Receta Salted Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Pecans and Bourbon Caramel Sauce
Salted Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Pecans and Bourbon Caramel Sauce
March 14, 2016 by Barb | Creative-Culinary.com Leave a Comment
Today is π day; a really sort of silly day to recognize a mathematical constant. It is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to it’s diameter which is approximated as 3.14159. Represented by the Greek symbol “π” since the mid-18th century, it is more often spelled out as ‘pi’ and somehow it has became feasible to ignore the last 3 digits of the numeric representation and honor this symbol with it’s own day in the 3rd month on the 14th day or March 14th of each year. In food bloggerland that has translated to ‘PIE’ day and I’m betting you’ll see a bazillion pies posted today as a result. Not me! I decided instead to go big cookie or go home and made this Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Pecans and Bourbon Caramel Sauce.
Not that I’m THAT independent or rebellious (OK, well, maybe I might be) but I just happen to have made this big round skillet cookie last week that I thought would work equally well with the emphasis on round. It’s really a great combination of textures of both a cookie and a pie; maybe I should call it a pookie? The outside edge bakes a bit more and results in a more crispy texture but the center of this pie cookie is anything but. It’s definitely got an ooey gooey texture. Such a perfect result for me. Love raw dough? The center comes close. Like your cookies crispier? Got that too. Altogether? Perfect PI Day Cookie for me!
I’ve become especially enamored lately with chopping up my own chocolate instead of using chocolate chips. There is something in those little chocolate domes that help them keep their shape and once I started using my favorite chocolate bars from Trader Joe’s I realized I prefer the texture of random chunks of chocolate that melt and then firm up but not as a identifiable shape. It’s not a big deal; just a personal preference so chopped chocolate chunks or chocolate chips? Either one is fine. What I have found that I think you do need to try though is mixing up semisweet and milk chocolate. I love both but I REALLY love them together; sort of my own personal nirvana. Again, if you have a preference…go for it. Cooking and baking are great vehicles for self expression and if you stick with the basics it’s perfect if you make the end result your own.
I’m not sure why I’ve never done a skillet cookie before but I know this. I loved it. I loved everything about it. Maybe an issue that the majority of my readers don’t have to identify with but in Colorado, it’s so dry that cookies can become hard little rocks overnight. I left this pie cookie on the counter for several days as it was slowly eaten and given away and the quality never degraded to rock hard. Of course this Bourbon Caramel I had made to top it with did not hurt one bit. Was it necessary? Well…YES! Maybe the ice cream was an over the top indulgence but the caramel is not!
By the way? A reader has already made the caramel and left a comment yesterday that it was the BEST caramel she had ever had. A little bourbon elevates an already fantastic dessert topper. A friend came visiting today too so of course she had to sample this decadent dessert. All I know is that she was on her way to the grocery after she left my house; excited to make both. Mine is gone; would it be wrong if I just dropped in?
Yields 16 Servings
Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Pecans and Bourbon Caramel Sauce
15 minPrep Time
30 minCook Time
45 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chunks (or chips)
- 3/4 cup milk chocolate chunks (or chips)
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- Sea salt to taste (I prefer Maldon but any course sea salt works)
Instructions
Cream the butter and sugars until well combined. Add the vanilla and molasses and mix until smooth.
Add the eggs one at a time and beat slowly until incorporated.
Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and whisk until thoroughly combined. Add the mixture in two batches to the wet dough and mix until smooth.
Stir in both the dark and milk chocolate chunks and pecans.
Line the bottom of a cast iron skillet (9-inch or larger) with parchment paper and press the dough into the skillet, covering the bottom.
Bake for 20-30 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 20 minutes. Drizzle with caramel sauce if using and sprinkle with sea salt. Let cool for an additional 45 minutes before cutting. Or if you can't wait? Grab a spoon!
Notes
I prefer Maldon Sea Salt; they're large flakes of salt which are both pretty and the perfect texture but you can use any coarse sea salt. DO NOT substitute table salt; just eliminate the salt sprinkled on top if you do not have a coarser variety.
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