Pizookie!

Hey Guys,

So, I'm back to puddings and this one is no exception to being highly calorific and delicious!
Pizookie... Ever heard of it before? It's basically a pizza-cookie, a cookie the size of a pizza! The inside is molten, (though it can be cooked for 5 minutes longer, so it's slightly more set), and this version should be served with vanilla ice cream straight out the oven.

The recipe I've provided is plain and simple chocolate and vanilla, but you can try it with other flavours as well. For example, salted caramel pizookie is amazing and one of my friends has made pizookie with marshmallows and chocolate before! Making it is really easy and only takes 45 minutes to make and bake. The recipe says to use an oven-proof frying pan, but a shallow cake tin is fine. It also says to eat it straight out the pan with ice cream! Pizookie is an amazing centerpiece on a table and it tastes great too!

Pizookie - From "Waitrose Magazine, Issue 66, Semptember 2015 Edition"

Serves 10-12

Making Time - 15 minutes
Baking Time - 30 minutes

Ingredients -

• 125g Salted Butter, at room temperature
• 150g Light Soft Sugar
• 100g Golden Caster Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Essence
• 200g Plain Flour
• 1 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 Tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 250g Plain Chocolate, broken chunks

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade/gas mark 4. Put the butter and sugars in a bowl and using an electric beaters, beat for 3-4 minutes, until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.

2. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Tip into the butter mixture, beat until just combined, then stir in the chocolate chunks. Tip into a 20cm ovenproof frying pan (or shallow baking tin) and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden (25 minutes yields a molten centre, 30 minutes will be slightly more set).

3. Cool for 5 minutes, then top with vanilla ice cream before serving, if liked.

Please enjoy!!