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When is a cookie not a cookie?  When it is a cake.  What the heck does that mean?  Out of your greatest failures, success is found.  I stopped my writing of this post, at this exact moment, to google the concept.  I found this link to a Forbes article on famous quotes on failure.  The very first quote in the list of 30 quotes is “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be” by John Wooden – the famous UCLA basketball coach.  

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Chocolate Cookie Cake

Pretty profound stuff.  The concept is very relevant to this post, and to my life.  It is OK to be wrong but more importantly, to admit and act to change it.  We cannot learn, can not grow as a person, without making mistakes.  

butter, cocoa, bittersweet chocolate, flour, sugar

And for these cookies.  I set out to make a cookie with a chocolate chip center and a chocolate cookie exterior.  I had completed the chocolate chip cookie and put it in the fridge to set.  I thought the dough for this chocolate cookie was a little runny.  After consulting with my wife, the real baking expert in this house, we decided to put the dough in the fridge to tighten up a little.  When, I went back to the fridge to pull out the chocolate cookie dough, it was rock solid.  Change of plans, I made chocolate chip cookies.

butter, cocoa, bittersweet chocolate, flour, sugar

 

butter, cocoa, bittersweet chocolate, flour, sugar

I stored the cookie dough in my mix master bowl in the fridge and I needed the bowl for another use.  So I went to throw out the chocolate cookie dough.  I do not know what possessed me but I tried to salvage the dough.  So I started by microwaving the dough for short periods of time.  Eventually, the dough softened to an interesting and malleable consistency.  With the softened but sturdy dough, I transferred it to a baking pan.  I put it in the oven, said a prayer, and waited for it to come out to see the result.  Since, I am writing this post, and sharing the recipe, you know it worked really well.  Amazing!  A miracle!  Now, I am sharing the recipe and the methodology but I am not sure that I could repeat it again.  I do not know the science of what resulted but it was really and had great texture. 

butter, cocoa, bittersweet chocolate, flour, sugar

Chocolate Cookie Cake
Serves 10
Converting a near disaster into a cool chocolate cake with great texture
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
2 hr
Total Time
2 hr 15 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
2 hr
Total Time
2 hr 15 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) Dark Chocolate chips
  2. 1 cup all-purpose flour
  3. 1/4 cup cocoa
  4. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  5. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  6. 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  7. 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  8. 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  9. 1 large egg
  10. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vanilla Glaze
  1. 1 cup confectioner sugar
  2. 1 1/2 teaspoons milk
  3. 1/2 - 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
  1. Melt chocolate morsels in a double boiler. Set aside.
  2. Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt into medium bowl.
  3. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy.
  4. Add melted chocolate and mix well.
  5. Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing until well blended, about 1 minute.
  6. Add flour mixture in 2 to 3 batches. Mix until just blended.
  7. Place batter in fridge for 60 minutes to overnight. (This is the mistake that changed this cookie recipe).
  8. Mixture should be really hard. If not, put it back in the fridge until it becomes stiff.
  9. Place bowl in a microwave and reheat in short intervals until the dough becomes malleable.
  10. Pour into a cake tin (I used a tinfoil pan).
  11. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  12. Bake for 25 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Vanilla Glaze
  1. In a bowl combine the confectioner sugar, milk and vanilla and mix until combined.
  2. Finish by pouring glaze over the cookie cake. (Be as generous as you like)
  3. Serve and enjoy!
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Dry Ingredients.

Dry ingredients, flour, cocoa

Dry Ingredients

Wet and Dry all mixed.

Wet and Dry Ingredients all Mixed

Wet and Dry Ingredients all Mixed

Poured into Baking Tin.

Pre-bake

Poured in Baking Tin

Post-Bake.

Post-bake

Post-Bake

Out of Tin.

Cake out of pan

Chocolate Cookie Cake Out of Tin

Plated.

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  10. Trevor aka The Burger Nerd

    I agree with everyone, very nice recovery! I love when things like that happen.

    The cookie-cake (maybe you should call it a cakie) looks awesome and visually almost reminds me of a brownie type of creation.

    Well done on picking up the bad snap fumble and running it in for a touchdown. Happy New Year!

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  17. Deena

    I love it when that happens, my Dad’s best cake was serendipity like this. Your dish isn’t the same recipe, but it looks very similar to the English “school dinners” classic we all know and love – Chocolate Concrete.

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