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Published: Sep 9, 2022 · Modified: Apr 27, 2023 by Kelly Bloom · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake

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This Halloween themed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake is the perfect dessert for your next Halloween party. Cut into pizza slices and served with a scoop of ice cream for a fun and festive dessert.

cookie cake with Reeses Pieces.

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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  • Why You Will Love This Recipe
  • Ingredients
  • How to Make a Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
  • Serving Suggestions
  • Related Recipes
  • Equipment
  • Storage
  • Tips for Success
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Food Safety
  • Some Other Recipes We Are Sure You Will Love
  • Connect with Smells Like Delish!
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Ingredients

Make life easy and use the Pillsbury slice and bake chocolate chip cookie dough. You can also use homemade frosting with our Easy Cream Cheese Frosting recipe, or use a store bought 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

Ingredients for halloween chocolate chip cookie cake.

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.

Spread the Dough and Make the Frosting

  1. Preheat the oven to what the cookie roll instructions say. Spray a 12" pizza pan with non stick spray.

  2. Spread the cookie dough out to cover the pizza pan.

  3. Set in oven and bake per directions on the cookie roll.

  4. Cool completely on a rack.
Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough pressed into a round pizza pan.

Frost the Cooled Cookie Cake

  1. 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.


    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.

  2. Spread the frosting out evenly over the entire top of the giant, round chocolate chip cookie cake.

  3. Sprinkle the Reese's Pieces Candies, Candy Corn, and mini Peanut Butter Cups over the top.

  4. Melt a ¼ cup of chocolate chips or chocolate melting wafers and drizzle over the top of the cookie cake.
giant chocolate chip cookie with frosting pile on top.

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.

Your party guest will have a spooky time at your Halloween table with our other Halloween recipes!

  • Mummy Brownies
  • Mummy Pigs in a Blanket
  • Halloween Snack Mix
  • Monster Cookie Truffles
  • Reese's Peanut Butter Fudge
  • Halloween Sugar Sprinkle Cookies
  • Reeses Peanut Butter Cookies
Halloween cookie cake with Reeses Pieces.

Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Related Recipes

  • Air Fryer Frozen Pizza
  • Easy Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Raspberry and White Chocolate Loaf Cake
  • Carrot Mini Bundt Cakes

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

Can I freeze this chocolate chip cookie cake?

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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Chocolate chip cookie cake with Reeses Pieces.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

This Halloween themed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake is the perfect dessert for your next Halloween party. Cut into pizza slices and served with a scoop of ice cream for a fun and festive dessert.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time14 minutes mins
Total Time24 minutes mins
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 547kcal
Author: Kelly Bloom

Equipment

  • 12 inch Pizza Pan
  • Orange Gel Colorant

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
US Customary - Metric

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

Calories: 547kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 307mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 60g | Vitamin A: 89IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg
Keyword : chocolate chip cookie cake, chocolate chip cookie dough cake, cookie dough cake, giant cookie cake, Halloween cookie cake

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