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Giant Skillet Cookie with KISSES and Caramel

By Heather Wirtz February 26, 2015
A giant cookie loaded with chocolate and caramel, doesn't get much better than that... does it? It could! What if I said you can eat this giant cookie straight from the skillet, as soon as it comes out of the oven?!? 

This fun family-style treat can be customized with your favorite flavors. Experiment with all different kinds of chocolate chips and KISSES! You can use this cookie as a base for a big ice cream sundae too!

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup HERSHEY'S Caramel KISSES (about 40 pieces)
1/2 cup caramel sauce or salted caramel sauce, optional

10" cast iron skillet or 8x8 baking dish

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melt butter in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Pour melted butter into a mixing bowl and set skillet aside. If you are using a baking dish instead of skillet, butter can be melted in the microwave.
  3. Stir brown sugar into the melted butter.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
  5. Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix until combined.
  6. Stir in chocolate chips and KISSES.
  7. Press half of the cookie dough into the skillet and cover with caramel sauce and then top with remaining cookie dough - you may have to evenly press this into the pans with your hands. If you are not using caramel, press all dough into the skillet at once.
  8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until edges golden brown and caramel is bubbly.
  9. Serve hot as is or topped with your favorite ice cream.
If by chance you do not finish this giant cookie in one sitting, you can reheat it in the same pan at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes.

Use caution when serving this straight from the skillet, the skillet itself will stay hot for a long time.