Molten Lava Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Yum, this dessert was so rich and delicious, I know valentines day just passed but this would be a delightful dessert to share with someone special! The warm cookie with a hidden chocolate gem inside makes this a yummy chocolaty treat.

I found this recipe on Pinterest and HAD to try it... here is the link to the pinned recipe Baking And Boys!: Molten Lava Chocolate Chip Cookie I baked my cookie cakes in a 2 cup Pyrex glass container, this recipe makes about 5 cakes this size.You can make one or two cakes and scoop individual cookies out of the rest of the batter, or place the remaining batter in the freezer to finish baking at a later date.

Molten Lava Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Ingredients
1 C Butter
1 C Tightly Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 C Granulated Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
3 C and 2 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1/2 Tsp Salt
16 oz Flavorful bitter or semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped ( I just used semi-sweet chocolate chips, because that is what I had at the house)
1 Piece (per cookie cake)  Dove Dark Chocolate Promises (you could use Hershey Kisses or a similar product)

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour your baking dishes, I used the 2 cup size glass Pyrex containers, and set aside.

• In a mixing bowl, using a paddle attachment, cream the butter and both sugars 
• Add in the eggs, and vanilla
• In a large separate bowl mix together: 
• flour, baking soda and salt
• In small batches add the dry mixture to the wet mixture in the mixing bowl 
• Add in chocolate chips

Back to your buttered and floured baking dishes.

• Lay the base layer of cookie dough
• Put the Dove Dark Chocolate in the center of the bottom layer of cookie dough
• Press on the top layer of cookie dough, make sure it is sealed around the edges

Bake your cookie cakes in a 350 F oven for 23-27 minutes, the pinned recipe says 15 minutes, but i think that my cups were maybe a little larger because they were not completely cooked at 15 minutes. I baked another batch of them and they were perfect at about 25 minutes. 

Let the cookie cakes cool for about 5 minutes and flip over onto your serving plate, finish with a scoop of ice cream and a few chocolate shavings and you are set with a yummy chocolate treat!

-Amanda