Description
This heart-shaped cookie cake delivers pure romantic dessert bliss for special celebrations. Sweet chocolate chip dough bakes into a large, tender cookie perfect for sharing with loved ones.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 3 tbsps milk
- 1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
- Food coloring (red, pink, or your choice)
- Sprinkles
- Candy hearts
- Additional chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare a heart-shaped pan by coating with cooking spray or lining with parchment paper. For standard baking sheets, create a heart outline on parchment paper.
- Creaming: Blend butter, granulated and brown sugars until light and fluffy. Incorporate eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract until well combined.
- Mixing Dry Ingredients: Sift flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, avoiding overmixing. Distribute chocolate chips evenly throughout the batter.
- Baking: Spread batter uniformly in the prepared pan, ensuring even coverage to the heart-shaped edges. Bake for 20-25 minutes until edges turn golden brown and center sets with a slight softness.
- Cooling and Serving: Remove from oven and allow to cool completely within the pan. Once cooled, transfer carefully to a serving platter or decorative board for presentation.
Notes
- Perfect Pan Preparation: Use parchment paper or non-stick spray liberally to prevent sticking, ensuring clean edges and easy removal of the heart-shaped cookie cake.
- Mixing Mastery: Cream butter and sugars until ultra-fluffy and pale, which creates a lighter, more tender texture and helps the cookie cake rise evenly.
- Chocolate Chip Distribution: Fold chocolate chips gently to prevent sinking, coating them lightly in flour first to help them suspend throughout the batter for consistent chocolatey bites.
- Baking Precision: Watch carefully during the last 5 minutes of baking – golden brown edges and a slightly soft center indicate the perfect doneness, preventing a dry or overcooked result.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg