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This warm, ooey, gooey Pizookie recipe is a family favorite perfect for cookie lovers. Topped with vanilla ice cream, it’s ultimate dessert perfection.
Pizza + Cookie = Pizookie
We have many restaurants around us that have become favorites because they all serve the same delicious dessert – PIZOOKIE!
What is a Pizookie? A Pizookie is a cookie baked in a large circle like a pizza.
Since first having these long ago, we now make our own pizookie recipe at home using our favorite cookie dough (chocolate chip) and purposely under-bake it in a cast iron skillet. The cookie is nice and crisp on the edges and deliciously gooey in the center. Then, we top it with a generous pile of ice cream. It’s INCREDIBLE!
Top it with caramel sauce or chocolate syrup or use another dough base like our red velvet cookies or white chocolate macadamia dough for more flavors!
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- An ooey-gooey center. This easy cookie recipe will surely be a fast family favorite with its soft warm center and crispy cookie edges.
- A restaurant favorite. Enjoy BJ’s restaurant’s world-famous pizookie at home – no tip required!
- Bakes up in under 20 minutes! It preps in a flash and bakes quickly, so you’ll be diving into our warm pizookie recipe in no time.
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
COOK TIME: 18 minutes
- ½ cup brown sugar – light or dark brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter – see How to Soften Butter Quickly
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg – room temperature
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour – see How to Measure Flour
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips – butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, milk, dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips, or white chocolate chips
- 2-3 scoops ice cream – or your favorite flavor
- optional mix-ins – macadamia, walnuts, or almonds, or add toffee bits, M&M’s, or Reeses Pieces
- optional toppings – Hot Fudge Sauce or Caramel Sauce
How to Make a Pizookie
- PREP. Preheat the oven to 350°F
- BATTER. In a large bowl, cream brown sugar, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, and vegetable oil. Add egg and beat until fluffy.
- Add baking soda, salt, baking powder, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour and stir. Mix in milk chocolate chips.
- BAKE. Press the cookie mixture into a greased 8-9 inch pan or cast iron skillet. Bake for 18-22 min. The edges should be browned and crisp with a soft and gooey middle.
- Serve immediately with a scoop or three of Vanilla Ice Cream.
Recipe Tips
- Mix and match. Make the dough and then divide it in half. You can then add different mix-ins to each section of dough before pressing them side by side in the skillet.
- Individual servings. Divide the dough into ramekins, mini pie pans, or individual pizza cookie skillets. Press the dough to about 1/2-1″ thick. Reduce the bake time to about 6-8 minutes at 350°F, or until the edges have turned golden brown and the center is still gooey.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 2-3 scoops ice cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- In a large bowl, cream brown sugar, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, and vegetable oil. Add egg and beat until fluffy.
- Add baking soda, salt, baking powder, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour and stir. Mix in milk chocolate chips.
- Press the cookie mixture into a greased 8-9 inch pan or cast iron skillet. Bake at for 18-22 min. The edges should be browned and crisp while the middle is soft and gooey.
- Serve immediately with a scoop or three of Vanilla Ice Cream.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Premake the dough and keep it stored in the fridge for 1-3 days or freeze it for up to 3 months. Form the dough into a ball or log and wrap it tightly with plastic wrap. If freezing it, wrap it again with aluminum foil.
Scoop the ice cream off the leftovers, and place the remaining cookie in an airtight container. Keep it in the fridge for 1-2 days. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the Pizookie in a skillet or pan and heat for 4-5 minutes, or until warm.
My husband and I make these for our date night when we put our son to bed. It’s the best to eat together and just enjoy some alone time with something so yummy.
Yummy!
I’ve tried many pizzokies before. This is the best ever!
This is the best dessert and the reason we often go to Oreganos for dinner. Now I can make it at home!
Oh how we love this dessert! A giant chocolate chip cookie right out of the oven with iCe cream. Yum!
Can’t go wrong with a pazookie! So yummy with chocolate chip cookie dough and vanilla ice cream. Love it! So easy to make too.
So delicious!! I’ll be making this for my birthday “cake” because I love it so much!
I love pizookies, and this recipe looks so easy! I’m definitely trying it.
You better believe I order a pizookie any time a restaurant has them & making them at home is our favorite!! Super easy & nothing better than a warm cookie with ice cream!
This was so good. Very soft and just like I was at the restaurant. Thanks for the recipe.
You are so welcome!! That’s why we love it! Thank you!