Looking for an impressive and easy-to-make dessert to take to your next Halloween party? Look no further than this chocolate chip cookie dough cake!
With just a few simple ingredients, you can whip up this delicious cake that will be sure to impress your friends and family.
For more amazing Halloween Party treats see our Mummy Brownies, Mummy Pigs in a Blanket, Halloween Snack Mix, Monster Cookie Truffles, Reese's Peanut Butter Fudge, Halloween Sugar Sprinkle Cookies, and Reeses Peanut Butter Cookies. Your party guest will have a spooky time at your Halloween table!
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Kids and grown-ups love Halloween for one reason: the candy! This year, skip the bags of chocolate and opt for a spooky dessert that will satisfy everyone's sweet tooth. Try this quick cookie dough cake recipe – it's perfect for your next Halloween party.
The best part? You can make it ahead of time so you have more time to trick-or-treat!
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Ingredients
Make life easy and use the premade Pillsbury slice and bake chocolate chip cookie dough. You can also use homemade frosting with our Easy Cream Cheese Frosting recipe, or use a premade tub of frosting.
- Pillsbury Slice and Bake Chocolate Chip cookie dough
- Miniature Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cups
- Reese's Pieces Candies
- Candy Corn
- Chocolate chips or chocolate wafers for melting and drizzling
- Vanilla or Cream Cheese Frosting tub or Easy Cream Cheese Frosting recipe
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How to Make a Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
This is a super easy recipe to make to delight your friends or family. You will have this made and ready to serve in about 30 minutes.
Step 1. Spread the Dough and Make the Frosting
Spray a 12" pizza pan with non stick spray. Preheat the oven to what the cookie roll instructions say. Spread the cookie dough out to cover the pizza pan. Set in oven and bake per directions on the cookie roll. Cool completely on a rack.
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Step 2. Frost the Cooled Cookie Cake
Open the tub of frosting and using a spatula, scrape it out into a bowl. Add some orange gel food coloring. Make it as light or dark orange as you prefer.
Spread it out evenly over the entire top of the giant, round chocolate chip cookie cake. Sprinkle the Reese's Pieces Candies, Candy Corn, and mini Peanut Butter Cups over the top.
Melt a ¼ cup of chocolate chips or chocolate melting wafers and drizzle over the top of the cookie cake.
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Serving Suggestions
Serve this Halloween themed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake after a spooktacular meal or party menu of Sweet and Sour 'Bat' Wings, Savory Mashed Sweet Potatoes, and our spooky Meat and Cheese platter.
Equipment
For a round cookie cake, use a 12" pizza pan. You will also need a cooling rack, bowl, and spatula. Super easy!
Storage
Cut your cookie cake into pizza style slices and store in individual baggies if freezing.
Tips for Success
- Let the roll of cookie dough come to room temperature before opening and spreading out across the pizza pan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can, this cookie cake lends itself nicely to freezing.
Food Safety
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
See more guidelines at USDA.gov.
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📖 Recipe
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16.5 oz roll of Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough
- 1 tub Vanilla or Cream Cheese frosting
- ½ cup Reese's Pieces candies
- ½ cup Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
- ½ cup candy corn
- ¼ cup chocolate chips for melting and drizzling on cookie cake
- 1 tsp butter to melt with the chocolate chips
- orange gel food colorant
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to the temperature stated on the cookie dough roll. Spray a 12" pizza pan with non stick spray.
- Spread the cookie dough out to cover the 12" pizza pan. Bake according to the directions on the roll of cookie dough, or about 14 minutes. Cool completely on a cooling rack.16.5 oz roll of Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough
- Using a spatula, scrape the frosting out of the tub into a bowl. Add the orange gel food colorant until you have the shade of orange frosting you like.1 tub Vanilla or Cream Cheese frosting, orange gel food colorant
- Spread the frosting over the completely cooled chocolate chips cookie. Sprinkle the Reese's Pieces candies, the candy corn, and the Mini Peanut Butter cups over the top.½ cup Reese's Pieces candies, ½ cup Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, ½ cup candy corn
- Put the chocolate chips in a small microwave safe bowl with the teaspoon of butter. Melt in the microwave for 20 seconds, check and repeat in 10 second intervals until you can stir is and it is fluid. Drizzle on the cookie cake.¼ cup chocolate chips, 1 teaspoon butter
- Slice and serve!
Notes
- It is much easier to spread the cookie dough out if you let it come to room temperature.
Nutrition
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