A giant chocolate-chip cookie.
Can you think of anything better?
Right now, I can’t. But give me a second…
Nope. Still cant.
Presenting a healthier version of the famous Great American Cookie Cake. This one is whole-grain, gluten-free, and high in fiber. But don’t let those adjectives scare you away; the recipe has the stamp of approval from:
- A bunch of college guys
- Some very-picky preteen girls
- An entire kindergarten class
Giant Chocolate-Chip Cookie Cake
Inspired by the Deep Dish Cookie Pie
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
- 1 can white beans or garbanzos (drained and rinsed) (250g)
- 1.5 tbsp oil (vegetable or coconut or canola)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (You can try adding less, if you’re used to healthy desserts. Also, white sugar will work if you don’t have brown, but brown is recommended for the best taste. I can’t personally vouch for the results, but some commenters have reported success with xylitol, if you want it sugar-free.)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Blend everything except the chips very well in a food processor (not a blender). Mix in chips, and pour into a greased or oiled pan. Cook at 350 F for around 20 minutes. Let stand at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
Or try the following recipe in a round pan for a PB & J Cookie Cake.
I’m also wondering if this would work with cinnamon and raisins, as an oatmeal-raisin cookie cake. But since this is a chocolate blog, I think next up will have to be:
A chocolate cookie, based off the Chocolate Brownie Batter Dip.
Question of the Day:
Have you ever had a cookie cake?
Great American cookie cakes were the thing when I was in middle school. (Well, those and Ugg boots with skirts.) Every single birthday party, school function, and social gathering… there’d be that ubiquitous cookie cake, sitting on the table amidst the chips and dip.
I remember my friend and I once got the “brilliant” idea of trying to take a Betty Crocker cookie mix and turn it into one giant homemade cookie cake. Sadly for us, our cookie didn’t make it. The poor thing burnt to a crisp on the outside and was simultaneously a gooey, messy mush in the middle.
Of course we ate it anyway!
Fun Party Idea: Set out a bunch of different icings and sprinkles, and let kids decorate their own slice. 🙂
Love this! I make a single serving pb cookie cake and it is truly fantastic! Such an easy treat for one 🙂
Ummmm did you save a piece for me?!!? that looks AWESOME!
I didn’t. Darn, I’ll have to make another one ;).
Yummy!!! I’m not a huge cake person, so my mom would always make a giant cookie like this or brownies for my birthday!
Loks awesome 😀
Oh I remember the cookie cakes…birthday parties, middle school choir parties, every kind of party you can think of. I never liked frosting on my chocolate chip cookie though. I prefer the cookie as is, like in your delicious-looking picture above! And I definitely remember the Ugg boots and the Doc Marten craze. And jellies!! I know you lived overseas, but did you get to experience the plasticy uncomfortableness of jellies?
Oh goodness, yes. I am trying to remember what we called them… I think we called them Jelly Shoes.
And Doc Martens… my dog bit a piece of mine off the day I brought them home! My mom was upset, but I thought it was funny and told all my friends! 🙂
this is too strange! I just bought a can of white beans and a can of garbanzo beans so that I could make this recipe from when I saw it previously on your site! When I woke up this morning I was trying to figure out when I would have the time to make them, guess this is just the push I needed to make the time!
I have never had a cookie cake before. In fact, the thought had never really occurred to me until I saw them online. But it really does look delicious and I love that it’s gluten-free!
I love cookie cakes! A few years ago, my friend Leslie made me a giant one for my birthday using Isa’s choc chip cookie recipe from VwaV. Yours sounds a little more guilt-free though!!
I love the giant cookie cake! It’s my favorite store bought sweet! This will be the perfect cake for my boyfriends birthday this month. He loved the blondies made with chickpeas I made from your recipe so this will be perfect!
Hihi, these picturese just made me smile 😀 Cant ask for much more than a monster of a cookie!!