This is the ultimate chocolate chip cookie cake with cream cheese frosting. It is three layers of deep dish chocolate chip cookies that have been slathered with cream cheese frosting between the layers. This is a cake that will satisfy any cookie monster.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
What do we have here? A cake? A cookie? Cookie dough gone crazy?? Yes, yes, and yes!
This is a soaring tower of giant, chewy, deep dish chocolate chip cookies. But it doesn’t stop there. We filled the cookie cake layers with a creamy, light, and fluffy cream cheese frosting then drizzled with a rich chocolate sauce.
It’s madness! And I mean that in a good way. If you’re mad about chocolate chip cookies, this is the cake for you!
The cookie base is moist, chewy and chocolatey. The center is just barely under-baked. But not so under-baked that you can’t stack it in a layered cake monument.
We loaded this chocolate chip cookie cake with chocolate chips. As any chocolate chip cookie should be. The frosting is a perfect match for this cake. It is a not-too-sweet but oh-so-decadent cream cheese frosting. Then a rich chocolate drizzle puts this masterpiece over the top.
This is chocolate chip cookie utopia in the form of a cake. You need this recipe! You have to make this cake.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
How to make a chocolate chip cookie cake with cream cheese frosting:
You don’t have to be a fancy pants baker to make the worlds best chocolate chip cookie cake. And yes, this is the worlds best chocolate chip cookie cake. It might look intimidating with three layers but it is as easy as pie… err, cookies.
We made the cookie layers by spreading the cookie dough into three cake pans. But there are some secrets to getting the chewy, tender texture of these giant cookies.
Tips for a chewy cookie
1. Melt the butter.
The first secret to getting a dense, chewy texture is to start with melted butter. Melted butter is one of the things I love about this recipe.
No worries if you forget to let your butter sit out and soften. Just stick it in the microwave or in a saucepan and let it melt. Melted butter creates a denser, chewier cookie. That’s tip number one.
2. Extra egg yolk.
Tip number two, and the other secret for a dense, chewy and moist cookie is the addition of egg yolks. Why does this recipe call for two eggs AND two egg yolks?
The additional egg yolks add more fat which keeps the cookie tender, moist and chewy. You might wonder why we don’t just add more fat in the form of more butter.? Too much butter will make the cookie layers greasy and prevent them from baking completely.
The rest of the recipe is pretty standard. If you can make cookies, you can make this chocolate chip cookie cake with cream cheese frosting.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
What kind of pans do you need for this cake?
Normally, when I make a cake I use good quality cake pans that are at least two inches tall. Since this isn’t a standard ‘cake’ but a cookie cake, you really don’t need to use a very deep cake pan.
For this recipe, if you don’t have three regular sized cake pans, you can get away with a few cheap dollar store cake pans. The cookie dough will have some rise but not to the same extent as a regular cake recipe.
So go get some dollar store cake pans and make this cake…..eer….. giant layered cookie for someone.
If you love chocolate chip cookies you are going to fall for this monstrosity. It makes a great birthday cake for that picky person who doesn’t like cake. Heck, it even makes a good birthday cake for a cake lover.
As long as you’re mind is on chewy, gooey, over-sized chocolate chip cookies, check out this copycat version of the Levain Bakery chocolate chip cookie.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This towering chocolate chip cookie cake is made with three deep dish chocolate chip cookies that are stacked on top of each other and filled with cream cheese frosting. It is finished with a rich chocolate drizzle that makes this cake over-the-top decadent.
Ingredients
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE LAYERS
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/3 cups (21 tablespoons) butter
- 1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 10 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 5 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
CHOCOLATE GANACHE TOPPING
- 2 ounces semi-sweet or dark chocolate, chopped
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
Make the Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer Cake
- Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare three 8-inch round cake pans by spraying them with non-stick cooking spray and lining them with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flour, salt, and baking soda together in a medium bowl. Set aside
- Melt the butter then place it in a mixing bowl. Add the sugars to the melted butter and beat until combined. Add the eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla. Beat until creamy.
- Stir the flour mixture in by hand. Do not over-mix. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter into the three pans. Place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 18 to 20 until the tops are a light golden brown.
- Set on a wire rack to cool.
Cream cheese frosting:
- Add the cream cheese and butter to a mixing bowl and beat on high speed until it is smooth and creamy.
