Homemade Cookie Cake

Submitted by: admin on April 10, 2020

10 servings

Ingredients

¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
¼ cup white sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Step 1
Beat brown sugar, unsalted butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in egg and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until smooth. With the mixer on low speed, add flour, baking soda, and salt and blend until batter is just mixed. Fold chocolate chips into batter. Batter will be thick. Chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes to overnight.

Step 2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9-inch cake pan with parchment paper.

Step 3
Spread batter into the prepared cake pan.

Step 4
Bake in th preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Slightly cool cake in the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Step 5
Beat shortening and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Slowly beat in 3 cups confectioners' sugar until smooth. Mix water and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into confectioners' sugar mixture; add remaining confectioners' sugar and mix until buttercream is smooth. Add more water to thin, if needed.

Step 6
Spread buttercream onto cookie cake.

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