Christina Tosi Shares Her Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Chocolate Sauce Just in Time for Valentine's Day

Mar. 15, 2025

Christina Tosi’s Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Chocolate Sauce.Photo:Fred Hardy II

Fred Hardy II

Love looks like a pizza-sized cookie, according toChristina Tosi"Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a giant skillet cookie served the moment it comes out of the oven!" says the chef-owner of Milk Bar bakeries.This version, included in her dessert cookbookBake Club, is the “ultimate shareable treat.” “It’s crunchy and caramelized on top, insanely gooey in the center and chewy on the edges thanks to my favorite secret ingredient: milk powder,“Tosisays. “The milk powder brings an incredible depth of flavor, too.“For Valentine’s Day, customize your skillet cookie based on the favorite flavors of your loved one. Swap out the chocolate chips for any baking chip you have — or a combo! Add up to 1 ½ cups of any fun pantry items you have to bring your flavor story to life,” she explains, adding that you can also switch out the vanilla extract for another flavor.Tosi continues, “If your loved one likes banana split sundaes, add banana extract, banana chips and fudge chips, drizzle with fudge sauce, and top with whipped cream and cherries.“Christina Tosi’s Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Chocolate Sauce½ cup (4 oz.) unsalted butter, softened⅔ cup packed light brown sugar½ cup granulated sugar1 large egg1¼ tsp. vanilla extract1¼ cups (about 5⅜ oz.) all-purpose flour1 Tbsp. milk powder¾ tsp. baking soda½ tsp. kosher salt1⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided1 tsp. neutral cooking oil (such as canola oil)Vanilla ice cream, for serving1.Place an 8-inch cast-iron skillet in oven; preheat oven to 350°.2.Using a sturdy spatula, stir together butter and sugars in a large bowl until fully combined, about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla; stir until mixture is combined and fluffy, about 1 minute.3.Place flour, milk powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl with butter mixture. Stir together only the flour mixture using spatula, then stir into butter mixture. Mix until all ingredients are just combined. Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.4.Carefully remove skillet from oven, and spread dough evenly into skillet, spreading to the edges. Bake in oven until cookie is golden brown on top and set around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes, tenting loosely with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning, if needed. (Center of cookie will still be gooey but will set up as it cools.) Carefully remove skillet from oven, and let cool on a wire rack or pot holder for 30 minutes.5.Place oil and remaining⅓cup chocolate chips in a small microwavable bowl. Microwave on high until chocolate is melted, about 1 minute, stopping every 15 seconds to stir. Drizzle melted chocolate over cookie. Serve warm with ice cream.Serves:6Active time:10 minutesTotal time:1 hour, 5 minutes

Love looks like a pizza-sized cookie, according toChristina Tosi

“Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a giant skillet cookie served the moment it comes out of the oven!” says the chef-owner of Milk Bar bakeries.

This version, included in her dessert cookbookBake Club, is the “ultimate shareable treat.” “It’s crunchy and caramelized on top, insanely gooey in the center and chewy on the edges thanks to my favorite secret ingredient: milk powder,“Tosisays. “The milk powder brings an incredible depth of flavor, too.”

For Valentine’s Day, customize your skillet cookie based on the favorite flavors of your loved one. Swap out the chocolate chips for any baking chip you have — or a combo! Add up to 1 ½ cups of any fun pantry items you have to bring your flavor story to life,” she explains, adding that you can also switch out the vanilla extract for another flavor.

Tosi continues, “If your loved one likes banana split sundaes, add banana extract, banana chips and fudge chips, drizzle with fudge sauce, and top with whipped cream and cherries.”

Christina Tosi’s Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Chocolate Sauce

½ cup (4 oz.) unsalted butter, softened

⅔ cup packed light brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1¼ tsp. vanilla extract

1¼ cups (about 5⅜ oz.) all-purpose flour

1 Tbsp. milk powder

¾ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. kosher salt

1⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided

1 tsp. neutral cooking oil (such as canola oil)

Vanilla ice cream, for serving

1.Place an 8-inch cast-iron skillet in oven; preheat oven to 350°.

2.Using a sturdy spatula, stir together butter and sugars in a large bowl until fully combined, about 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla; stir until mixture is combined and fluffy, about 1 minute.

3.Place flour, milk powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl with butter mixture. Stir together only the flour mixture using spatula, then stir into butter mixture. Mix until all ingredients are just combined. Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.

4.Carefully remove skillet from oven, and spread dough evenly into skillet, spreading to the edges. Bake in oven until cookie is golden brown on top and set around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes, tenting loosely with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning, if needed. (Center of cookie will still be gooey but will set up as it cools.) Carefully remove skillet from oven, and let cool on a wire rack or pot holder for 30 minutes.

5.Place oil and remaining⅓cup chocolate chips in a small microwavable bowl. Microwave on high until chocolate is melted, about 1 minute, stopping every 15 seconds to stir. Drizzle melted chocolate over cookie. Serve warm with ice cream.

Serves:6

Active time:10 minutes

Total time:1 hour, 5 minutes

source: people.com