- Add in the vanilla and salt and mix just until well combined.
- Add the powdered sugar and beat on low speed until the sugar is moistened then increase the speed. Beat for a couple of minutes scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl intermittently. When the frosting is smooth and creamy, set aside and prepare the chocolate topping.
chocolate ganache topping:
- Add the chopped chocolate to a small bowl. Heat the heavy cream just until it barely simmers then pour the hot cream over the chocolate.
- Let the chocolate and hot cream sit for 30 seconds to 1 minutes then stir it until it is smooth. Set the mixture aside and let it cool down to room temperature.
Assemble the cookie cake
- Once the cookie cakes are cool, stack them on top of each other with a slathering of cream cheese frosting in between each layer. Reserve a small amount of cream cheese frosting to pipe on top of the assembled cake.
- Drizzle the top and sides of the cake with the chocolate ganache.
Notes
- Stir the flour and chocolate chips in by hand for best results. By stirring the flour by hand you will be less likely to overmix the dough which can make the cookie less tender.
- Make certain the jumbo chocolate chip cookies have cooled to room temperature before you spread the frosting on them. The frosting will melt if the cookies are still warm.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 489Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 356mgCarbohydrates: 53gFiber: 1.3gSugar: 36gProtein: 6g
Penny Forte
My daughter wants this for her birthday, but she wants a layer of cake in the middle of 2 layers of cookie. Are these cookie layers too heavy to support cake in between? Thanks! I’ll update after it’s done! Looks delicious!!
Dahn Boquist
I haven’t tried it but I am pretty confident that it would work. It also sounds pretty amazing 😉
Kathryn
Would you suggest serving with vanilla ice cream?
Dahn Boquist
Oh yes, that would be decadent!! 🙂
Alissa
I made this cake for my son’s birthday party last weekend. It was a huge hit! I got lots of requests for the recipe. I’ll be sharing your post with them.
Dahn Boquist
Happy birthday to your son!! Thanks for the comment and the share 🥰
Joyce
Hi, can I make this as a cupcake? How much should I fill the liner? How long should I bake it?
I wanted to make this for my friends bday and she want a cupcake and not a cake
Dahn Boquist
Hey Joyce, you could put about a tablespoon of dough in the bottom of three cupcake liners and bake them for about 8 minutes then stack those three cookies into one cupcake liner with cream cheese filling between the layers then you would have a mini version of this recipe.
Mary Lynn
HI I am making 2 cakes could I make this 2 days before -will it lose moistness etc by doing that?
Dahn Boquist
This is the perfect cake to make in advance like that. It will stay moist if you make it 2 days in advance. Store it in the fridge but let it sit out at room temperature for at least an hour before you serve it. Thanks for asking
Jackie
Hi I want to make this cake, looks so yummy! All I have are 3 9inch pans… does that affect the cooking time or do I need to tamper with the recipe to make more? Thank you!
Dahn Boquist
Yes Jackie the cooking time will be shorter if you use 9-inch cake pans. The cookie layers won’t be quite as thick either. If you want the layers to be as thick as the one in this post then you will want to make 1.5 times the recipe for three 9-inch pans. Thanks for asking
Kristen
I am assuming you used 9-in cake pans but I have 3, 10-in pans I’d like to use. Should I be preparing more batter or just use the amounts specified and expect the layers to be a little thinner?
Dahn Boquist
Hey Kristen, I used 8-inch pans. A 10-inch pan holds very close to twice as much batter as an 8-inch pan. If you want to use the 10-inch pans then I would double the recipe.
Angie Brown
This is probably a silly question, but is the 2 ounces chocolate unsweetened baking chocolate or any old chocolate bar? Thanks!! I’m making this for my husbands birthday today!!
Dahn Boquist
Angie that is not a silly question at all. I am glad you asked it. That helps me clarify the recipe better. Use semi-sweet or dark chocolate for the ganache. You certainly can use any old chocolate bar but if you use milk chocolate then the ganache will be a bit thinner. Of course, that could be rectified if you cut back on the cream by a tablespoon or two. Happy birthday to the hubby, this makes a really fun birthday cake!!
Dkra
Do you refrigerate this because of the cream cheese frosting?
