Anyway, I would be deeply ungrateful if I didn't give a shout out to all those lovely bloggers that guest posted for me while I was gone. Do they have some serious talent or what? I thoroughly enjoyed each one of their posts. You guys are great and I appreciate you all so much!
To start off, I have to ask you a question: have you ever heard of a skookie? I remember the first time someone said that word to me and I thought they were speaking a different language. It's actually just the combination of two words: skillet and cookie. Imagine with me for a second, a personal-sized cookie {and by personal, I mean larger than a regular-sized cookie, but small enough to not make you want to vomit after eating it} topped with a scoop of ice cream that melts and oozes into all the cracks of the cookie, giving you the perfect dessert. That, my friends, is a skookie.
I never really understood why you couldn't just do all of this with a regular cookie and why it had to be in a skillet. That was until my sister-in-law pointed out that by cooking it in a skillet, it keeps the cookie warm, so that you get the whole effect of this tasty dessert. We received our skillet as a white elephant gift and I have to say, it's the best white elephant gift I have ever received. {Which really isn't saying much since one year, I received a pair of men's boxers from Russia - not exactly something that makes me jump for joy.} As far as I know, you can use any cookie recipe really {preferably chocolate chip}, but here is the one I used {courtesy of my best friend}:
*Note: This recipe is for an entire batch of cookies, so I used what I needed for the skookie and then just made the rest into cookie bars. Easy peasy.*
Ingredients:
- 1-1/3 cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 3 to 3-1/2 cups bread flour {or all-purpose is fine}
- 9 oz. (3/4 bag) milk chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cream together the butter and the sugars until fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, and mix until smooth
- Add vanilla.
- Mix in salt and baking soda and combine well.
- Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough begins to pull away from edges. Be sure not to add too much flour, so as to keep the resulting cookie nice and soft.
- Add chocolate chips and mix well.
- Press enough cookie dough into your skookie pan for it to barely touch the top.
- Place directly in oven and bake for 9-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Top with a scoop of your favorite ice cream and serve immediately.
We just make it a 'free for all' type of deal where everyone has their own spoon and goes at it. It's super tasty and is always gone within minutes {if not seconds}. I hope you like this yummy dessert as much as we do!
-Sarah
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