Giant Cookie Cake

Rosanna Pansino makes a Giant Smart Cookie

A chocolate chip cookie recipe from The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook transformed in a BIG way!

Makes one 14 inch cookie cake

Things you'll need

Ingredients
  • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks butter, at room temperature
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 ounces chocolate chips
  • 6 Hershey’s kisses
Equipment
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Hand mixer
  • Rubber spatula
  • Whisk
  • 14 inch round pan
  • Black royal icing in decorating bags fitted with #10 and #809 tips
  • White royal icing in a decorating bag fitted with #805 tip
  • Pink and white royal icing in decorating bags fitted with #2A tips
  • Small offset spatula
  • Smart Cookie Glasses Template
  • Smart Cookie glasses template

Let's get started!

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt until well combined.
  3. In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugars and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  5. Mix in dry ingredients until well combined and then fold in chocolate chips.
  6. Press the dough into a well sprayed 14 inch pan, and then bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

Time to decorate!

  1. While the cookie is still warm, add 6 Hershey kisses on top.
  2. Print and cut out the glasses template and place it on top of the cookie. Use a #805 tip to fill in the whites of the eyes with white icing.
  3. Use a #809 tip to pipe black glasses around the eyes (PICTURE at 3:05). Pipe pupils in the eyes.
  4. Use a #2A tip to pipe white reflections in the pupils. Pipe pink blush into the eyes using a #2A tip (PICTURE at 3:29).
  5. Pipe a little black smile with a #10 tip.
  6. TaDa! Unless you're Cookie Monster, you'll want to share this Giant Cookie Cake with friends!
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Rosanna Pansino transforms the Nerdy Nummies logo into a homemade chocolate chip cookie cake.

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