Dahn Boquist
Food safety practices will advise you to keep it refrigerated if you don’t eat it within 2 hours. If you keep it in the fridge then I recommend you take it out of the fridge 2 hours before you eat it because the cake and the frosting tastes better when it is at room temperature. I personally will keep cream cheese frosting out for 6 to 8 hours. Sugar acts as a preservative so I feel pretty comfortable with leaving it out longer than 2 hours.
Katie
I plan on making this for my Daughts Birthday but was wondering if you could make this as a 2 layer cake instead of the 3 layers?
Dahn Boquist
Hey Katie, The baking time would be different if you put the batter in only two pans. I haven’t tried that so I can’t say for sure how it would turn out. I would recommend turning the oven down to 325° and (I’m guessing here) probably bake them for 30 to 35 minutes. Just start checking them after 30 minutes and bake them until they are golden brown on the top and around the edges. The reason I would turn the oven down is so they don’t burn on the edges during the longer bake time. Make sure you use cake pans that are two inches deep. I hope that works for you. Happy birthday to your daughter!!
Jacque Hastert
This cake sure looks stunning! I’d love a slice right now.
Noel Lizotte
A great birthday cake idea for the chocolate chip cookie lover in the family. That would be most of my family. We’re not really cake eaters, but sure could put a hurt on this!
Dahn Boquist
yes indeed, this is a great alternative for peeps who don’t care for traditional cake 🙂
Mirlene
I am drooling over this cake! You had me at chocolate. Looks incredibly delicious.
Dahn Boquist
thanks Mirlene, I hope you try it 🙂
Ann
Whoa this is genius! Pinned to make ASAP! We are definitely a family of cookie monsters 🙂
Dahn Boquist
woo hoo, I hope you love it Ann!!
Annie @ Annie's Noms
Oh wow, this is like my dream cake!! It’s so beautiful and I’m obsessed with chocolate chip cookie anything, especially when it’s able to be made as a birthday cake!
Dahn Boquist
Thanks Annie, it’s definitely an obsession!
Tammy
Oh my word, this cake is outstanding! This is definitely a cookie lover’s dream come true 😀 Pinning!
Dahn Boquist
Oh Thanks Tammy, we think so too.
Marisa Franca
Oh! My! Gosh! That is one heck of a chocolate chip cookie cake. It would make a perfect birthday cake for all of the chocolate lovers. This is one cake that I couldn’t resist. I love how you decorated it too. I’ve got four grandsons who are chocolate chip cookie lovers. They would go nuts over the cake.
Dahn Boquist
Yes Marisa, this makes a great birthday cake, especially for those chocolate chip cookie lovers!
Alexis
Oh wow, this cake looks over the top amazing. My kids would love this as a birthday cake. This would also make a great cake for a family gathering.
Dahn Boquist
I guarantee, no one will complain if you make this for your next gathering. 🙂
Jyothi (Jo)
That cake looks soooo delicious! The frosting and ganache looks killer. Perfect cake.
Dahn Boquist
thanks we think it’s pretty perfect too! 🙂
michelle
I think I found my next birthday cake! Chocolate chip cookies are my all time favorite and this looks awesome
Dahn Boquist
This will be the best birthday cake EVER! 🙂
Noel Lizotte
This hits my chocolate chip craving for the week! I’ve had a tough case of the chocolate chips this week – did two posts featuring them. I love that you used cream cheese icing!
Dahn Boquist
Thanks Noel, it sure took care of a lot of our friends’ cravings too!!
Valerie
Chocolate chip cookies are a big favorite around here, the softer and chewier the better. This cake looks terrific, I wish I could try some right now.
Dahn Boquist
Well I sure wish you were close enough to share a bite of this cake with you. thanks for dropping by
Claudia Lamascolo
Now that is a showstopper.. Looks like something served in a 5 star restaurant! I love the drizzle its mouth watering
Dahn Boquist
Thanks Claudia, it certainly made our mouths water 🙂
Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness
This cake looks perfect!! I love cookies and cakes, and I love how you combined the two!
Mirlene
I am so making this for our next gathering!!!!! The cake looks so moist. Plus with the cream cheese frosting adding — I will be in heaven with this cake!!!! Pinning to try soon.
Dahn Boquist
Thanks Mirlene, I know you will enjoy this. It is a big hit at any gathering.