Pizza Pan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Submitted by Cathleen Colbert

"From RecipeSource by Syd Bigger. My one concern was getting the cookie out of the pan intact and was groundless. Since I only wanted one I divided the recipe in half successfully. Watch the baking time closely."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 2 giant cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped nuts

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Lightly grease two 12 inch pizza pans.
3. (I used butter flavored Pam) Cream butter, sugars, cream cheese and vanilla in a large bowl (thank God for KitchenAid stand mixers).
4. Add eggs and beat until light.
5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
6. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture to form dough.
7. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
8. Divide dough in half and press each half evenly into pans.
9. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.