HOMEMADE COOKIE CAKE

Homemade Cookie Cake image

Homemade cookie cake is so easy and so much tastier than the store-bought version! Perfect for special occasions and simple enough for an everyday treat! Food coloring can be added to the buttercream, if desired.

Provided by Nourish33

Categories Desserts Cakes Birthday Cake Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
¼ cup white sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup shortening
½ cup butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
1 tablespoon water, or more as needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Beat brown sugar, unsalted butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in egg and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until smooth. With the mixer on low speed, add flour, baking soda, and salt and blend until batter is just mixed. Fold chocolate chips into batter. Batter will be thick. Chill in refrigerator at least 30 minutes to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9-inch cake pan with parchment paper.
Spread batter into the prepared cake pan.
Bake in th preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Slightly cool cake in the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Beat shortening and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Slowly beat in 3 cups confectioners' sugar until smooth. Mix water and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into confectioners' sugar mixture; add remaining confectioners' sugar and mix until buttercream is smooth. Add more water to thin, if needed.
Spread buttercream onto cookie cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 758.3 calories, Carbohydrate 101.4 g, Cholesterol 79.6 mg, Fat 38.9 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 20.4 g, Sodium 322.2 mg, Sugar 80.2 g