Giant Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

This chocolate chip skillet cookie recipe is a dreamboat. It produces a single giant cookie with crispy golden brown edges, a chewy center, and the perfect balance of gooey dark chocolate chunks and sea salt. It’s also remarkably easy to make. The cookie dough requires little prep time and no special equipment—plus, it comes together in one bowl and can be baked in a cast-iron pan or stainless-steel skillet. In short, there really are no excuses not to make this.

A few ingredients make all the difference in a chocolate chip cookie recipe. Obviously, the chocolate is key. You want coarsely chopped pieces that create pools and chunks, which you won’t get from semisweet chocolate chips. Look for chocolate wafers instead, often made from higher-quality chocolate. The vanilla is also vital for a classic cookie flavor: Vanilla paste is best, but good quality pure vanilla extract like Heilala will work nicely(you could even make your own vanilla extract if you’re feeling extra ambitious).

Remember, you want to serve a warm cookie, not a blazing hot one that burns someone’s mouth, so let it cool a bit before serving—with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if you please.