S MAKE MINI SKILLET COOKIES

Today I am making a sourdough mini skillet chocolate chip cookie to celebrate my husband finishing strong at his Cirque Series race down in Utah. There is no better welcome home than a delicious dinner and dessert! 

You can get creative with the type of cookie you make if you do not prefer chocolate chips. Some other ideas: peanut butter skillet cookie, colorful m & m skillet cookie, or you could substitute chocolate chips for peanut butter chips. I also love drizzling caramel sauce on top. 

The options are endless. 

Today I am using 1/2 cup of my sourdough starter to add to the cookie dough to make it a bit healthier! If you do not have a sourdough starter omit the starter, and you will still have a great recipe to bake with. 

*After baking it with the starter I was not happy with the consistency. It was far too runny. I will be leaving it out next time. The recipe card will omit the starter!

Steps to making the mini skillet cookies start by making the dough and prepping the skillets. I like to add a thin layer of coconut oil or butter around the skillet to make sure the cookie will not stick after the bake time. 

Next, make the cookie dough. You can use a large bowl and an electric mixer, a KitchenAid mixer, or simply a bowl and a wooden spoon. Any of those options all do the job well. Once the dough is made you will press it firmly down into the mini cast-iron skillet and pop it into the oven at 350 degrees. 

Once the dough is golden brown on the top, take it out of the oven and let it cool and enjoy with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 

TOOLS YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE THIS MINI SKILLET COOKIE RECIPE

• Large bowl
• Medium bowl
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Kitchenaid Mixer or electric mixer
• Mini Cast Iron skillets
• Spoon for scooping cookie dough
• Plastic gallon baggie (the extra dough freezes well for individual cookies)

TIPS FOR MAKING MINI SKILLET COOKIES

• If you want to try out this sourdough skillet cookie, make sure to check out my sourdough starter tutorial.
• To avoid a cake-like cookie don’t overmix the batter!
• Grease the skillet so the cookie can come out effortlessly while eating or serving.
• To have a softer cookie the overall bake time is shorter. 

MINI SKILLET COOKIE RECIPE INGREDIENTS

Dry Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups of All-purpose flour 
• ¾ tsp. salt
• 1 ½ cups of packed brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. corn starch
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• Chocolate chips to taste

Wet Ingredients

• 1 cup of unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 large egg plus 2 egg yolks
• 1 Tbsp. Vanilla extract

Try out this easy dessert and mix around the toppings to see which option you prefer the best! I like swapping regular chocolate chips for mini chocolate chips or chocolate chunks. No matter which route you choose, there is nothing better than a gooey chocolate chip cookie hot inside an oven-safe skillet. Yum. Sign me up!